2007-01-28 08:58:07 · 14 answers · asked by Nannie B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No! They haven't been used in combat since WW2! In Iraq we are now using the M1A1 Abrams tank instead. If We had uses the sherman when we invaded , we'd have lost!
2007-01-28 12:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by A question or two... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. it was almost obsolete upon it's introduction, and by the end of WWII was being replaced with the M-26 Pershing.
Some still existed in the US Army at he beginning of the Korean War.
Israel and Chile used an up-armored, up-gunned Sherman thru the late 1970's
2007-01-28 09:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"M4 Sherman
M4A1 with late features, note the A1's round-edged, fully cast upper hull, and the 75 mm gun used on most Shermans.
Medium Tank M4A1 (Sherman II) (early)
General characteristics
Crew 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver)
Length 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in)
Width 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Height 2.74 m (9 ft)
Weight 30.3 tonnes (66,800 lb)
Armour and armament
Armour 13 - 76 mm (0.5 - 3.0 in)
Main armament 75 mm M3 L/40 Gun
90 rounds
Secondary armament 1x .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun
300 .50 rounds
2Ã.30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns
4,750 .30-06 rounds
Mobility
Power plant Continental R975 C1 gasoline
400 hp (298 kW) gross @ 2400 rpm
350 hp (253 kW) net @ 2400 rpm
Suspension Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS)
Road speed 38.5 km/h (24 mi/h) (brief level)
Power/weight 14 hp / tonne
Range 120 miles @ 175 US gal (145 imp. gal) / 80 octane
193 km @ 660 l / 80 octane
WWII foreign variants and use: Lend-Lease Sherman tanks
Post-WWII foreign variants and use: Postwar Sherman tanks
The Medium Tank M4 was the primary tank produced by the United States for its own use and the use of its Allies during World War II. Production of the M4 Medium tank exceeded 50,000 units, and its chassis served as the basis for thousands of other armored vehicles such as tank destoyers, tank retrievers and self-propelled artillery. In the United Kingdom, the Lend-Lease M4 was dubbed the General Sherman after Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, following the British practice of naming American tanks after famous American generals. Subsequently the British nickname found its way into common use in the US. Following WWII, the M4 medium tank was used by the US until the end of the Korean War. Many nations continued to use the tank in both training and combat roles into the late 20th century."
2007-01-28 09:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by WelshKiwi 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
LOL nope, I don't even think they have any on target ranges anymore. They do have some at military museums though.
2007-01-28 09:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by John B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There is one outside your house right now. Except your Mommy calls it a "volvo."
2007-01-28 09:17:09 · answer #5 · answered by myhalo 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the old german technology of that tank is not efficient enough any more to meet the military's needs
2007-01-28 09:07:59 · answer #6 · answered by unitedstatesairforce555 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not for a long time now. They are a few in museums im sure.
2007-01-28 09:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only as "Gate Guardians"
2007-01-28 10:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope not for a long time
2007-01-28 10:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by wilrycar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for about fifty years, no.
2007-01-28 09:03:29 · answer #10 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋