Sherman M4 105mm

Sherman tank M4 105mm "Spit Oil" of the Brussels' Royal Army Museum at "Tanks in town 2006" event, at Mons in Belgium. Mise en place du sherman 105mm "Spit Oil" du Musée de l'Armée de Bruxelles pour faire le tour du "bois brûlé" à Mons lors de Tanks in town 2006.

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[alsace749]

They were capable of firing Smoke, HE, HEAT and anti concrete rounds and served mainly as indirect fire support for infantry and the 75& 76mm gunned shermans when they were on the assault or defense. From what I can remember approx 3000 or so were manufactured, with just under half being the VVSS suspension, the rest being HVSS (easy 8) suspension closer to the end of the war.

[harentrois]

Very interesting comments. But if you have 108 years in 2009, you had 64 years in 1945. My question is: How old was your father in 1945? Do you really have108 years:)

[SebakSwe]

In the english language you don't "have" years. You "are" years "old".

[harentrois]

Sorry, it's a mistake, I translate from French to English. In French you say I have or you have 50 years. Old is not necessary, everybody know that you're old :)

[JSteglich]

Friend, 75mm no 105mm.

[aviationdocs]

Merci pour l'affichage harentrois. Veuillez visionner les chars Sherman dans ma vidéo Military and Flying Machines 2011 - On the Ground.

[cleburne1863]

@No1118117 The only Sherman with a 90mm gun was a 47 degree hull M4 that had a T26E3 Pershing turret fitted. Both tanks had a 69" turret ring. However, it would have taken just as long to start manufacturing this combo as it would to get the Pershings started, so it was dropped. There was also a few M4A3 and M4A2 tanks with M36 tank destroyer turrets fitted. Also, some experimental tank destroyers without turrets.

[No1118117]

@cleburne1863 There were prototypes of an M4A3E8 using the 90mm gun.

[cleburne1863]

I can tell from the engine deck that this version was based on the M4 hull. Another version was based on the M4A3 hull.

[cleburne1863]

It is indeed a 105mm howitzer. This version of the Sherman was armed with a modified version of the 105mm M2A1 howitzer, the same weapon on the M7 Priest, and the same one that was the mainstay of the artillery. It was intended to provide indirect fire support to armored units, with more protection than the open-topped Priest. It was not an assault tank, and was not supposed to get within direct fire range of the enemy.

[cleburne1863]

As a side note, the early models of the Sherman were armed with a 75mm cannon. Later models with a redesigned turret had a high velocity 76mm cannon. The British wanted a better gun, so they modified 75mm gun tanks to fit their 17-pounder (76.2mm) anti-tank gun. This was the Firefly. The Sherman was never armed with a 90mm cannon. The only AFVs the US fielded with a 90mm cannon were the M36 Jackson tank destroyer and the experimental T26E3 Pershings rushed to Europe at the end of the war.

[Tankerpaul223]

@flashpoint62 I think your right, i do recall hearing something somewhere about the "firefly" Sherman. Im almost positive that the US adopted the 90mm version in small numbers as well. I believe it saw action with the US very late in the war. Along with the Pershing, it was a late response the the 88mm that the Germans were using. The Tiger was a hell of a tank, Too bad porche forgot to include a commanders machine gun on the early tigers.

[flashpoint62]

@Tankerpaul223 i think what you are talking about the sherman with the 90mm gun was a british version of the sherman after the lend lease act we gave them some many shermans but the draw back of the sherman it had a 75mm gun so the british put a bigger gun a on the sherman and renamed it the firefly