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  2. M4 Sherman - Wikipedia

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    A Waffenamt-Prüfwesen 1 report estimated [85] that with the M4 angled 30 degrees sideways and APCBC round, the Tiger I's 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 gun would be capable of penetrating the differential case of an American M4 Sherman from 2,100 m (6,900 ft) and the turret front from 1,800 m (5,900 ft), but the Tiger's 88 mm gun would not penetrate the ...

  3. M4 Sherman variants - Wikipedia

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    M4 Composite – Later variation of the M4 which mated a cast front portion to the welded components of the rear hull. M4(105) – Upgraded with 105mm M4 Howitzer, designed for infantry support and assault, sacrificing anti-armor capability. 47° glacis with large drivers' hatches. M4(105) HVSS – M4(105) with Horizontal volute spring ...

  4. American armored fighting vehicle production during World War II

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    The Lee was superseded by the Medium M4 Sherman. This originally carried a 75 mm gun; later versions of the Sherman were armed with a 76 mm gun or a 105 mm howitzer. On the Sherman hull, the M10 and M36 tank destroyers (officially called "Gun Motor Carriages") were produced.

  5. Post–World War II Sherman tanks - Wikipedia

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    Many of the Egyptian tanks in the Sinai peninsula were also Shermans, so captured ones joined Israeli army. France developed the M51 Super Sherman, with a 105 mm cannon with lower recoil in a modified turret. Some 200 of Israel's 300 Shermans were modified to this version. [6] IDF M51 Sherman with 105 mm gun. IDF M-50 self-propelled howitzer.

  6. Chrysler A57 multibank - Wikipedia

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    The Chrysler A57 Multibank is a 30-cylinder 1,253 cu in (20.5 L) engine that was created in 1941 as America entered World War II. It consists of five banks of inline-6 cylinder engines. It consists of five banks of inline-6 cylinder engines.

  7. Super Sherman - Wikipedia

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    The Sherman M-50 and the Sherman M-51, both often referred to abroad as the Super Sherman, were modified versions of the American M4 Sherman tank that served with the Israel Defense Forces from the mid-1950s to early 1980s. The M-51 was also referred to as the Isherman (i.e. Israeli Sherman). However, the nicknames "Super Sherman" and "Isherman ...

  8. Detroit Arsenal (Warren, Michigan) - Wikipedia

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    Chrysler's construction effort at the plant in 1941 was one of the fastest on record. [3] The first tanks rumbled out of the plant before its complete construction. [4] During World War II, the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The plant made M3 Lee tanks while the buildings were still ...

  9. Chemical Warfare Service: Flame Tank Group Seabees

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    The majority of H5 tanks were M4A3(105)HVSS Shermans. It was this type the Marine Corps had at Inchon in 1950. [23] In mid-1945 the Seabees started producing the second generation of these tanks. All H5a Shermans, with either 75mm or 105mm main armaments, were referred to as CWS-POA-5s. [23]