![]() When intelligence about the Panther first began to filter into the US, the US leaders assumed that it was strictly a “heavy†tank that would be produced in limited numbers like the Tiger tank. On the other hand, compared to the German Panther tank, it was considerably over-matched. Compared to anything Japan or Italy produced in the armor category, it was clearly much superior. Compared to the most-produced tanks of the period, such as the German Panzer IV, Soviet T-34/76, and the British Cavalier/Cromwell series, the Sherman comes in. leading to the development of a unique and ingenious “wet†ammo storage system on later models. The reality is that most tanks of the era were gasoline-powered (including nearly all British- and German-built tanks) and that problems with fire had far more to do with ammunition-storage practices. One of them is that the designers’ decision to go with a gasoline engine made it especially fire-prone. The Story of the Sherman Tank: The Sherman tank has been the much maligned victim of some myths that have grown around it. ID: Plastic tank gaming piece: tank/ armor piece from the game Axis & Allies Europe 40 & Pacific 40. Tank: M4 Sherman - United States (Battle of the Bulge).
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