M4 Sherman variants

It was also the basis for a number of related vehicles and Shermans have been modified by several nations, ranging from upgrades to complete hull conversions for another task.

Many early variants of the Sherman were converted to armored personnel carriers (called "Kangaroos") or armoured recovery vehicles.

After the Second World War, large numbers of surplus Shermans were supplied to other nations, most primarily to Africa, South America and the Middle East.

The turret of T20/T23 prototypes with its 76mm gun was adapted to the Sherman and entered production in February 1944; M4 variants with this armament had the suffix "76mm" added to their designations.

Variants served in all theaters, and were the basis of a number of conversions for various uses, including armored personnel carriers and specialized engineering vehicles.

The Finning Corporation introduced a shortened chassis with a powerful hydraulic rock drill, which was able to navigate very rough terrain for road construction.

[10] The Madill Corporation found a ready market for a range of logging equipment using converted Sherman chassis.

Perhaps the most spectacular were spar yarders with an extensible mast with various winches and cables to haul heavy logs up steep slopes.

Sherman ARV MK I, Recovery vehicle, photographed around Caen in July–August 1944
M4(105).
M4A1 (cast hull). Note the rounded edges of its fully cast upper hull. Variants from the M4 and M4A1 share the same 9-cylinder radial engine profile.
M4A2
M4A2 HVSS.
M4A3E2 "Jumbo" with an extra inch of cast armor in the frontal hull.
M4A3E8 "Easy Eight" at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, 2003.
M4A4.
M32A3B1 TRV
M32A1B1 armored recovery vehicle at the Patton Museum, 2003
M74 tank recovery vehicle
M4 with 105 mm howitzer and an M1 dozer blade.
T34 Calliope Rocket launcher in France.
A M4A3R3 used by the USMC during the Battle of Iwo Jima .