Sherman+Tanks

The M4 Sherman tanks were one of the best fighting tanks during the World War 2 era. It was one of the most widely used by the United States and other Western Allies in World War 2. It was named by the British for the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.

The first production began with the Lima Locomotive Works on the assembly line set for tanks for British use. There are 7 main type of the M4 Sherman, the M4, M4A1, M4A2, M4A3, M4A4, M4A5, and the M4A6. When the number in the M4A increases the more damage and range and mobility it has. It was cheap to produce and was more reliable than previous tanks.

During World War II, approximately 19,247 Shermans were issued to the US Army and about 1,114 to the US Marine Corps. The U.S. also supplied 17,184 to Great Britain (some of which in turn went to the Canadians and the Free Poles), while the Soviet Union received 4,102 and an estimated 812 were transferred to China.These numbers were distributed further to the respective countries' allied nations. Post War The Israeli Army used imported M4A1 Shermans during the 1956 Suez Crisis. About 300 Shermans were upgraded with the long high-velocity 75 mm gun CN 75-50 of the AMX-13 and were designated Sherman M-50 (a.k.a. Super Sherman) by the Israelis. Before the Six Day War in 1967, the Israeli Army upgraded about 180 M4A3 HVSS Shermans with the French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun, re-engined them with Cummins engines and designated the upgraded tank Sherman M-51 (a.k.a. Super Sherman or ISherman,). The Sherman tanks, fighting alongside the 105 mm Centurion Sh'ot Kal and M48 Patton tanks, were able to defeat the T-34/85, T-54/55/62 series, and IS-3 tanks used by the Egyptian and Syrian forces in the 1967 Six Day War.

When we visit Normandy this article will help us by telling the history of the tank and how it was used. It's history was remembered of being the one of the best tanks in war history.