M4 Sherman Old Glory

by Weston Westmoreland

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M4 Sherman Old Glory

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Weston Westmoreland

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Photograph - Photograph

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M4 Sherman Tank with Old Glory and General Eisenhower's picture.

The M4 Sherman was the primary battle tank used by the United States and the other Western Allies in World War II. It proved to be a reliable and highly mobile machine, that had to fight heavier German tanks that outmatched it late in the war.

The M4 was the second most produced tank of the World War II era, after the Soviet T-34, and its role in the west was comparable to that of the T-34 in the east. The tank took its name from the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.

The M4 Sherman, weighed an average 30 tons and took the brunt of the armored fight after D-Day against German tanks that were monsters by comparison, like the Tiger I of 56 tons and Tiger II of 70. The Shermans suffered high casualties against their heavier armor and more powerful cannons and had to resort to mobility, mechanical reliability and sheer numbers, along with air support to overcome those disadvantages.

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April 18th, 2019

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