Babinich
3 Oct 2009
History / Weapons of WWII (Poland and other countries) [239]
There is no issue; the original Sherman was a piece of crap. That is why it earned the name the 'Ronson Lighter'.
By 1944 these M-4s were "up armored" and the gun was swapped (I don't believe the Americas added the new gun during production) over to a British seventeen pounder.
These changes raised the capabilities of the tank.
but the issue is "was the Sherman a piece of crap"
There is no issue; the original Sherman was a piece of crap. That is why it earned the name the 'Ronson Lighter'.
By 1944 these M-4s were "up armored" and the gun was swapped (I don't believe the Americas added the new gun during production) over to a British seventeen pounder.
These changes raised the capabilities of the tank.