Free Download George Forty - M4 Sherman (Weapons and Warfare)
Blandford Press | 1987 | ISBN: 0713716789 | English | 166 pages | PDF | 167.2 MB
Traces the history of the M4 Sherman tank and discusses its use in World War II and later battles.
"The Ronson Lighter" (because it often "lit up" on the first strike) is lovingly remembered in this extensive and well-illustrated praise poem. There is a short history of U.S. tanks, including the precursor M-3 Lee. Judged under-gunned with a 76 mm cannon, and too lightly armored as well as having a too high silhouette, the Sherman nevertheless was considered to be mechanically reliable and having a good fire control system. Most importantly, over 49,000 of them were built and they served in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific during World War II and thereafter with a variety of forces such as those in Korea and Pakistan. The 49,000 figure exceeded the total German production of All tracked vehicles from 1934-1945. Also, in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Israelis used a number of "Super Shermans" up-gunned with 105 mm gun and additional armor and they played a significant role in the critical point of the war during Operation Gazelle. Alistair Horne says they were excellent in 1942 (especially as a replacement for the under-gunned British Centurions), but outdated by 1944. Never truly matched the Tiger, Panther or Soviet T-34 one on one.
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