M4 Sherman (105)

The M4 was converted by dropping the 76mm M1 gun and replacing it with the 105mm M4 Howitzer. While the original 75mm had provided the Allies with their first gun that could effectively fire HE shells, the fitting of the 105mm provided them with a more powerful HE shell. As the war progressed and there were less German tanks on the battlefield, Shermans, both 75mm and 105mm were used more and more in an indirect capacity to soften up targets before the main assault.

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