Designed in 1944. It was mass-produced since 1944. It was in service with the US Army, and was supplied to the USSR according to Lend-Lease; after 1945 it was in service with the NATO armies. Used in the battles of World War II.
American medium tank M4A2 Sherman, photo 2016
The performance characteristics
Mass – 36 tons
The crew – 5 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7350 x 2865 x 3140 mm.
Armament:
gun – 1 pc., caliber – 76 mm., ammunition – 98 shots
machine gun – 2 pcs., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 7500 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 rounds
Armor protection
body forehead -63 mm.
turret – 100 mm.
Engine power – 420 (2 x 210) horsepower
Maximum speed – 45 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 180 km.
The depth of the water obstacles to be ford is 0.9 meters
Design features
The base is the same for all modifications of the Sherman tanks.
The general layout is original, the power plant is located at the rear, the transmission is at the front, connected by a cardan shaft.
Armament – the gun is equipped with a stabilizing device in a vertical plane; the mechanism of rotation of the tower is electro-hydraulic, duplicated by a mechanical mechanism; mechanical gun lifting mechanism; unitary shots.
Protection – welded housing; the frontal sheet is installed with an inclination; vertical side sheets; cast turret.
Chassis – power plant consists of two two-stroke twin diesels; mechanical transmission; Suspended suspension, spring; dual track rollers applied; tracks with rubber mount of parallel type.