Nice, do you have any info about the anti-bunker ammo used in the 75mm and 105 mm guns ?
I rear in the ospreys “Panther Medium Tank” of Bryan Perrret that this ammo was the only capable of defeat the glacis armor in the Pz V.
( Without counting the 76mm HVAP)
You agree…on what ?
Great shot. Do you know what factory that is Panzerknacker.
I think is the State arsenal of Detroit city .
Cheers.
Yes I believe the Sherman tank was a well made tank, but I would not want to be a crew member in that tank on the western front.
Yes of course M-6, m-26, t-29,t-31. t-98, to name a few. The m-4 could be mass prodcued more quickly and took up les space in transport. That why nearly 50,000 M-4 alone were built for the war in just 4 years.
Good for the others but not enough for you 
BTW this is the general wich originate the name W.T Sherman.
“War is hell.” Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
He had a hellish appearence. :neutral:
Sherman jumbo.
If only they produced more of those…
I would really like to know how effective units comprised of nearly all “Firefly” Shermans or “Easy-Eight” Shermans would have fared. Certainly they would have done better, though they were still outclassed by Panthers and Tigers, and they suffered the disadvantage of nearly always being on the offense.
Jumbos in combat.
Here are 2 Jumbos hit by 88’s
The first Jumbo had 1 hit bounce of the glacis and 2 off the mantlet before a 4th entered through the gunsight opening in the mantlet.
Another Jumbo, this a tougher one, that was disabled by a mine. It then took 8 hits from 88’s. 7 failed to penetrate and only one (no.3) got in and set it alight.
I like General Sherman. Good general.
Thats one tough sherman to survive direct hits from 88’s.
Only in Jumbo models.
BTW, the Sherman was also called the “Ronson” by the Germans, after the American lighter that was also popular in Europe at the time.
The slogan of the Ronson? “Always lights on the first strike.” --Oooof!
I heard and read that also quite often, BUT remember that all tanks catched fire easily when properly hit by a HOHLLADUNG (satchel load in english?) or by a other anti tank devices. if such a thing penetrates the armor, the heat inside the vehicle is deadly in most cases.
my grandfather was a TIGER I gunner (unteroffizier) and he told me that most crews from hit tanks that survived had burnings.
jens
really a shame that the jumbo models weren’t used in the early years of the war,but if they had been then there would be a possibility that the germans came up with “newer” weapons and tanks.
HOHLLADUNG (satchel load in english?)
Flammpanzer the Hohlladung is not satchel charge but a Hollow charge.
Very true. But the Sherman had the disadvantages of having armor that was a little too thin for 1944, a petrol/gasoline engine, and it initially had ammunition that was stowed in a very flawed manner. These were rectified somewhat on later models, but not completely…
Flammpanzer the Hohlladung is not satchel charge but a Hollow charge.
thanks, I did not found the right english term in my brain so fast … 
jens
No problem I am always trying to help
Hafthohlladung.
