TheM4 Sherman(named for theAmerican Civil WarGeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman) was the primarytankused by the U.S. duringWorld War II. Tall, fast, versatile, moderately armored, with a sloped glacis and a rounded turret housing a 75mm or 76mm gun, the reliable M4 saw worldwide use in both the Pacific (where it excelled) and the European theaters of the war.
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