Compare Sherman Vs M4 Sherman

M4 Sherman v.s. Panzer The two main tanks in WWII were the U.S. M4 Sherman and the German Panzer IV. I will be telling you about the good and bad of these tanks and how they affected the war. The M4 Sherman is also known as the General Sherman because it is named after the Civil War General, William T. Sherman. It was built with speed, based on the M3 Lee/Grant it was built for mass production, cheap and simple to build. The Sherman is made for soft targets like machine gun nests and troops. The Sherman is really only successful because it can be easily massed produced. In total, there are over 50,000 made. Thus, the only tank that surpasses it is the Russian T-34. Shermans first appeared in North Africa in 1942. They do well against

The 15mm side armor is also vulnerable to Polish anti tank guns so the side armor is bumped up to 20mm. When the Germans attack west each tank division has a company of 6-11 Panzer IV’s though there is still only 280 Panzers.

438 Panzers IV’s are used to attack the Soviet Union. There seems to be lots more tanks with 21 Panzer divisions compared to the 10 divisions before. But this is just because hitler split each division in half. This made the average division 160 tanks. But the recommended size was 400.

During the invasion there are no Panzer replacements and barely any repairs. Half remain of the Panzers from the beginning of the war. Finally Hitler gives new Panzers for the invasion but only 15. He is keeping them in Germany for new Panzer divisions. Even so the Panzers are very successful in defeating the Soviet Union.The Panzers then go back south to bombard a city before taking Moscow. The Panzers then go back toward Moscow but trees and mud slow them and eventually stop them completely because of their narrow tracks. Then during the winter the tanks would not start and sites for the turret would freeze.

Panzer divisions are stationed at towns to help them stay loyal to the fascist