![]() ![]() The Sherman tank’s primary role was infantry support, spearheading attacks as well as bolstering defensive positions. Notorious for their flammability, Shermans were nicknamed “Ronsons” after a lighter with the slogan “lights every time.” The model proved itself somewhat effective against German Mk II and Mk IV Panzers, but it was thoroughly outclassed by the Tiger, Panther, and King Tiger tanks. Initially developed to replace the M3 "Grant/Lee" medium tank, the first Shermans were manufactured in 1942 and some early productions examples saw combat in North Africa in 1943. ![]() They were used in all combat theaters-not only by the United States, but also by Great Britain, the Free French, China, and even the Soviet Union. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced between 19. " Kursk 1943: A Statistical Analysis." London UK: Taylor & Francis, 2004.The Sherman tank was the most commonly used American tank in World War II. Zetterling, Niklas and Anders Frankson." Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II." Sydney: Hachette Australia, 2014. " The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945." New York NY: Random House, 2014. " 2194 Days of War: An Illustrated Chronology of the Second World War." Pennsylvania State University, 2011. Salmaggi, Cesare and Alfredo Pallavisini (eds.)." The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin." Simon and Schuster, 2010. " The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway." Naval Institute Press, 2013. ![]() " The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway." Penguin Books, 1990. " Siege of Leningrad, 1941–1944: 900 Days of Terror." History Press, 2001. " A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume II: 1933–1951." Harper Collins, 2002. " Hitler's Last Offensive: The Full Story of the Battle of the Ardennes." Literary Licensing, 2013. " Battle of Britain." Air Power History, vol. " United States Army in World War 2, War in the Pacific, Campaign in the Marianas." Center of Military History, United States Army, 1995. " Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015." 4th edition, McFarland & Company, 2017. ![]()
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