M4 Sherman
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Sherman M4, secara resmi Menengah Tank, M4, adalah primer tangki yang digunakan oleh Amerika Serikat selama Perang Dunia II . It was also distributed to the Allies via lend-lease . Ini juga didistribusikan kepada Sekutu melalui meminjamkan-lease . Evolved from previous medium and light tanks, it was the first American medium tank with the main gun mounted on a fully traversing turret. Berevolusi dari tangki menengah sebelumnya dan cahaya, itu adalah tangki menengah pertama Amerika dengan senjata utama yang dipasang di menara melintasi sepenuhnya.
Production of the M4 medium tank exceeded 50,000 units and its chassis served as the basis for numerous other armored vehicles such as tank destroyers , tank retrievers , and self-propelled artillery . Produksi tangki media M4 melampaui 50.000 unit dan chassis-nya melayani sebagai dasar untuk berbagai kendaraan lapis baja lainnya seperti kapal tangki , tangki retriever , dan self-propelled artileri . Only the Soviet T-34 tank was produced in larger numbers. Hanya Soviet T-34 tank diproduksi dalam jumlah yang lebih besar.
In the United Kingdom the M4 was given the name Sherman after Union General William Tecumseh Sherman , following the British practice of naming their American-built tanks after famous American Civil War generals. Di Britania Raya M4 itu diberi nama Sherman setelah Uni Jenderal William Tecumseh Sherman , mengikuti praktek Inggris-Amerika penamaan dibangun tank mereka setelah terkenal Perang Saudara Amerika Serikat jenderal. Subsequently the British name found its way into common use in the US Selanjutnya nama Inggris menemukan jalannya ke umum digunakan di Amerika Serikat
The original Shermans were powerful enough to defeat the German tanks they faced when first deployed in North Africa . Sherman asli cukup kuat untuk mengalahkan tank Jerman yang mereka hadapi ketika pertama kali digunakan di Afrika Utara . But later, the Shermans were often pitted against Tiger I and Panther tanks , which had heavier armor and more powerful guns, and the US tanks had to rely on numbers and mobility, often suffering heavy casualties. Tapi kemudian, Sherman sering diadu melawan Tiger Aku dan tank Panther , yang memiliki baju besi yang lebih berat dan lebih kuat senjata, dan tank-tank AS harus bergantung pada jumlah dan mobilitas, sering menderita korban berat.
America's most advanced tank of the war was the M26 Pershing , but it was developed too late to play a significant role, as the US emphasized volume production of more Shermans. paling maju tangki perang Amerika adalah Pershing M26 , tapi dikembangkan terlambat untuk memainkan peran penting, seperti Amerika Serikat menekankan volume produksi lebih Sherman. Post-war tank development built upon the M26, but the Sherman and its variants continued to be used in training and combat into the late 20th century. [ 5 ] Pasca-perang tank pembangunan dibangun di atas M26, tapi Sherman dan variannya terus digunakan dalam pelatihan dan memberantas ke abad ke-20
