The Sherman M4, the Sherman M4A2, the Russian M4A2, and the M4A3E2. These are just some of the types of variations of tanks that were used in WWII. These tanks were made in 1942-1946 and a total of 49,324 sherman tanks were produced in just eleven plants. Although these tanks were only created to be an infantry support they have helped us adjust and further our knowledge on creating new and improved tanks. Let's go back to WWII when we first started using The M4 Sherman tanks and some of the large battles the sherman was used.
The American made m4 Sherman’s have a great service record. The Sherman was a crucial tool in the land conflicts of WWII. The M4 Sherman medium tank was effective in combat for having various modifications …show more content…
The tank had moved from a medium infantry support tank to an anti-tank vehicle. Some of the variations are the M4 that could be mounted with a 105mm howitzer, M4a1 personal carrier, and many more including attachments to the tank. The Sherman can be changed to have many aspects and to do many different roles. The speed of the Sherman is the key to its effectiveness. The Sherman is not as well armored as other tanks in its class but in the end the Sherman was built for a different purpose the then end of the war intended tanks to serve. The military wiki says as do many other sources” the M4 Sherman was built to be an infantry support vehicle not a tank on tank fighter that was the job of the anti-tank units.” The site also talked about the Sherman being built as a mobile firing position. The Sherman had an easy access to areas that needed maintenance and the maintenance done was easy and simple. The overall vehicle was like having a …show more content…
The sherman has a well known reputation among tanks of WWII sapper a respondent of the WW2talk.com over the subject had this to say “The Sherman? Bloody awful tank but plentiful..How bad? Goodwwod we lost 400. Shermans burning all,over the battlefield columns of black smoke spread over the battlefield. The Germans called it the Tommy Cooker, the British called it the Ronson Lighter after a British cigarette lighter. The advert was "lights first time every time" I speak as one that has seen action on the back of one. The heat generated inside a Sherman was so intense that the bones of the crew would be white and would crumble when touched into dust. A tank that could not withstand the enemy solid shot. it was a bloody awful tank, but as I said, plentiful. That alone was its greatest claim to fame.” From this statement the sherman is a tank that was not the best, was not the scariest, and wasn't the most well known, but the sherman was well known and helped with the great WWII tank skirmishes. Along with the battles the sherman was as said before a well known and adjustable for tasks like a bulldozer or a mine clearer or even a boat modification that was used in some landing
The American made m4 Sherman’s have a great service record. The Sherman was a crucial tool in the land conflicts of WWII. The M4 Sherman medium tank was effective in combat for having various modifications …show more content…
The tank had moved from a medium infantry support tank to an anti-tank vehicle. Some of the variations are the M4 that could be mounted with a 105mm howitzer, M4a1 personal carrier, and many more including attachments to the tank. The Sherman can be changed to have many aspects and to do many different roles. The speed of the Sherman is the key to its effectiveness. The Sherman is not as well armored as other tanks in its class but in the end the Sherman was built for a different purpose the then end of the war intended tanks to serve. The military wiki says as do many other sources” the M4 Sherman was built to be an infantry support vehicle not a tank on tank fighter that was the job of the anti-tank units.” The site also talked about the Sherman being built as a mobile firing position. The Sherman had an easy access to areas that needed maintenance and the maintenance done was easy and simple. The overall vehicle was like having a …show more content…
The sherman has a well known reputation among tanks of WWII sapper a respondent of the WW2talk.com over the subject had this to say “The Sherman? Bloody awful tank but plentiful..How bad? Goodwwod we lost 400. Shermans burning all,over the battlefield columns of black smoke spread over the battlefield. The Germans called it the Tommy Cooker, the British called it the Ronson Lighter after a British cigarette lighter. The advert was "lights first time every time" I speak as one that has seen action on the back of one. The heat generated inside a Sherman was so intense that the bones of the crew would be white and would crumble when touched into dust. A tank that could not withstand the enemy solid shot. it was a bloody awful tank, but as I said, plentiful. That alone was its greatest claim to fame.” From this statement the sherman is a tank that was not the best, was not the scariest, and wasn't the most well known, but the sherman was well known and helped with the great WWII tank skirmishes. Along with the battles the sherman was as said before a well known and adjustable for tasks like a bulldozer or a mine clearer or even a boat modification that was used in some landing