Engineering Disasters - The Sherman Tank of WW2

The World War II Sherman tanks had a fatal flaw that contributed to the death of thousands of troops.

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[hejdiklump]

sherman tank driver: if tiger tank see you first ,, ther is not much u can do.......if u see tiger tank first there is not much u can do...

[SgtKingK]

@dean0101 Wit all due respect. There was nothing like listening to the "wireless" as a teen and actually hearing Munroe's "this is London" live form the Blitz and hearing the resolve in the voices of the people. The British People of that time were not the self deprecating apologist of today. All I can say is you have to have lived in that era to really understand. You may knowledge perhaps, but not the wisdom of experience

[warlordson123]

Hell for Sherman tank if they met one tiger or even worst,two tigers...

[BelloBudo007]

@shootist338 i Another video has a former German Panzer crew member stating that they called them Ronsons after the cigarette lighter. I suppose they called them all kinds of things. Biggest issue seems to have been they were driven by petrol (gasoline) and not diesel, making them highly likely to catch fire if hit.

[shootist338]

The Germans called them Tommy cookers!

[shootist338]

The Germans called them Tommy cookers!

[shootist338]

The Germans called them Tommy cookers!

[FairladyS130]

Sherman was obsolete from 1942 onwards, at least a decent gun like the British 17pdr should have been used from then on if that is the best tank which the US could design. Which is was for several crucial years.

[mako88sb]

@Mechknight73 If your not aware of the IDF M51, look it up. Probably the most successful post war Sherman variant. It proved capable of taking on T-54/55/T-62s.

Just check out "Post WW2 Shermans" to get a better idea how extensive it's use was. No doubt, it also saw some civilian use as there's a logging company shown on TV that uses a Sherman chassis for one of their pieces of equipment.

[Mechknight73]

Were the Shermans cut up for scrap at the end of WWII, or did they gain a second life? Many surplus tanks in Australia were turned into tractors after WWII. The formula was simple; remove the turret, remove all unnecessary armour, add a towing hitch, and sometimes a bulldozer blade. Many of them worked the farms of resettled soldiers. In theory, the Sherman would make a great tractor

[mako88sb]

@Blondeemer Yes the T-34 sure as hell didn't fair any better in the same circumstances. I read Dmitriy Loza's book about the M4 in Russian use. He also fought with T-34's so his insight is very useful. For the most part, the Russians had pretty high opinions about the Sherman.