| Medium Tank M4 | |
|---|---|
 An M4A3E8 76 mm armed Sherman tank made during theSecond World War | |
| Type | Medium tank |
| Place of origin |  United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1955 (USA) |
| Used by |  United States, and many others (see Foreign variants and use) |
| Wars | World War II, Greek Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, Korean War, Revolución Libertadora, Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Six-Day War,Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Yom Kippur War, 1958 Lebanon crisis,Lebanese Civil War, Cuban Revolution, Nicaraguan Revolution |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1940 |
| Produced | 1941– |
| Number built | 49,234[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 66,800 pounds (30.3 tonnes; 29.8 long tons; 33.4 short tons) |
| Length | 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
| Height | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver) |
| Armor | 76 mm maximum |
| Main armament | 75 mm M3 L/40 gun (90 rounds)
or 76 mm gun M1 (55 rounds)
|
| Secondary armament | .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun (300 rounds), 2 × .30-06 Browning M1919A4machine guns (4,750 rounds) |
| Engine | Continental R975 C1, air-cooled,radial, gasoline 400 hp (298 kW) at 2,400 rpm
M4A4 Model - Chrysler A57 Multibank 30 cylinder 21-litre engine. 470 hp at 2,700 rpm.
|
| Power/weight | 15.8 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Spicer[3] manual, synchromesh,[3] 4 forward (plus 1 overdrive)[3] and 1 reverse gear |
| Suspension | Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) |
| Operational range | 120 miles (193 km) at 175 U.S. gal (660 L); 80 octane |
| Speed | 25 to 30 mph (40 to 48 km/h)[2] |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Medium Tank M4
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