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Celebrating WWII's greatest tank and related designs. Please excuse my fixation on the Endkampf period. Don't hesitate to ask questions or correct me.
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I'll just note that, unless clearly stated otherwise, whenever you see "early" or "final" or other such adjectives, we're talking about the changes within an exact variant, not its place in the Sherman family tree. By all means an initial prod. 76 tank is overall a late Sherman.
Extremely rare (beyond French use and C. Abrams' Thunderbolt VI tank) initial production M4A3 (76)W VVSS Shermans, with the smooth-barreled M1A1 gun and unusual XLR turret casting*. L: possibly 712TB, Metzervisse (Lorraine), November 7th 1944. R: 7AD?, Beeck (Ndrh-Wfl), 29/11/44.
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A camouflaged Sherman VC Firefly of an unidentified, likely Canadian unit on the move in Normandy, #OTD in 1944. The riveted T62 tracks, common on M4A4s from which Fireflies of this type were converted, are clearly visible. Library and Archives Canada
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The commander's MG has been changed to a .30 cal M1919A4. From:.
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16mm colour film shot by Polish Army Film Unit cameraman Corporal Jerzy Januszajtis records tank manoeuvres during training (Scotland or Yorkshire). Members of 10th Armoured Rifles (?) also present.
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Sherman Mk Vs (possibly same tank on both pictures) of B Sqn, 2nd Armoured Rgt, 10th Amd Cavalry Bde, 1st Polish Amd Dvn, during pre-deployment exercises at Wolds, June-July 1944. The spots touched up after welding on appliqué plates can be clearly seen. Original colour footage.
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RT @shermanfannr1: An M7 Priest of the 11th HAC Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery during the battle of Sicily, mid-July 1943. Since it seems….
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An M7 Priest of the 11th HAC Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery during the battle of Sicily, mid-July 1943. Since it seems to be painted in one colour, it may have either been kept in Olive Drab or given a coat of the medium brown SCC 2, the standard Commonwealth paint at the time.
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Thanks to @hw97karbine for the suggestion. Source (multiple scenes):.Music: Link Wray - Rumble, 1962.
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July 1944 saw the combat debuts of two new, specialized Sherman sub-families. First were the 105mm support tanks, M4 then M4A3. The doctrine called them assault guns. Shown here is the HQ A.G. Platoon of one of the battalions of the US 4AD, likely the 37th, assembling on 11 July.
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The battle of Guam in the Marianas began #OTD in 1944. A USMC M4A2 (Fisher production) fitted with an M1 dozer arrives at the Asan beach in the central-western part of the island, likely in the first day of the operation. She has in-theater made wading gear and unique camouflage.
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IDF M-50 Degem Bet on maneuvers in the Sinai peninsula, 1970. The modernization involved replacing the armament of 75mm Shermans with the French SA50 high velocity gun of the same caliber. The B variant introduced a new Cummins engine and HVSS. This base hull seems to be an M4A2.
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Compiled from IWM.
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Footage of Operation Counterthrust in progress, following soldiers on the ground, 1951.
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British Army of the Rhine Achilles TDs, in use during Operation Counterthrust, a multinational NATO exercise in September 1951. While conceptually outdated, their guns were more than adequate against the T-34-85s, T-54s and IS-2s that made up the bulk of Red Army's tank strength.
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Sicily, July-August 1943. Early M4A2/Sherman III "Cuirass" of C Squadron, 4th County of London Yeomanry regiment. Even in motion, the unique tread pattern on the WE210 type track links can be seen. Sand/green or sand/black camouflage. IWM AYY 510/1 (4m30s).
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A mid production Chrysler M4A3 (76)W VVSS Sherman of an unidentified unit of the 7th US Army in the area of Strasbourg, Alsace, November 1944. Notably, it already has Extended End Connectors attached to its T48 tracks, many units struggled to obtain them even during the winter.
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