| Type |
Medium tank |
| Place of origin |
United States |
| Service history |
| In service |
1942–1955
(US service) |
| Wars |
World War II |
| Greek Civil War |
| Arab-Israeli War |
| Korean War |
| Suez Crisis |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Six-Day War |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Yom Kippur War |
| Production history |
| Designed |
1940 |
| Variants |
See M4 Sherman
variants and Postwar Sherman tanks |
| Specifications |
| Weight |
30.3 tonnes (66,800
lb) |
| Length |
5.84 m (19 ft 2
in) |
| Width |
2.62 m (8 ft 7
in) |
| Height |
2.74 m (9 ft) |
| Crew |
5 (Commander, gunner,
loader, driver, co-driver) |
| |
|
| Armor |
19–91 mm |
| Primary |
75 mm M3 L/40 gun |
| armament |
|
| |
90 rounds |
| Secondary |
1× .50 cal Browning
M2HB machine gun |
| armament |
300 .50 rounds |
| |
2×.30-06 Browning
M1919A4 machine guns |
| |
|
| |
4,750 .30-06 rounds |
| Engine |
Continental R975 C1 gasoline |
| 400
hp (298 kW) gross @ 2400 rpm |
| 350
hp (253 kW) net @ 2400 rpm |
| Power/weight |
14 hp/tonne |
| Suspension |
Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) |
| Operational |
120 miles @ 175
US gal (145 imp. gal) / 80 octane |
| range |
193 km @ 660 l
/ 80 octane |
| Speed |
38.5
km/h (25 mi/h) |
