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  2. M4 Sherman - Wikipedia

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    A Waffenamt-Prüfwesen 1 report estimated [84] 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. Detroit Arsenal (Warren, Michigan) - Wikipedia

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    The plant made M3 Lee tanks while the buildings were still being raised and switched to M4 Sherman tanks in 1942. The Korean War boosted production for the first time since World War II had ended; the government would suspend tank production after each war. In May 1952, Chrysler resumed control from the army, which had been unable to ramp up ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Tanks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first standard-production 76 mm gun Sherman was an M4A1, accepted in January 1944, and the first standard-production 105 mm howitzer Sherman was an M4 accepted in February 1944. In June–July 1944, the Army accepted a limited run of 254 M4A3E2 Jumbo Shermans, which had very thick armor, and the 75 mm gun in a new, heavier T23-style turret ...

  6. List of Chrysler factories - Wikipedia

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    Chrysler bought 60% of Colmotores in 1965. Chrysler sold their stake in Colmotores to General Motors in 1979. Plant is still open today as GM Colmotores. France: Poissy Assembly: Poissy: 1958: 1978: inherited Simca range, Chrysler 180, Simca 1307, Simca Horizon: ex Simca, sold to Groupe PSA in 1978 and still open. Now part of Stellantis along ...

  7. 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    The Lee was superseded by the Medium M4 Sherman.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.

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  9. Post–World War II Sherman tanks - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani M4A1E6 Sherman on display at Ayub Park.. E4/E6 Shermans – Two of what would become the last of the US-produced Sherman tank variants. During the early 1950s, US Ordnance military depots and/or outsourced private civilian contractors installed the 76 mm M1 tank gun in the older small-type turret (designed for the original 75 mm M3 tank gun) of M4A1 and M4A3 Shermans.