M4 Sherman (Weapons and Warfare)

"The Ronson Lighter" (because it often "lit up" on the first strike) is lovingly remembered in this extensive and well-illustrated praise poem. There is a short history of U.S. tanks, including the precursor M-3 Lee. Judged under-gunned with a 76 mm cannon, and too lightly armored as well as having a too high silhouette, the Sherman nevertheless was considered to be mechanically reliable and having a good fire control system. Most importantly, over 49,000 of them were built and they served in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific during World War II and thereafter with a variety of forces such as those in Korea and Pakistan. The 49,000 figure exceeded the total German production of All tracked vehicles from 1934-1945. Also, in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Israelis used a number of "Super Shermans" up-gunned with 105 mm gun and additional armor and they played a significant role in the critical point of the war during Operation Gazelle. Alistair Horne says they were excellent in 1942 (especially as a replacement for the under-gunned British Centurions), but outdated by 1944. Never truly matched the Tiger, Panther or Soviet T-34 one on one.

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