American Sherman M4A3E8 tank COBI 2711 - World War II

You know that:

• The M4 Sherman tank was produced in many versions from 1942 until 1945 in 6 different American and British factories.
• The last units were retired from the US Army in 1974.
• A total of 49,234 Shermans were produced in various versions of which about 3,142 were the E8 type.
• The tank had ammunition stored in water with glycol to reduce the risk of fire in the event of a hit.
• More tanks were produced only by the Soviet Union, namely the T-34 model.
• Sherman tanks were also in the armament of the Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade, consisting of young men who managed to escape the occupation.
• This armoured brigade relieved a British group at the siege of the fortified port of Dunkirk in August/September 1944.
• It was the Easy Eight tanks of the US 8th Armoured Division that liberated Pilsen.

Technical parameters:

• length 6.2 m (7.5 m with cannon), width 2.9 m, height 2.9 m
• weight 30 300 kg
• front armour thickness up to 76 mm
• propulsion DOHC Ford GAA V8 R975-C4 petrol engine with 518 hp
• 5 forward speeds + 1 reverse speed
• maximum speed 48 km/h
• range 160 km on the road
• wading distance 0,91 m
• main weapon L/55 M1A12 cannon of 76 mm calibre
• maximum range 13 716 m
• turret turn time 360° 15 seconds
• secondary weapon 1x 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun
• crew 5 persons