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 Shermans in Europe had the 76 mm gun.

The M4 Sherman (named after the famous American Civil War general William T. Sherman) is one of the few really iconic fighting vehicles of the Allies during World War Two, and one of the …

Early M4A1 Sherman from the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers, gathered up just before the start of Operation Lightfoot, the second battle of El Alamein. The photo was taken in late October 1942 and at this time the Sherman M4A1 was a cutting edge tank

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", among others).

Aug 17, 2024 · The M4A1 was the second variant of the M4 Sherman, easily identifiable by its bulbous cast hull. The Pressed Steel Car Company (PSC), Pacific Car & Foundry, Lima Locomotive Works, and Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) produced this model.

T he 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 Normandy Landings, but no one wanted them at the time.

Early M4A1 Sherman from the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers, gathered up just before the start of Operation Lightfoot, the second battle of El Alamein. The photo was taken in late October 1942 and at this time the Sherman M4A1 was a cutting edge tank.

Dec 26, 2020 · Entering combat late in 1942, the M4 Sherman provided the U.S. Army with a solid, reliable medium tank. By 1943, however, it was clearly outgunned by the German Panther’s high-velocity 75 mm cannon and the Tiger’s fearsome 88 mm gun.

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 features of M4A1, which it shares with M4, are the rear of the tank and engine access panels.

As an all-round, general purpose tank, the M4 Sherman was one of the best tanks of the Second World War. Used by the US, UK and USSR in WW2 and beyond.