M4 Sherman tank

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World War II tank medium tank

The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
M4 Sherman tank canonical	14
M4 Sherman	8
M4 Sherman tanks	3
M4A1 Sherman	2
M4A3 Sherman	2
Sherman tank	2
M4 Sherman medium tank	1
M4 Sherman tank (as secondary armament)	1
M4A1 Sherman variant	1
M4A2 Sherman	1
M4A3 Sherman variant	1
M4A4 Sherman	1
M4A6 Sherman	1
M50 Super Sherman	1
Sherman Firefly	1
Sherman Firefly tank	1
Sherman medium tank	1
Sherman tanks	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II tank ⓘ medium tank ⓘ
armorThickness	approximately 12–75 mm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	5 ⓘ
designed	1940 ⓘ
designedBy	United States Ordnance Department ⓘ surface form: U.S. Ordnance Department
engine	Continental R975 radial engine ⓘ Ford GAA V8 engine ⓘ
enginePower	approximately 400–500 hp ⓘ
enteredService	1942 ⓘ
height	2.74 m ⓘ
introduced	1942 ⓘ
length	5.84 m ⓘ
manufacturer	American Locomotive Company ⓘ Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ Chrysler ⓘ U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal ⓘ surface form: Detroit Tank Arsenal Federal Machine and Welder ⓘ Fisher Tank Arsenal ⓘ Ford Motor Company ⓘ Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ Pacific Car and Foundry ⓘ Pressed Steel Car Company ⓘ Pullman-Standard ⓘ
massProduced	true ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 38–48 km/h ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of El Alamein ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy landings
notableVariant	M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M4A1 Sherman M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M4A2 Sherman M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M4A3 Sherman M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M4A4 Sherman M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M4A6 Sherman M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M50 Super Sherman M51 Isherman ⓘ M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sherman Firefly
numberBuilt	approximately 50000 ⓘ
operationalRange	about 160–240 km ⓘ
predecessor	M3 Lee tank ⓘ
primaryArmament	105 mm howitzer ⓘ 75 mm M3 gun ⓘ 76 mm M1 gun ⓘ
retired	1957 ⓘ
role	main Allied medium tank in World War II ⓘ
secondaryArmament	.30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns ⓘ surface form: .30 cal Browning M1919 machine guns .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ surface form: .50 cal M2 Browning machine gun
successor	M26 Pershing tank ⓘ
suspension	Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension ⓘ Vertical Volute Spring Suspension ⓘ
usedBy	Brazilian Expeditionary Force ⓘ British Army ⓘ Canadian Army ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ Red Army ⓘ surface form: Soviet Red Army United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedInConflict	Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Six-Day War ⓘ Suez Crisis ⓘ World War II ⓘ
weight	approximately 30 tonnes ⓘ
width	2.62 m ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Tank Battalion → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

7th Armoured Division → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sherman tanks

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sherman tank

2nd Marine Tank Battalion → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

6th Armored Division → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A1 Sherman

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A2 Sherman

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A3 Sherman

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A4 Sherman

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A6 Sherman

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sherman Firefly

M4 Sherman tank → notableVariant → M4 Sherman tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M50 Super Sherman

M26 Pershing tank → precededBy → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: M26 Pershing

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

2nd Armoured Division (France) → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

5th Tank Battalion → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

U.S. 3rd Armored Division → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Fury → mainVehicle → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Polish 1st Armoured Division → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

1st Canadian Armoured Brigade → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

British 22nd Armoured Brigade → notableEquipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sherman medium tank

Desert Rats (informal) → associatedWithEquipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: Desert Rats

this entity surface form: Sherman tank

10th Armored Division → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Ram tank → relatedTo → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

2d Tanks → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman tanks

Fisher Tank Arsenal → product → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

.30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns → usedOnPlatform → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman tank (as secondary armament)

29th Armoured Brigade → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sherman Firefly tank

Federal Machine and Welder → product → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Federal Machine and Welder → tankModelProduced → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

Continental R975 radial engine → notableApplication → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: Continental R975

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman medium tank

Continental R975 radial engine → notableApplication → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: Continental R975

this entity surface form: M4A1 Sherman variant

Ford GAA V8 engine → notableApplication → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Ford GAA V8 engine → application → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A3 Sherman variant

M51 Isherman → basedOn → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

M51 Isherman → upgradeOf → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A1 Sherman

M51 Isherman → upgradeOf → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4A3 Sherman

M26 → replaced → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: M26 Pershing

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

M3 Lee tank → replacedBy → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

subject surface form: M3 Lee

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman

2nd Armored Division (United States) → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

Battle of Dompaire → FrenchArmourUsed → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman tanks

2e DB → equipment → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman tanks

M10 tank destroyer → basedOnChassis → M4 Sherman tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M4 Sherman