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HMH: M51 Super Sherman by SuppLife

SuppLife
SuppLife
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1st Jul 2017
1st Jul 2017
Tank credits: gatpotzi (History of the tank on the comments)

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  • SuppLife
    SuppLife     1st Jul 2017
    For improved reliablity engines were upgraded to the Cummins V-8 diesel engine, and the supsension was converted to the HVSS suspension. Officially the tank was named M51 Sherman but also "Super Sherman" and "Isherman" (or Israel Sherman) was revealed to the public in a Independence Day ceremony in 1965. In total, 180 Shermans were converted.
  • SuppLife
    SuppLife     1st Jul 2017
    In the 1950s, the M4 Sherman of various modifications was supplied to France as part of MDAP. French design bureaus started modernizing the vehicle with the goal of improving its firepower. This initiative was followed by a modernization program for the Israel Defense Forces (Sherman M51). In the 1960s, M4A1 Sherman tanks received a modified French 105 mm Modle F1 gun, which Israel designated the M51. The guns were mated to modified M4(76) turrets.