So what? The US could replace them. What actually happened most of the time was that the Shermans were up against unsupported German infantry. When compared to an infantry shirt, the Sherman is a very heavily armoured beast indeed.
very true. but dot underrate the widespread of the panzerfaust in all sort of infantry, so the crew inside the armored beast might not feel too safe and superior, especially in uncommon surroudings.
jens
Not the best pic, but here’s some Shermans getting shot at in the firing range;)
Nice, some kind of bazooka shooting range. 
Does anyone know if the Sherman kicked some major ass in the Pacific? The Japanese didn’t have very good tanks… LOL
Sure they did, the Marines Shermans found little respectable oposition:
Check this:
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/history.htm
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/history2.htm
The differences in the cartrigde used by the 75mm (left) and 76 mm High velocity cannons, unfortunately this later gun came too late for severla Sherm,an crew who had to fought desperately against the Panther and other heavy german AFVs.
That is something you dont see everyday unless you live in san Diego, Sherman rollin over a car.:rolleyes:
Very not bad! we love our Shermans here, and a good car squash is always a crowd pleaser. I guess the auto driver was feeling a little flat,
Tell that to the crews, which were in chronic short supply by mid-1944. Many of whom began the War cleaning out the insides of knocked out Shermans at rear repair-depots.
What actually happened most of the time was that the Shermans were up against unsupported German infantry. When compared to an infantry shirt, the Sherman is a very heavily armoured beast indeed.
True enough. But they were vulnerable on their flat, slopeless sides to Panzerfaust ambushes in the Norman hedgerows. But certainly were very efficient against infantry.
I just wish the US and Britain had modernized most of their Shermans to the Fire Fly and “Easy-Eight” standard…
Tell that to the crews, which were in chronic short supply by mid-1944. Many of whom began the War cleaning out the insides of knocked out Shermans at rear repair-depots.
Agreed completely.
Notable color footage of Shermans, the overtuned one seems to be blasted by a mine made with 50 kg jap aviation bomb.
a good looking tank
Sherman TE31 mine clering tank performing his duty near the town of Beggendorf in the border of France-Germany winter 1944.
The big sturdy steel rollers gave this vehicle the nickname “aunt Jemina” for reasons that are unknown to me.
I assume because they resemble a stack of pancakes turned up on their sides…
The llady of breakfast: Aunt Jemima!
Cheers:
Oh…no chance to know that for an argentine guy with italian backgrounds :rolleyes:
Thanks nick.
LOL It’s better than some of the other Sherman nicknames, such as “The Ronsan.” :shock:
MMMMMM, Pancakes,
The “lulu” a mine clearing device adapted by the canadian and british tank formations.
And the best in this task ,the british Sherman Crab.
Was there another version called the scorpion? I read something once about a flail tank named after the British scorpion flail, sometype of weapon I guessed.
I olny found a anti mine tank with the name Scorpion, but is a british Matilda.
