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A M4A1 (76) W (a M4A1 with a VVSS suspension and a 76 mm gun), one of the many variants of the M4
TheM4 Sherman was a American mediumtank that served duringWWII and theKorean War. The early ones had an underpowered 75 mm gun that couldn't penetrate the thickarmor of the German tanks it was facing. Only the large numbers helped to knock out the heavily armored German Tigers. The early ones also had relatively thin armor that was easily penetrated by the 8.8 cm KwK 36, the anti-tank gun the Germans had.
The list of variants includes, but is not limited too:
The Sherman Firefly, a British variant with a QF-17 pounder gun (the "pounder" designation of 17 means it shoots 17-pound shells)
The M4A1
The M4A2
The M4A3
The M4A4
The M4A5
The M4A6
and the Easy eight and the Jumbo, which were actually subvariants of the M4A3, with both looking similar yet the Easy eight being outfitted for the 76mm gun while the Sherman Jumbo with the conventional 75mm but thicker armour.
