The first Sherman to enter combat with the 76 mm gun in July 1944 was the M4A1, then the M4A2, closely followed by the M4A3. By the end of the war, roughly half the U.S. Army …

There are many variants of the Sherman, ranging from the M4, M4A1, M4A2, M4A3 and M4A4, which also encompass many sub-variants (such as the M4 (105) or M4A3E8 "Easy Eight", …

Derived in a haste from the previous and controversial M3 Lee/Grant, it was the first to bear a fully-traversing turret with a 75 mm (2.95 in) gun. It was designed from the very beginning for …

The M4A1 76W tank was the first of the Sherman 76 tanks to see combat in US hands. These tanks were actually in depots in England, in time to be issued to units for D-Day, the …

The M4 along with the M4A1 was the preferred US Army version of the Sherman until the acceptance of the M4A3. This tank was made in five factories from July of 42 to March of 45, …

Aug 17, 2024 · The British named it ‘Sherman’ after William T. Sherman, General of the Union Army in the American Civil War. The tank officially entered service in 1942 and saw its first …

May 20, 2024 · Arguably one of the most iconic tanks of the war, the M4 Sherman was the second most produced tank in the WWII era (after the Soviet T-34), and the most produced tank in …

Jan 31, 2025 · Known to the British as Sherman II, the M4A1's cast upper hull gave it distinctive rounded edges. This makes it the easiest of Sherman tanks to identify. Other identifying …

Jul 13, 2024 · The M4A1E6 and M4A3E4 were rebuilt M4 Sherman tanks produced for Americas foreign aid 'MDAP' program to assist allied nations post-WW2.

In the 1960s, 180 M4A1(76) Sherman tanks began conversion to the diesel-powered Sherman M-51 standard with HVSS and French CN 105 F1 105 mm gun to counter T-54/55 tanks bought …