Ford M4 A3 Sherman

Ford M4 A3 Sherman in Le 7eme jour de Saint-Malo, Movie, 1960

Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin:

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mike962 ◊ 2022-10-26 17:06	due to lack of shots it's more a guesingg game,a standard Sherman with 75 mm gun it's either Fisher M4 A2 "Sherman " if Diesel or Ford M3 A3 "Sherman" if gas engine pick your poison, The A2 was never in US service but used by French forces http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/sherman_types/m4a3/m4a3.html http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/sherman_types/m4a2/m4a2.html
Harold B ◊ 2024-10-19 19:52	It's a small hatch Sherman so Ford is correct assuming it is in fact an M4A3. In regard to the previous comment, the US Marines used the M4A2.

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◊ 2022-10-26 17:06

due to lack of shots it's more a guesingg game,a standard Sherman with 75 mm gun

it's either Fisher M4 A2 "Sherman " if Diesel

or Ford M3 A3 "Sherman" if gas engine

pick your poison, The A2 was never in US service but used by French forces
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/sherman_types/m4a3/m4a3.html
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/sherman_types/m4a2/m4a2.html

◊ 2024-10-19 19:52

It's a small hatch Sherman so Ford is correct assuming it is in fact an M4A3.
In regard to the previous comment, the US Marines used the M4A2.