The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers.

M4 Sherman Crocodile – M4 tank modified with the flamethrower and fuel trailer from a Churchill Crocodile. Four built and issued to 739th Tank Battalion, which was attached to the 29th Division for Operation Grenade in February 1945, where they cleared the Old Citadel in the town of Jülich.

It remains by far the most widely used tank on the Allied side during the war. It was derived into countless derivatives and had a very long postwar career which lasted well into the Cold War. It has been largely compared to the T-34, and had the …

For a tank the US Army didn’t want, it had an excellent combat record, with the nations that got stuck with it. The M4A4 is one of the rarest Shermans to find running with its original motor.

M4A4’s in the Desert Training Center in California. These tanks would be overhauled and shipped to the British in 1944. First off, Americans referred to the Sherman as the M4, or M4 Medium, or Medium, the Sherman name was not commonly used until post-WWII. The British came up with the name for the M4 and referred to it with their own ...

Medium Tank M4A4 Sherman V, a major export type during World War II, in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. This article deals with Sherman tanks extensive use around the world after World War II and catalogues foreign post–World War II use and conversions of Sherman tanks and variants based on the Sherman chassis.

Apr 2, 2020 · The Medium Tank M4A4 Sherman was an improved variant of the M4A3. The goal of the tank was to increase the speed of production of the M4 by using a new multibank engine and with a hull made from 5 pieces instead of seven.

May 14, 2024 · "The American M4 Sherman Medium Tank formed the backbone of the World War 2 Allied armored offensive and went on to see extended action in the following Korean War." Firepower. Performance. Survivability. Versatility. Impact.

First of all, you have to identify the tank as being an M4A4 Sherman tank. Please visit this page to do so. The Chrysler Corporation was the sole manufacturer of the M4A4, and produced 7499 units from July 1942 to November 1943.

IWM curator John Delaney examines the M4 Sherman in depth, looking at the tank's design parameters and attributes, what it was produced to do, and how it compares to its German equivalents. He also explores the Sherman M4A4 tank on display in …