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I corrected the tank service data in Chile

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U46244828: mantlet can actually survive 90% of shots from the 8.8cm as tested.

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mantlet can actually survive 90% of shots from the 8.8cm as tested.

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 == History ==
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-The M-51 was developed from an M-50 tank, whose project started in 1954 after Israel bought several AMX-13 tanks from France, although their armour protection was deemed inadequate. Israel purchased a number of the 75 mm guns in order to fit them onto M4 Sherman hulls as they constituted the backbone of the IDF tank force at that time. In 1955, a prototype turret was sent from France to Israel and Israeli Ordnance Corps military facilities began to up-gun the Sherman tanks with the French guns. The first 50 M-50 tanks were based on an M4A4 hull with a Continental R-975 gasoline engine and VVSS suspension. However, increased weight and narrow tracks of the tank, led to poor offroad mobility, so the rest of the M-50 were using M4A1 hulls with HVSS suspension and a Cummins VT-8-460 diesel engine instead. In total, about 300 M-50 Shermans were built by 1964.
+The M-51 was developed from an M-50 tank, whose project started in 1954 after Israel bought several AMX-13 tanks from France, although their armour protection was deemed inadequate. Israel purchased a number of 75 mm guns in order to fit them onto M4 Sherman hulls, as they constituted the backbone of the IDF tank force at that time. In 1955, a prototype turret was sent from France to Israel, and Israeli Ordnance Corps military facilities began to up-gun the Sherman tanks with the French guns. The first 50 M-50 tanks were based on an M4A4 hull with a Continental R-975 gasoline engine and VVSS suspension. However, the increased weight and narrow tracks of the tank led to poor off-road mobility, so the rest of the M-50s used M4A1 hulls with HVSS suspension and a Cummins VT-8-460 diesel engine instead. In total, about 300 M-50 Shermans were built by 1964.
-In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hull and T23 turret from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during Six-Day Warfighting WWII era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51s gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50 with diesel engines and M-51 were retired between the 1970s and 1980s. About 150 M-51 tanks were sold to Chile in the early 1980s, in Chile they were equipped with new FCS (fire control systems) called MSZ-2 from Elop of Israel, which consisted of new vision systems for the commander and gunner plus a laser rangefinder, these tanks were in service until 2006 when they were replaced by the new Dutch Leopard 1V.
+In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hulls and T23 turrets from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during the Six-Day War, fighting WWII-era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51's gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50s with diesel engines and M-51s were retired between the 1970s and 1980s.
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 The M-51 was developed from an M-50 tank, whose project started in 1954 after Israel bought several AMX-13 tanks from France, although their armour protection was deemed inadequate. Israel purchased a number of the 75 mm guns in order to fit them onto M4 Sherman hulls as they constituted the backbone of the IDF tank force at that time. In 1955, a prototype turret was sent from France to Israel and Israeli Ordnance Corps military facilities began to up-gun the Sherman tanks with the French guns. The first 50 M-50 tanks were based on an M4A4 hull with a Continental R-975 gasoline engine and VVSS suspension. However, increased weight and narrow tracks of the tank, led to poor offroad mobility, so the rest of the M-50 were using M4A1 hulls with HVSS suspension and a Cummins VT-8-460 diesel engine instead. In total, about 300 M-50 Shermans were built by 1964.
-In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hull and T23 turret from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during Six-Day Warfighting WWII era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51s gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50 with diesel engines and M-51 were retired between the 1970s and 1980s. About 100 M-51s were sold to Chile in the 1980s, where some were fitted with IMI-OTO 60 mm HVMS gun and referred to as M-60. Chile used them until 1999 when they were replaced by Leopard 1 MBTs.
+In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hull and T23 turret from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during Six-Day Warfighting WWII era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51s gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50 with diesel engines and M-51 were retired between the 1970s and 1980s. About 150 M-51 tanks were sold to Chile in the early 1980s, in Chile they were equipped with new FCS (fire control systems) called MSZ-2 from Elop of Israel, which consisted of new vision systems for the commander and gunner plus a laser rangefinder, these tanks were in service until 2006 when they were replaced by the new Dutch Leopard 1V.
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 == Description ==
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-After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IDF faced numerous conflicts with various nations, and needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. Various modifications of the M4 Sherman had been supplied from France in the 1950s, but these were rather outdated by this point. Thus, the M-50 was developed, combining the chassis of the [[M4A1]] and a 76 mm cannon. However, this proved inadequate against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in subsequent years. Consequently, the '''M-51-Залупа''' was developed, equipped with a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw action during the Yom Kippur War alongside [[Sho't|Centurions]] and [[Magach 1|Patton]] tanks. The M-51, with its HEAT shell, proved more capable against the T-55 and T-62's armour; however, it suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and minimal protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually, the tanks were sold to Chile, where they became known as the M-60.
+After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IDF faced numerous conflicts with various nations, and needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. Various modifications of the M4 Sherman had been supplied from France in the 1950s, but these were rather outdated by this point. Thus, the M-50 was developed, combining the chassis of the [[M4A1]] and a 76 mm cannon. However, this proved inadequate against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in subsequent years. Consequently, the '''M-51''' was developed, equipped with a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw action during the Yom Kippur War alongside [[Sho't|Centurions]] and [[Magach 1|Patton]] tanks. The M-51, with its HEAT shell, proved more capable against the T-55 and T-62's armour; however, it suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and minimal protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually, the tanks were sold to Chile, where they became known as the M-60.
 The M-51, introduced in Update "Wind of Change", boasts a powerful 105 mm cannon; however, unlike other Shermans, it lacks a stabiliser. Its HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate virtually every enemy at its BR, even the [[Maus]]. However, this is balanced by limited mobility and extremely weak armour; most times, the vehicle will be destroyed from a single hit. Moreover, its off-road mobility and reverse speed are subpar for its BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Therefore, it excels in ambushes or a defensive playstyle. Rushing and remaining on the frontlines is ill-advised; instead, adopt a cautious approach and utilise the cover provided by your teammates.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IDF faced numerous conflicts with various nations, and needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. Various modifications of the M4 Sherman had been supplied from France in the 1950s, but these were rather outdated by this point. Thus, the M-50 was developed, combining the chassis of the [[M4A1]] and a 76 mm cannon. However, this proved inadequate against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in subsequent years. Consequently, the '''M-51''' was developed, equipped with a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw action during the Yom Kippur War alongside [[Sho't|Centurions]] and [[Magach 1|Patton]] tanks. The M-51, with its HEAT shell, proved more capable against the T-55 and T-62's armour; however, it suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and minimal protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually, the tanks were sold to Chile, where they became known as the M-60.
+After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IDF faced numerous conflicts with various nations, and needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. Various modifications of the M4 Sherman had been supplied from France in the 1950s, but these were rather outdated by this point. Thus, the M-50 was developed, combining the chassis of the [[M4A1]] and a 76 mm cannon. However, this proved inadequate against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in subsequent years. Consequently, the '''M-51-Залупа''' was developed, equipped with a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw action during the Yom Kippur War alongside [[Sho't|Centurions]] and [[Magach 1|Patton]] tanks. The M-51, with its HEAT shell, proved more capable against the T-55 and T-62's armour; however, it suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and minimal protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually, the tanks were sold to Chile, where they became known as the M-60.
 The M-51, introduced in Update "Wind of Change", boasts a powerful 105 mm cannon; however, unlike other Shermans, it lacks a stabiliser. Its HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate virtually every enemy at its BR, even the [[Maus]]. However, this is balanced by limited mobility and extremely weak armour; most times, the vehicle will be destroyed from a single hit. Moreover, its off-road mobility and reverse speed are subpar for its BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Therefore, it excels in ambushes or a defensive playstyle. Rushing and remaining on the frontlines is ill-advised; instead, adopt a cautious approach and utilise the cover provided by your teammates.

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 == Description ==
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-The M-51 was a further development of the M-50 Super Sherman. After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IAF faced a lot of conflicts with different nations, and thus it needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. The M-50 was developed, using the M4A4 and M4A1 chassis and a 76 mm cannon, however this was deemed very weak against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in the following years. Thus, the M-51 was developed, using a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw conflict during the Yom Kippur War alongside Centurions and Patton tanks, in fact, the M-51 with its HEAT shell was the more capable tank to face the T-55 and T-62s armour, however the tank suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and little to no protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually the tanks were sold to Chile, where they were known as M-60.
+After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948, the IDF faced numerous conflicts with various nations, and needed a cheap way to create a capable armoured force. Various modifications of the M4 Sherman had been supplied from France in the 1950s, but these were rather outdated by this point. Thus, the M-50 was developed, combining the chassis of the [[M4A1]] and a 76 mm cannon. However, this proved inadequate against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in subsequent years. Consequently, the '''M-51''' was developed, equipped with a 105 mm rifled cannon (the same used by the [[AMX-30]]). The tank saw action during the Yom Kippur War alongside [[Sho't|Centurions]] and [[Magach 1|Patton]] tanks. The M-51, with its HEAT shell, proved more capable against the T-55 and T-62's armour; however, it suffered from poor engine reliability, mediocre off-road mobility, and minimal protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs, or RPGs. Eventually, the tanks were sold to Chile, where they became known as the M-60.
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''', introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]], looks very similar to the [[M4A1 (76) W]], however it's an up gunned version of the Sherman. It uses a powerful 105 mm cannon, however, unlike other Shermans, it does not have access to a stabilizer. Its HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate pretty much every enemy at its BR, even the [[Maus]]. However this is balanced by a lack of mobility and very weak armour, most times the vehicle will be destroyed from a single hit, and its off-road mobility as well as reverse speed are very bad for its BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Thus it sees more success when it's used in ambushes or in a defensive playstyle, since rushing and staying in the frontlines is not recommended, instead, play safely and with the cover of your teammates.
+The M-51, introduced in Update "Wind of Change", boasts a powerful 105 mm cannon; however, unlike other Shermans, it lacks a stabiliser. Its HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate virtually every enemy at its BR, even the [[Maus]]. However, this is balanced by limited mobility and extremely weak armour; most times, the vehicle will be destroyed from a single hit. Moreover, its off-road mobility and reverse speed are subpar for its BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Therefore, it excels in ambushes or a defensive playstyle. Rushing and remaining on the frontlines is ill-advised; instead, adopt a cautious approach and utilise the cover provided by your teammates.
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 The hull armour is mostly inadequate. Almost every popular tank in the BR range can penetrate the tank's front with ease even when it is presented at an extreme angle, short of light tanks and SPAAs. Still, frontal armour can protect the tank from bombs and rockets. The side armour is quite weak and is arguable the weakest part of the tank, as even SPAA can penetrate it at various angles. The rear is technically the best protected side when it comes to hopeless situations - if the opponent hits too high, then shell bounces into tough turret and does nothing; if opponent hits too low, then engine might stop the shell. Unfortunately, tank's awful reverse speed does not allow it to charge with rear forward, so it can only be used defensively.
-The turret armour is bad and good. Turret sides are unlikely to protect from anything but 20 mm SPAA, but the front is decent. The gun mantlet actually allows the turret to deflect long range shots from the 8.8 cm KwK 36 due to volumetric shells and can allow the tank to fight in hulldown position, but the turret's top is not cut off on the "mask" level, but higher. The actual roof is connected to it with 26 mm RHA plate, which is not even angled enough to bounce shells in the first place, and most of opponents in tank's rank are either extremely tall, have angle negating shells, or both. Because of this, if the M-51 is charging into high ground, it is easily destroyed before it can even fire, especially in AB. By keeping distance and vertical angle, the tank can reduce the probability of being penetrated.
+The turret armour is bad and good. Turret sides are unlikely to protect from anything but 20 mm SPAA, but the front is decent. The gun mantlet actually allows the turret to deflect stray shots and can allow the tank to fight in hulldown position, but the turret's top is not cut off on the "mask" level, but higher. The actual roof is connected to it with 26 mm RHA plate, which is not even angled enough to bounce shells in the first place, and most of opponents in tank's rank are either extremely tall, have angle negating shells, or both. Because of this, if the M-51 is charging into high ground, it is easily destroyed before it can even fire, especially in AB. By keeping distance and vertical angle, the tank can reduce the probability of being penetrated.
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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->The M-51 was a further development of the M-50 Super Sherman. After the establishment of the Israeli State in 1948 the IAF faced a lot of conflict with different nations, and thus it needed a cheap way to create a capable armored force. The M-50 was then developed and it  used the M4A4 and M4A1 chassis, and a 76mm cannon, however this was deemed very weak against more modern tanks like the T-54/55 that appeared in the following years. Thus the M-51 was developed, using a 105mm rifled cannon (the same used by the AMX-30). The tank saw conflict during the Yom Kippur War alongside Centurions and Patton tanks, in fact, the M-51 with it's HEAT shell was the more capable tank to face the T-55 and T-62s armour, however the tank suffered from poor engine reliability, a mediocre off-road mobility and little to no protection against enemy tanks, ATGMs or RPGs. Eventually the tanks were sold to Chile, were they were known as M-60.
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''', introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]], looks very similar to the [[M4A1 (76) W]], however it's an up gunned version of the Sherman. It uses a powerful 105mm cannon, however, unlike other Sherman's, it does not have access to a Stabilizer. It's HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate pretty much every enemy at it's BR, even the Maus. However this is balanced by a lack of mobility, and a very weak armour, most times the vehicle would be destroyed from a single hit, and it's off-road mobility as well as reverse speed are very bad for it's BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Thus it sees more success when it's used in ambushes or in a defensive playstyle, since rushing and staying in the frontlines is not recommended, instead, playing safely and with the cover of your teammates is more recommended.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''', introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]], looks very similar to the [[M4A1 (76) W]], however it's an up gunned version of the Sherman. It uses a powerful 105 mm cannon, however, unlike other Shermans, it does not have access to a stabilizer. Its HEAT shell is powerful enough to penetrate pretty much every enemy at its BR, even the [[Maus]]. However this is balanced by a lack of mobility and very weak armour, most times the vehicle will be destroyed from a single hit, and its off-road mobility as well as reverse speed are very bad for its BR, even when compared to heavy tanks. Thus it sees more success when it's used in ambushes or in a defensive playstyle, since rushing and staying in the frontlines is not recommended, instead, play safely and with the cover of your teammates.
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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-| Hull || 63.5 mm (44°) ''Upper glacis'' <br>  63.5 mm (cylindrical) ''Transmission housing'' <br> 38.1 mm ''Hull corners'' || 38 mm (2-15°) ''Top'' <br> 38 mm ''Bottom'' || 38 mm (14°) || 63.5 mm (46°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 19.5 mm ''Crew compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 9.5-9.5+4 mm ''Engine vents''
+| Hull || 63.5 mm (44°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 63.5 mm (cylindrical) ''Transmission housing'' <br> 38.1 mm ''Hull corners'' || 38 mm (2-15°) ''Top'' <br> 38 mm ''Bottom'' || 38 mm (14°) || 63.5 mm (46°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 19.5 mm ''Crew compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 9.5-9.5+4 mm ''Engine vents''
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 | Turret || 55 mm (12°) ''Turret front'' <br> 80 - 250 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 51 mm (10-17°) || 51 mm <br> 51 mm (65°) ''Bustle'' || 25.4 mm
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 Gun accuracy is great even without the gun adjustment upgrade and with zero crew experience, but its vertical elevation speed is awful, and the gun is constantly tilted by changes of movement pace, which makes handling it difficult. This makes personal user skill to fire on move without braking a necessity.
-The only way to reduce the tilt is to upgrade movement modules, as it reduces the tilt threefold.  Due to the low gun elevation speed, the elevation mechanism upgrade is a must have, and it is generally a good idea to pull the gun up before charging downhill, as to not disarm the tank in process, particularly at low crew level.
+The only way to reduce the tilt is to upgrade movement modules, as it reduces the tilt threefold. Due to the low gun elevation speed, the elevation mechanism upgrade is a must have, and it is generally a good idea to pull the gun up before charging downhill, as to not disarm the tank in process, particularly at low crew level.
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-The M-51 was developed from an M-50 tank, whose project started in 1954 after Israel bought several AMX-13 tanks from France, although their armour protection was deemed inadequate. Israel purchased a number of the 75 mm guns in order to fit them onto M4 Sherman hulls as they constituted the backbone of the IDF tank force at that time. In 1955, a prototype turret was sent from France to Israel and Israeli Ordnance Corps military facilities began to up-gun the Sherman tanks with the French guns. The first 50 M-50 tanks were based on an M4A4 hull with a Continental R-975 gasoline engine and VVSS suspension. However, increased weight and narrow tracks of the tank, led to poor offroad mobility, so the rest of the M-50 were using M4A1 hulls with HVSS suspension and a Cummins VT-8-460 diesel engine instead. In total, about 300 M-50 Shermans were built by 1964.
+The M-51 was developed from an M-50 tank, whose project started in 1954 after Israel bought several AMX-13 tanks from France, although their armour protection was deemed inadequate. Israel purchased a number of the 75 mm guns in order to fit them onto M4 Sherman hulls as they constituted the backbone of the IDF tank force at that time. In 1955, a prototype turret was sent from France to Israel and Israeli Ordnance Corps military facilities began to up-gun the Sherman tanks with the French guns. The first 50 M-50 tanks were based on an M4A4 hull with a Continental R-975 gasoline engine and VVSS suspension. However, increased weight and narrow tracks of the tank, led to poor offroad mobility, so the rest of the M-50 were using M4A1 hulls with HVSS suspension and a Cummins VT-8-460 diesel engine instead. In total, about 300 M-50 Shermans were built by 1964.
-In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hull and T23 turret from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during Six-Day Warfighting WWII era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51s gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50 with diesel engines and M-51 were retired between the 1970s and 1980s. About 100 M-51s were sold to Chile in the 1980s, where some were fitted with IMI-OTO 60 mm HVMS gun and referred to as M-60. Chile used them until 1999 when they were replaced by Leopard 1 MBTs.
+In the 1960s, 180 M-50 Shermans were fitted with a shortened French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun with a barrel shortened to 51 calibres from the original 56. It was also equipped with a unique double-baffle muzzle brake and ammunition had to be altered to use a smaller cartridge. M4A1 hull and T23 turret from 76 mm gun-armed Shermans were used for the conversion. Both the M-50 and M-51 saw action during Six-Day Warfighting WWII era armour such as the T-34-85 of the Egyptian Army and newer tanks like the T-54/T-55 and T-62 series. The tanks saw action also in the 1973 Yom Kippur War alongside Israeli-upgraded Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The M-51s gun was capable of penetrating its adversaries thanks to HEAT ammunition. M-50 with diesel engines and M-51 were retired between the 1970s and 1980s. About 100 M-51s were sold to Chile in the 1980s, where some were fitted with IMI-OTO 60 mm HVMS gun and referred to as M-60. Chile used them until 1999 when they were replaced by Leopard 1 MBTs.
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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|MjrWPIFOiBA|'''M-51 “Super Sherman”, Israeli, Tier-4, Medium Tank''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|MjrWPIFOiBA|'''M-51 "Super Sherman", Israeli, Tier-4, Medium Tank''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''}}
 == See also ==