M4 Sherman
1942 medium tank family
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Summary
M4 Sherman is a combat vehicle family[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of combat vehicle family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,632 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: William Tecumseh Sherman[3]
- Follows: M3 Lee[4]
- Followed by: M26 Pershing[5]
- Manufacturer: Lima Locomotive Works[6], American Locomotive Company[7], Baldwin Locomotive Works[8], Pressed Steel Car Company[9]
- Subclass of: medium tank[10]
- Commons category: M4 Sherman[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Powered by: internal combustion engine[13]
- Armament: 75 mm Gun M3[14], 76 mm Gun M1[15]
- Inception: 1940[16]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[17], Chinese Civil War[18], Indonesian National Revolution[19], Greek Civil War[20], 1948 Arab–Israeli War[21], Korean War[22], Vietnam War[23], Libertadora Revolution[24], Suez Crisis[25], Indo-Pakistani War of 1965[26], Six-Day War[27], Indo-Pakistani War of 1971[28], Yom Kippur War[29], Iran–Iraq War[30]
- Service entry: January 1, 1942[31]
- Service retirement: 1957[32], 2018[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:M4 Sherman tanks[34]
- Commons gallery: M4 Sherman[35]
- Total produced: 49,234[36]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II[37], Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles[38], Blue Paw Print[39]
- Used by: United States[40], United Kingdom[41], Free France[42], Soviet Union[43]
- Different from: M4[44]
- Length: 5.92[45]
- Height: 2.74[46]
- Width: 2.62[47]
- P14470: Objects/M4_Sherman[48]
Why It Matters
M4 Sherman has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]