The model is a "small hatch" variant as seen with the hatch shape being parallel with the hull. The result was the implementation of the AMX-13's 75 mm gun, based off the Panther's KwK42 gun, onto the Sherman turret. If a shot can be made to the M4 Sherman's sides, send it towards the front half of the tank where it would either cripple the crew or ignite one of the ammunition racks strewn all over the internals. The 8th rack is large and located at a weak spot: the bottom section of the armour. It can engage softer targets such as some tank destroyers and many SPAAGs at short ranges when loading a HE shell would be inconvenient. Despite using the M62 gun mount that was normally used for 76 mm guns, a 75 mm gun was mounted as standard. The front part of the hull's gear compartment on older models consisted of three sections bolted together. It wasn't until the M46 Patton, an upgraded Pershing with improved reliability, that the Shermans were formally replaced in US service. Now it's the M4 Shermans time to die. Armor is useless in both, unless you get deranked to 2.7 in the 75mm. APCR ammunition is given to the 75 mm gun, but its poor slope characteristics still make it situational ammunition than a universal tank annihilator. It can break tracks, foul main gun barrels, and disable crew through their vision slots. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Such a large margin that the tank crew prefer to use high-explosive shots against the Japanese tank than regular armour-piercing as the AP rounds would penetrate straight through without causing much damage in the interior of the tank. It could climb a 60% slope, cross a 76 (2286 mm) trench, climb a 24 (609 mm) vertical wall and ford 36 (914 mm) of water. The turret top features a spotlight on the front loader's position with his oval hatch while the commander has a usual split hatch with an M2 Browning machine gun for him to use. The hull's sloping glacis is at 56 degrees, as usual with the early model of M4 Shermans. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". This means short to medium engagement range, so realistically it can benefit more from its short-range penetration figures than long-range sniping tanks would. The angled frontal armour went from 56 to 47 from vertical. There are many instances on a War Thunder battlefield where two opposing tanks face off against each other on a corner of cover, waiting for the other to pop out so it can deal a crippling blow with its gun or waiting for the other to prematurely fire so it can advance unhindered to a prime firing location. Churchill I, Churchill III, Pz.Kpfw. The Sherman was a proven design and was easier to maintain, more mobile, and reliable. The suspension, like in real life, also seems to give the vehicle a much smoother ride across terrain, making it easier to acquire targets while on the move due to the stability. Front armour has two protruding areas for driver and co-driver hatches. Do note that only reaction time and situation awareness can save you, as any main gun will make short work of you. Despite these losses, the mass production of M4 Sherman back in the United States ensured that enough tanks were available for the Allied Forces as they spearhead through France, plus the lack of any other capable tanks meant they had to use the Shermans for the time being. Paste links to sources and external resources, such as: Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving. It had far superior anti-armor capabilities, but it was less liked due to its lesser HE shell. The increased threat of German tanks in the European theatre also provoked the British to up-gun the M4 Sherman with a more capable gun, resulting in the Firefly. For the Mk I Churchills, aim at the near-vertical part of their rounded cheeks to ensure successful penetrations. However better the Shermans were to the German tanks at the time, the Allied armoured units still suffered casualties against the German tanks and anti-tank guns, most notably in the Battle of Kasserine Pass. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. The additional armor was welded onto the original armor, which brought the total thickness of the frontal armor to 4 in (101 mm) and the upper side thickness to 3 in (76 mm). The tank-mounted the 75 mm M3 gun, giving the tank very good AP and HE capabilities. In this respect, a hull-down position hides the vulnerable hull. This feature was only present after February 1944 and severely decreased the rate of Sherman fires. It was introduced along with the rest of the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals" . The British deployed the Sherman among their armoured squadrons in such a large number to become the standard tank of their armoured forces. Valve Corporation. Use manual transmission, as using "Cruise Control 1" will give you a speed that is 1 km/h above the speed the stabilizer works at. Captured M4A2 tanks served with the self-propelled artillery regiment of the 14th Armored Division of the Wehrmacht and with the 15th Parachute Division of the Luftwaffe. Aside from the enlarged T23 turret, the Sherman interior layout was largely unchanged from the original design. Posted February 21, 2020. The olive-drab green M4 medium uses a welded construction for the hull, resulting in the sharp-edged hull shape compared to the cast M4A1 medium. The new units deploying in Europe afterwards had exclusively 76 mm Shermans and as standardization in the suspension went on, the HVSS became more and more common in the European theater. Interested in purchasing something from the War Thunder Store? [1] This change in optics required appliqu armour to be added at the turret area in front of the gunner since the modification left the area weaker than the overall turret. The prototypes were designated M4E8, M4A1E8, M4A2E8, and M4A3E8. With this great amount of firepower come some downsides however: it is not stabilized which makes target acquisition quite slow and the lack of explosive filler means that you will have to aim each shot to make it count. Play Germans, you silly person. [2], The M-50 Sherman was used by Israeli during the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1967 Six-Day War. I had an epiphany earlier today, it started after getting home from work yesterday; I'd had a bad day, as most people have these days, I played some tarkov with a friend, opening up warthunder after he got . Small applique armour are placed on the side hull armour over ammunition that gives an extra 25.4 mm. On the side hull, one distinctive feature of the M4 Sherman was the added appliqu over the sponson ammunition area. I also go over tactics and have gameplay showing how to and how not to attack it. About 2,000 of them were delivered to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program. In April 1942, the first M4A2 prototype was tested, and the tank was put into production. In these cases, aim for weak points like the protruding hatches in the front sloping armour, or even the crest of the transmission housing, where the slope is minimum in both areas. The only difference from the original American Sherman is its long gun featuring a muzzle brake. The 1956 Suez Crisis against Egypt was a curious case as the Egyptians also send their M4 Sherman inventory through a similar uparm program by adding the AMX-13 turret onto their M4 Shermans, giving them their own usage of the 75 mm SA50 gun on the M4 Sherman tanks.[1]. The new HVSS suspension with its horizontal volute springs replaced the VVSS and its vertical alignment. The Allies continued to use 75 mm Shermans until the Battle of the Bulge in Winter 1944, when the commanders request only 76 mm Shermans to be brought into Europe as the battle showed the intense armour disparity with the German's large numbers of Panthers and Tiger II tanks. WordPress, 12 Jan. 2011. This tank gives the M4 Sherman the best upgrades possible, with a new suspension and a high-penetrating 76 mm cannon with access to APCR rounds. The "W" designation on the Sherman indicated that the vehicle had the "wet stowage" feature in response to complaints that the Sherman can easily catch fire due to exploding ammunition. KV-1 and variants - A vehicle that the M4 Sherman will have trouble against is the KV-1. Restrictions were made on the tank's height, width, and weight in order to make it able to be transported over bridges, roads, railroads, and on naval ships. The upgraded 75 mm and 105 mm Shermans were designated the M-50 and M-51 respectively, both more well known as the "Super Sherman" abroad. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Basically, I wanna show you "Where to Shoot" some tanks that many players are complaining about. M4 748 (a) is a premium gift rank III German medium tank with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). 20112023 Gaijin Games Kft. The modifications to hold the 75 mm SA50 gun required the extension of the Sherman turret front and rear to make room for the gun and add a counterweight for the heavier front weight. Excellent gun depression of -10 plus the angled frontal turret allows it to utilise hills very well, Great penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells; can frontally penetrate and knock out most opponents like the, Great turret traverse speed allows it to deal with multiple threats easily, Capable armour when angled and at a distance, Adequate top speed allows it to get to positions in time, or to do tactical manoeuvres like flanking, Pintle-mounted HMG provides an anti-aircraft defence or anti-tank duty against tanks like, Fitted with a vertical stabilizer, allowing more accurate fire on the move compared to other tanks, as well as better usage of shoot-n-scoot tactics, Large profile and weak side armour; flankers like the Sd.Kfz.234/2 can easily see and penetrate it, Frontal armour is still inadequate, it will get frontally penetrated and knocked out with a single shot by tanks like, The best M61 shell struggles to penetrate heavy targets like, Trajectory is curved and velocity is low due to its short barrel, thus distant/moving targets are hard to shoot at, Hull traverse is quite slow, making it sluggish in a turn. [Vehicle Profile] M4 Sherman [Decal Included], [Tanks Encyclopedia] Medium Tank M4 Sherman, [Military Factory] M4 Sherman (Medium Tank, M4), https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=M4&oldid=151883, Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof), Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area). thanks for answer The first fifty tanks with the 75 mm SA50 guns were added into a M4A4 Sherman hull converted to use a R975 radial engine by the French, these tanks designated as the M-50 Sherman by Israel. Press 'escape' 3.) 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. The standard 2 in (50 mm) gun shield had 5 in (127 mm) of armor added to it, increasing both the size and thickness of the mantlet. The M4 was the most widely-used American tank ever developed, originally meant for World War II, but seeing service far after 1957, when the US retired them, with its latest retirement nation being Paraguay in April 2018. As a result, manoeuvrability not only did not decrease, it actually enjoyed an uptick. Make sure to surprise your enemies while you avoid being targeted yourself. This problem would be fixed in later-production models of the M4 Sherman. The M4 Sherman is armed with two machine guns, a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun on the pintle-mount atop the M4 Sherman turret, the famous .50 cal "Ma Deuce" machine gun. The M4A3E8 saw its first service in the Battle of the Bulge in low numbers, but their prevalence increased after December 1944 when the Battle of the Bulge urged many military commanders, even Eisenhower, to request further deliveries of Shermans to only be armed with the 76 mm cannons. https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=M4_Sherman_(Family)&oldid=137221. Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II Stackpole Books, 2008. Weak ass armour at that BR and but good gun is the firefly the Brit one though you don't get the apds round like the other 76 mm Sherman's. Use it as a glass cannon. The 8th rack is large and located in a weak spot: the bottom section of the armour. Using its good turret traverse rate and close-quarter penetration rates, it should blast through almost anything it looks at. For the tier II it might be worth a risk to go for M61 shot first, as its such a significant improvement over the stock shell. If you're using the 76mm variants, they're useful at long ranges (100m-200m) Use them carefully for sniping at med-long ranges. The tank at all levels (except the Firefly!) Firstly, the jungle terrain on most of the islands fought on was unsuitable for the deployment of large-scale armoured units, relegating armour support to light tanks such as the M3 Stuarts. The M4 Sherman's importance in the Pacific theatre was less than that of the European theatre due to the different tactical doctrine established from the amphibious nature of combat. Take out the weaker light or medium tanks, the 75 mm gun is not very ideal against heavy tanks like the KV-1 so take out its friends to allow allies more room to outmanoeuvre the KV tank. First thing to do with a sherman is check what theBR range of the game is, especially with the 75mm ones - if you are top BR you can have a really good game, if you are bottom BR not so much! M4A3 (76) Ws fought on the Western Front in 1945 and in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. No matter what game you find yourself in, you should be able to do something. This tank gives the M4 Sherman the best upgrades possible, with a new . Excellent gun depression of -10 plus the angled frontal turret allows it to utilise hills very well, Great penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells; can frontally penetrate and knock out most opponents with a single shot, Vertical stabiliser allows it to fire on the move, or, in a sudden encounter, fire before the enemy which is critical, Well angled frontal armour; when angling the hull it can deflect some low calibre / low-penetrating shells like the Stuarts' 37 mm, 75 mm M1, 76 mm F-34 / Zis-5 and others, Adequate top speed allows it to get to positions in time, or to do tactical manoeuvres like flanking, Rather fast reload speed for follow up shots, Plenty of reserve ammunition for prolonged fighting without replenishing at captured points, Due to it being a part of the German tech tree, will not have to face the long barrel 75 mm (RB/SB) which increases its survivability quite a bit, Inexperienced players might mistake it for an allied Sherman, especially in RB and SB, Large profile and weak side armour; flankers like the M24 Chaffee can easily see and penetrate it. Supporting your teammates, ambushing oblivious enemies, many tactics are effective with this versatile tank. Shoot that and you are able to knock out the driver, gunner and loader in one go. The M4 Sherman has become a proven and well-respected tank design by 1944. But it is a threat to you in a T-34 (76mm models). Due to the high attrition rates, tank crews sometimes add improvised armour onto their Shermans in the form of sandbags and logs in hopes of increased survival, but these were determined to be ineffective from evaluations. It seems that nobody plays the 4.7-5.0 (AB) bracket and I'm always put into 5.7 with Tigers and other glorious heavy tanks. Thx guys, your advice helped me get muh abrams!!!111!!!11!1!!!1!!!111!! "Palestinian Armor." These two tanks featured armour that proved impenetrable when fired at the front, and with guns that could take out the Shermans from farther than the Sherman's effective combat range. 500 units were also for sale during the 5th Anniversary event. Skins and camouflages for the M4A3 (76) W from live.warthunder.com. It has the decent firepower and armour to handle enemy light tanks that are expected to also rush towards points, and so it could last for some time capturing and defending the zones. Chad. Its prototype, termed the T6, was ready for trials at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in September 1941. The tall silhouette of the tank also makes finding suitable cover difficult. M4 tanks saw combat in Africa, Italy, the Western front, and the Pacific islands through 1945. Keep in mind not to linger too long in front of SPAAs as there are two very convenient flat plates in front of the driver and machine gunner which can possibly be penetrated by AA's of the BR. [Devblog] M4A4 (SA50) - The Desert Warrior, https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=M4A4_(SA50)&oldid=159971, Cast homogeneous armour (turret, gun mantlet, cupola, transmission carter, MG port). Cheers fellow soldiers,today I wanted to try something new. The trials showed that the new suspension gave the Sherman a ground pressure that is even less than the heavier Panther, and this model was approved for production in March 1944, beginning in August 1944. 30 Dec. 2017. The early M34A1 gun mount design added onto the tank as well as an appliqu "cheek" in front of the gunner, as the redesign of the turret and room for the power traverse caused the armour in front of the gunner to be thinner than the rest of the turret. The fielded Shermans in the German army was given the designation M4-748(a). However, this leads to the anti-aircraft power of the weapon as most formidable against low strafing attacking aircraft. 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