M4 Sherman facts
While investigating facts about M4 Sherman, I found out little known, but curios details like:
German gunners had been ordered to prioritize Firefly tanks as targets in WW2 because it was a greater threat to their Tiger/Panther tanks. Some Firefly tanks (a U.S. M4 "Sherman" with a larger gun) had their barrel painted with a "countershading" pattern so it resembled the lesser model's.
Near the end of the Battle of Tarawa, a Marine M4 Sherman killed an estimated 50-75 Japanese soldiers with a single round.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 4 of the best facts about M4 Sherman I managed to collect.
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The US spent over $11 Billion in material for the USSR, sending over 400,000 jeeps and trucks; 12,000 armored vehicles (including 7,000 tanks, about 1,386 of which were M3 Lees and 4,102 M4 Shermans); 11,400 aircraft (4,719 of which were Bell P-39 Airacobras) and 1.75 million tons of food.
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Paraguay still uses M3 and M4 Shermans in active service. 75 year old tanks.
