Sherman II - Revision history

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 ===Development===
-The Battle of France in 1940 proved to America that their current tank arsenal would not be able to withstand a German assault. The only tanks in their inventory at that time was the [[M2A4|M2 Light Tanks]] and the [[M2|M2 Medium Tank]], both are inadequate against the German [[Pz.III (Disambiguation)|Panzer IIIs]] and the [[Pz.IV (Family)|Panzer IVs]]. The US Army, in response, ordered for a tank armed with a 75 mm gun. While a 75 mm gun was available for use, a turret able to mount the gun was not. So while the turret and tank design underwent development, the 75 mm would be mounted on the stopgap design, the [[M3 Lee]] tank in a sponson mount. This interim design put the 75 mm on a lower and limited traverse mount that restricted its firing angle, but it did give the Allies a tank with the gun, so it was issued by the thousands until a better design could be made.
+The Battle of France in 1940 proved to America that their current tank arsenal would not be able to withstand a German assault. The only tanks in their inventory at that time were the [[M2A4|M2 Light Tank]] and the [[M2|M2 Medium Tank]], both inadequate against the German [[Pz.III (Disambiguation)|Panzer IIIs]] and the [[Pz.IV (Family)|Panzer IVs]]. The US Army, in response, requested a tank armed with a 75 mm gun. While a 75 mm gun was available for use, a turret able to mount the gun was not. So while the turret and tank design underwent development, the 75 mm would be mounted on the stopgap design, the [[M3 Lee]] tank in a sponson mount. This interim design put the 75 mm on a lower and limited traverse mount that restricted its firing angle, but it did give the Allies a tank with the gun, so it was issued by the thousands until a better design could be made.
 During the M3's development, the designs of the 75 mm armed vehicle were being drawn up and submitted by the Ordnance Department. Specifications on the tank design were strict in order to maximize logistical support. Restrictions were made on the tank's height, width, and weight in order to make it able to be transported over bridges, roads, railroads, and on naval ships. These specifications would help the Army by making the tank be very flexible on strategic, logistical, and tactical grounds. On April 1941, the Armored Force Board chose the simplest of the designs, which was a redesigned M3 hull and chassis with a turret mounting the 75 mm gun designated the T6, completed in September 1941. This tank would then designated the Medium Tank M4 in American service. The tank would eventually become the most used Allied tank during World War II as it was lent out by the thousands in the Lend-Lease program to the Allied countries. The British called the M4 the "Sherman", which coined into the tank's name M4 Sherman that it would be known as in history. The production for the Shermans began on October 1941 and would continue to be produced until the end of the war in 1945 with around 50,000 units produced, making it the second most-produced tank in World War II before the [[T-34 (Family)|T-34 tank]].

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 * M48 shell - {{Annotation|HE|High-explosive fragmentation}} - Low-velocity shell useful against soft targets, in particular when hitting an open-topped vehicle. Harmless against any vehicle with more than 10 mm of armour.
 * M61 shot - {{Annotation|APCBC|Armour-piercing capped ballistic capped}} - This shell has a better penetration than the M72 thanks to its ballistic cap and a good post-penetration damage thanks to its explosive filler.
-* T45 shot- {{Annotation|APCR|Armour-piercing composite rigid}} - Subcalibre round with high penetration but only on flat surfaces, poor post-penetration damage.
+* T45 shot- {{Annotation|APCR|Armour-piercing composite rigid}} - Subcalibre round with high penetration but only on flat surfaces, poor post-penetration damage. Good option against the [[T14]].
 * M89 smoke shell - Useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.

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 == Description ==
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-The '''Sherman II''' is the first variant of the early-generation [[M4 Sherman (Family)|Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) family]] (but the second variant under the British naming system). It was identical to the [[M4A1|M4A1 variant]] deployed by the U.S. Army ground forces, except it had access to the late-war armour-piercing composite rigid (APCR) ammunition. The British acquired many more Medium Tanks M4 (Sherman) than any other Allied nation: 17,181 units (approximately 34% of all M4 Sherman medium tanks constructed). The major variants were identified by Mark numbers in the British naming system, with the [[M4]] being "Sherman I," the M4A1 being "Sherman II," and so on (this may be confusing for some people; the M4A1 variant was introduced early in February 1942, while the M4 variant was introduced later in July 1942, thus M4A1 was the first variant and M4 was the second variant). However, in the British naming system, M4 is considered the first variant - Sherman I - while M4A1 is considered the second variant - Sherman II). The British supported and supplied free Polish and Czechoslovak government-in-exile armoured units with M4A1, [[M4A2]], and [[M4A4 (1st PTG)|M4A4]] variants.
+The '''Sherman II''' was identical to the [[M4A1|M4A1 variant]] of the Sherman deployed by the U.S. Army ground forces, except it had access to the late-war armour-piercing composite rigid (APCR) ammunition. The British acquired many more Shermans than any other Allied nation: 17,181 units (approximately 34% of all M4 Sherman medium tanks constructed). The British supported and supplied free Polish and Czechoslovak government-in-exile armoured units with M4A1, [[M4A2]], and [[M4A4 (Italy)|M4A4]] variants.
-Introduced in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]], the Sherman II supplies the British Army ground forces with the first U.S. medium tank under the lend-lease programme in World War II. The playstyles are identical to M4A1 in the U.S. Army ground forces. The Sherman II is defined by its curved hull shape due to its cast hull construction. This causes the hull’s upper front armour plate to have a variable slope angle throughout the upper glacis, but it also introduces a number of weaknesses. The first is in the frontal hull and side joints, which have relatively flat angles despite the tank being angled, and the second is in the cast construction, which affects the overall effectiveness of the frontal hull armour. The final are the view blocks on the frontal hull's top. Despite this, its armour remains effective against enemy fire from lesser calibre guns. The 75 mm M3 tank gun is mounted in the M34 gun mantlet with the periscope, a smaller gun mount than the future M34A1 gun mantlet, which will be installed in all future 75 mm M4 Sherman variants. This lessens the frontal turret's overall protection while also presenting a somewhat larger gun depression by -2° than the future M34A1 mantlet.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]], the Sherman II supplies the British Army ground forces with the first U.S. medium tank under the lend-lease programme in World War II. The playstyles are identical to M4A1 in the U.S. Army ground forces. The Sherman II is defined by its curved hull shape due to its cast hull construction. This causes the hull's upper front armour plate to have a variable slope angle throughout the upper glacis, but it also introduces a number of weaknesses. The first is in the frontal hull and side joints, which have relatively flat angles despite the tank being angled, and the second is in the cast construction, which affects the overall effectiveness of the frontal hull armour. The final are the view blocks on the frontal hull's top. Despite this, its armour remains effective against enemy fire from lesser calibre guns. The 75 mm M3 tank gun is mounted in the M34 gun mantlet with the periscope, a smaller gun mount than the future M34A1 gun mantlet, which will be installed in all future 75 mm M4 Sherman variants. This lessens the frontal turret's overall protection while also presenting a somewhat larger gun depression by -2° than the future M34A1 mantlet.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]. The Sherman II is the designation of the American [[M4A1|M4A1 Sherman]] and is fitted with a [[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm gun]] with access to APCR ammunition.
+The '''Sherman II''' is the first variant of the early-generation [[M4 Sherman (Family)|Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) family]] (but the second variant under the British naming system). It was identical to the [[M4A1|M4A1 variant]] deployed by the U.S. Army ground forces, except it had access to the late-war armour-piercing composite rigid (APCR) ammunition. The British acquired many more Medium Tanks M4 (Sherman) than any other Allied nation: 17,181 units (approximately 34% of all M4 Sherman medium tanks constructed). The major variants were identified by Mark numbers in the British naming system, with the [[M4]] being "Sherman I," the M4A1 being "Sherman II," and so on (this may be confusing for some people; the M4A1 variant was introduced early in February 1942, while the M4 variant was introduced later in July 1942, thus M4A1 was the first variant and M4 was the second variant). However, in the British naming system, M4 is considered the first variant - Sherman I - while M4A1 is considered the second variant - Sherman II). The British supported and supplied free Polish and Czechoslovak government-in-exile armoured units with M4A1, [[M4A2]], and [[M4A4 (1st PTG)|M4A4]] variants.
-The Sherman II is basically a M4A1 Sherman, to which users of it in the American ground forces tree will be very familiar with. Almost everything with it is identical with the American version, however the Sherman II has access to the T45 APCR ammunition. This tank playstyle is one maximizing the -12° gun depression in hull-down positions and its very good automotive performances to travel with blistering speed on the battlefield to attack the enemy from a place they wouldn't expect.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]], the Sherman II supplies the British Army ground forces with the first U.S. medium tank under the lend-lease programme in World War II. The playstyles are identical to M4A1 in the U.S. Army ground forces. The Sherman II is defined by its curved hull shape due to its cast hull construction. This causes the hull’s upper front armour plate to have a variable slope angle throughout the upper glacis, but it also introduces a number of weaknesses. The first is in the frontal hull and side joints, which have relatively flat angles despite the tank being angled, and the second is in the cast construction, which affects the overall effectiveness of the frontal hull armour. The final are the view blocks on the frontal hull's top. Despite this, its armour remains effective against enemy fire from lesser calibre guns. The 75 mm M3 tank gun is mounted in the M34 gun mantlet with the periscope, a smaller gun mount than the future M34A1 gun mantlet, which will be installed in all future 75 mm M4 Sherman variants. This lessens the frontal turret's overall protection while also presenting a somewhat larger gun depression by -2° than the future M34A1 mantlet.
 == General info ==

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 * M89 smoke shell - Useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.
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 == See also ==

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 * Pintle-mounted HMG provides an anti-aircraft defence or anti-tank duty against tanks like [[Marder III]]
 * Fitted with a vertical stabilizer, allowing more accurate fire on the move compared to other tanks, as well as better usage of shoot-n-scoot tactics
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