M4A3(75)W Sherman - Walkaround - Bastogne.

Originally uploaded on 23 dec. 2015.

Production of the M4A3 tank began in June 1942 it would have had a welded hull and one piece cast nose, with a 75mm cannon.
And was manufactured by Ford Motor Company. It would have had a Ford GAA V8 engine.
The M4A3 would be the base for what would be the final Sherman type in US Army

The M4A3(76) Would have had a new turret with a new commander cupola
featuring 6 prismatic vision blocks and the new 76 mm gun

Additional armor plate was often welded in front of the driver and co/driver’s position at the front of the tank and at the side to give them greater protection.
The M3A3 would be the preferred and most reliable Sherman tank in the US Army in both the 75mm and 76mm armed tanks.

This Sherman with serial number 48935, was build at Fisher.
It served with B Company 41st Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division and was nicknamed Barracuda by the crew.

It was knocked out on 30 Dec, 1944 in Renuamont, after it got stuck in a meadow
and hit by a German 75mm shell on the left and a by in Panzerfaust in the back.
It was placed at Mc Auliffe Platz in Bastogne, in 1946
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