World War II Allied Tanks
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US
Tanks
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British
Tanks
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Russian
Tanks
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Matilda
Mk II - 1939
Churchill - 1942
Cromwell - 1943
Sherman Firefly - 1943
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KV1 - 1940
T34/76 - 1941
T34/85 - 1943
JS II - 1944
JSU152 - 1944
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Specification: |
M4
Sherman |
Country
of origin |
USA |
Crew: |
5 |
Armament: |
One
75mm M3 main gun, one .3in M1919A4 machine-gun co-axial
with main gun, one .3in M1919A4 machine-gun ball mount
in hull front, one .5in machine-gun on turret roof, one
2in M3 smoke mortat in turret roof. |
Armour: |
Minimum:
0.6in (15mm), Maximum: 3.94in (100mm). |
Performance: |
Road
speed: 26mph (42km/h), Road Range: 100 miles (160km),
Vertical obstacle: 2ft (0.61m), Trench: 7ft 6in (2.29m),
Fording depth: 3ft (0.91m), Gradient: 60 degrees. |
Powerplant: |
Ford
GAA V-8 water-cooled petrol engine developing 500bhp at
2,600rpm. |
Dimension: |
Length:
20ft 7in (6.27m), Width: 8ft 11in (2.67m), Height: 11ft
1in (3.37m). |
Combat
Weight: |
69,565lb
(31,554kg), 14.3lb/in2 (1kg/cm2) |
Brief
History |
Entered
service in 1942 and saw extensive service with US Army
and most Allied armies during and after World War II.
The M4 Sherman was the most prolific medium tank of World
War II and saw action in the Korean and Middle East wars.
The M4 Sherman had many deficiencies compared to the Panther
being out-guned and out-armoured but it made up for these
shortcomings in reliability, endurance and sheer weight
of numbers. Nearly 50,000 in total were produced. The
M4 proved a very versatile chasis and many variants were
built most notable of which were the specialist tanks
designed for the D-Day landing. |
Specification: |
M26
Pershing |
Country
of origin |
USA |
Crew: |
5 |
Armament: |
One
90mm M3 main gun, one .3in M1919A4 machine-gun co-axial
with main gun, one .3in M1919A4 machine-gun ball mount
in hull front, one .5in machine-gun on turret roof. |
Armour: |
Minimum:
0.51in (13mm), Maximum: 4in (102mm). |
Performance: |
Road
speed: 30mph (48km/h), Road Range: 100 miles (160km),
Vertical obstacle: 3ft 10in (1.17m), Trench: 8ft (2.44m),
Fording depth: 4ft (1.22m), Gradient: 60 degrees. |
Powerplant: |
Ford
GAF V-8 water-cooled petrol engine developing 500bhp at
2,600rpm. |
Dimension: |
Length:
28ft 5in (8.65m), Width: 11ft 6in (3.51m), Height: 9ft
1in (2.78m). |
Combat
Weight: |
92,355lb
(41,891kg), 13.1lb/in2 (0.92kg/cm2) |
Brief
History |
The
Pershing entered US service late in 1945 towards the end
of the second World War. It was one of the few Allied
tanks to take on the German Tigers and King Tigers on
equal terms. The M26 Pershing also served with the U.N.
in the Korean War. |
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