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A platoon of Sherman tanks of the 713th Tank Battalion gathered at a ridge on Okinawa. During the early stages of combat in the Pacific, specifically, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the U.S. Marine Corps' M2A4 light tank fought against the equally matched Type 95 Ha-Go light tank; both were armed with a 37 mm main gun.
The majority of the designs were modified forms of the Churchill tank or the Sherman tank. Both were available in large numbers. The Churchill had good (though slow) cross-country performance, heavy armour, and a roomy interior. The Sherman's mechanical reliability was valued. Among the many specialist vehicles and their attachments were:
The M32 tank recovery vehicle was an armored recovery vehicle based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman medium tank, adding an 18 ft (5.5 m) boom, an A-frame jib, and a 30-short-ton (27 t) winch. It was 19.3 ft (5.9 m) long, adding 18 ft (5.5 m) when the boom, which is used to lift damaged vehicles, was fully extended.
M4 Sherman tanks. Pages in category "M4 Sherman tanks" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The tank was displayed to the public for the first time during the Independence Day ceremony in 1965. [10] Abroad the M-50 was known as Super Sherman (the "Continental" variant as Mark I and the "Cummins" variant as Mark II) and the M-51 as either Super Sherman, Isherman (i.e. Israeli Sherman) or M4A1 Revalorise. These designations were never ...
Original – Cutaway of an M4A4 Sherman Light Tank of the World War II era United States Army. Reason This is a spectacular and visually stunning image of a World War II era M4 Sherman Tank, with the major components, weaponry, and operating features labeled for identification.
The M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman.It was one of the U.S Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 until the mid-1950s.
The Sherman Firefly was a medium tank used by the United Kingdom and some armoured formations of other Allies in the Second World War.It was based on the US M4 Sherman but was fitted with the more powerful British 76.2 mm (3.00 in) calibre 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon.