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The hull is very similar to the American [[M4|M4 Sherman]], with a 50.8 mm thick upper glacis and protruding hatches interrupting the glacis ( augmented with applique armour). Weak spots here include the machine gun port and ventilator on the right side. The hull sides feature applique armour plates covering the ammunition storage racks. The turret is also very similar but lacks the applique armour on the right cheek, leaving a small weakened zone in that area. Frontal protection is quite good for its rank and shots from smaller anti-tank guns can generally be shrugged off, particularly when hull down. However more powerful guns such as the [[Pz.IV F2|Panzer IV F2's]] long 75mm can destroy the tank easily, so care should be taken. The side armour is only 38.1 mm thick and can be easily penetrated by just about any anti-tank gun, but the applique armour on this model can help if the tank is angled.
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The hull is very similar to the American [[M4|M4 Sherman]], with a 50.8 mm thick upper glacis and protruding hatches interrupting the glacis ( augmented with applique armour). Weak spots here include the machine gun port and ventilator on the right side. The hull sides feature applique armour plates covering the ammunition storage racks. The turret is also very similar but lacks the applique armour on the right cheek, leaving a small weakened zone in that area. Frontal protection is quite good for its rank and shots from smaller anti-tank guns can generally be shrugged off, particularly when hull down. However more powerful guns such as the [[Pz.IV F2|Panzer IV F2's]] long 75mm can destroy the tank easily, so care should be taken. Guns with good penetration against sloped armor, such as those on the [[YaG-10 (29-K)]] and [[SU-85]] are particularly threatening as they are more than capable of penetrating your frontal armor without much issue. There are also a number of weakspots, notably, the flatter armor in front of the driver and machine gunner, the hull machine gun, the round section of armor in front of the right ammo rack, the rounded area in front of the transmission, and a thin square shaped section of armor on the front of the turret to the right of the main gun. The side armour is only 38.1 mm thick and can be easily penetrated by just about any anti-tank gun, even many anti-aircraft guns, but the applique armour on this model can help if the tank is angled.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Advise about how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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<!--Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.--> {{main|M3 (75 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" |[[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm M3]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical
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guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal
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guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" |97||-10°/+25°||±180°||Vertical
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|-
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! colspan="6" |Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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|''Arcade''||22.85||31.62||38.40||__.__||45.18
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|-
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|''Realistic''||14.28||16.80||20.4||22.60||24.00
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|-
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! colspan="4" |Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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|6.50||5.75||5.30||5.00
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition=====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Type of
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warhead
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! colspan="6" |'''Penetration''' ''in mm'' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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|-
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!10m
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!100m
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!500m
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!1000m
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!1500m
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!2000m
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|-
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|M72 shot||AP||90||88||78||66||57||49
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|-
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|M61 shot||APCBC||101||99||88||76||66||57
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|-
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|M48 shell||HE||10||10||10||10||10||10
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="10" |Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity
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in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile
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Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" |''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" |''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" |''Explosive Mass in g'' ''(TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" |''Normalization At 30°''
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''from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" |''Ricochet:''
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|-
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!0%
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!50%
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!100%
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|-
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|M72 shot||619||6.3||N/A||N/A||N/A||-1°||47°||60°||65°
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|-
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|M61 shot||618||6.79||1.2||20||63.7||+4°||48°||63°||71°
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|-
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|M48 shell||463||6.3||0.4||0.5||666||+0°||79°||80°||81°
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" |Smoke characteristic
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|-
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!Ammunition
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!Velocity
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in m/s
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!Projectile
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Mass in kg
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!''Screen radius''
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''in m''
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!''Screen time''
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''in s''
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!''Screen hold time''
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''in s:''
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!''Explosive Mass in g'' ''(TNT equivalent):''
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|-
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|M89||259||3||13||5||20||50
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|-
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|}[[Ammo racks|'''Ammo racks''']] 
  
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=== Additional armament ===
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''Describe location of ammo racks and advise about how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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''Some tanks are armed with several guns in one or more turrets. Evaluate the additional weaponry and give advice on its use. Describe the ammunition available for additional weaponry. Give advice on about how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage. If there is no additional weaponry remove this subsection.''
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.''
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<!--Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.--> {{main|Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
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The M4A4 is armed with both a pintle-mounted 12.7 mm M2HB .50 cal machine gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm M1919A4 .30 cal machine gun. The latter is useful as a secondary machine gun to supplement the larger 12.7 mm machine gun, both increasing the volume of fire you can put out in a burst of your machine guns and providing a backup machine gun in case your .50 cal gunner runs out of ammo or is knocked out. The 12.7 mm machine gun is more useful as it does more damage and has more penetration. It can swivel independently of the main gun, but not a full 360 degrees around so you will still need to traverse the turret to follow moving targets. Both can be used to shoot at aircraft and unarmored spots on enemy vehicles, and the .50 cal specifically is capable of damaging vehicles with very light armour due to the penetration.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" |[[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" |''Pintle mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate
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(shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical
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guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal
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guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" |600 (200)||576||-10°/+25°||±60°
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" |[[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" |''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate
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(shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical
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guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal
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guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" |3,000 (250)||500||N/A||N/A
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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* Gun has good penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells
 
* Gun has good penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells
 
* Pintle mounted HMG is useful against soft targets and aircraft
 
* Pintle mounted HMG is useful against soft targets and aircraft
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* Fast reload for its rank
 
* Premium vehicle, bonuses to research and Silver Lion gain
 
* Premium vehicle, bonuses to research and Silver Lion gain
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Large profile
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* High profile
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* Has some weak points <!--Expound on this, are character flaws or just thin spots in the armor?-->
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* Has a number weak points in its armour, front has areas with less slope and sides are thin  
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* Armour is much less effective against guns with good angled penetration
 
* Decorative designs and inscriptions on the tank can make it slightly easier to spot
 
* Decorative designs and inscriptions on the tank can make it slightly easier to spot
  

Revision as of 21:43, 8 November 2019

␗M4A4 (1st PTG)
cn_m4a4_sherman_1st_ptg.png
␗M4A4 (1st PTG)
China flag.png China
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.7 3.7 3.7
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:1 300 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
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Description

The ␗Medium Tank M4A4 Sherman (1st PTG) is a gift rank II Chinese medium tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Survivability and armour

The hull is very similar to the American M4 Sherman, with a 50.8 mm thick upper glacis and protruding hatches interrupting the glacis ( augmented with applique armour). Weak spots here include the machine gun port and ventilator on the right side. The hull sides feature applique armour plates covering the ammunition storage racks. The turret is also very similar but lacks the applique armour on the right cheek, leaving a small weakened zone in that area. Frontal protection is quite good for its rank and shots from smaller anti-tank guns can generally be shrugged off, particularly when hull down. However more powerful guns such as the Panzer IV F2's long 75mm can destroy the tank easily, so care should be taken. Guns with good penetration against sloped armor, such as those on the YaG-10 (29-K) and SU-85 are particularly threatening as they are more than capable of penetrating your frontal armor without much issue. There are also a number of weakspots, notably, the flatter armor in front of the driver and machine gunner, the hull machine gun, the round section of armor in front of the right ammo rack, the rounded area in front of the transmission, and a thin square shaped section of armor on the front of the turret to the right of the main gun. The side armour is only 38.1 mm thick and can be easily penetrated by just about any anti-tank gun, even many anti-aircraft guns, but the applique armour on this model can help if the tank is angled.

Mobility

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forward and backwards.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M3 (75 mm)
75 mm M3
Capacity Vertical

guidance

Horizontal

guidance

Stabilizer
97 -10°/+25° ±180° Vertical
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 22.85 31.62 38.40 __.__ 45.18
Realistic 14.28 16.80 20.4 22.60 24.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
6.50 5.75 5.30 5.00
 Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of

warhead

Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M72 shot AP 90 88 78 66 57 49
M61 shot APCBC 101 99 88 76 66 57
M48 shell HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity

in m/s

Projectile

Mass in kg

Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): Normalization At 30°

from horizontal:

Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
M72 shot 619 6.3 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
M61 shot 618 6.79 1.2 20 63.7 +4° 48° 63° 71°
M48 shell 463 6.3 0.4 0.5 666 +0° 79° 80° 81°
Smoke characteristic
Ammunition Velocity

in m/s

Projectile

Mass in kg

Screen radius

in m

Screen time

in s

Screen hold time

in s:

Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
M89 259 3 13 5 20 50
Ammo racks 

Describe location of ammo racks and advise about how to fill the ammunition storage.

Machine guns

Main articles: Browning M2HB (12.7 mm), M1919A4 (7.62 mm)

The M4A4 is armed with both a pintle-mounted 12.7 mm M2HB .50 cal machine gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm M1919A4 .30 cal machine gun. The latter is useful as a secondary machine gun to supplement the larger 12.7 mm machine gun, both increasing the volume of fire you can put out in a burst of your machine guns and providing a backup machine gun in case your .50 cal gunner runs out of ammo or is knocked out. The 12.7 mm machine gun is more useful as it does more damage and has more penetration. It can swivel independently of the main gun, but not a full 360 degrees around so you will still need to traverse the turret to follow moving targets. Both can be used to shoot at aircraft and unarmored spots on enemy vehicles, and the .50 cal specifically is capable of damaging vehicles with very light armour due to the penetration.

12.7 mm M2HB
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate

(shots/minute)

Vertical

guidance

Horizontal

guidance

600 (200) 576 -10°/+25° ±60°
7.62 mm M1919A4
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate

(shots/minute)

Vertical

guidance

Horizontal

guidance

3,000 (250) 500 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good armour and mobility, quite versatile
  • Vertical gun stabilizer is helpful for landing the first shot
  • Excellent gun depression
  • Gun has good penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells
  • Pintle mounted HMG is useful against soft targets and aircraft
  • Fast reload for its rank
  • Premium vehicle, bonuses to research and Silver Lion gain

Cons:

  • High profile
  • Has a number weak points in its armour, front has areas with less slope and sides are thin
  • Armour is much less effective against guns with good angled penetration
  • Decorative designs and inscriptions on the tank can make it slightly easier to spot

History

Vehicle background

The M4A4 (1st PTG) was one of many M4 medium tanks armed with a 75 mm gun provided by the U.S to China through the lend-Lease program in April 1944. It saw service during World War 2 (1939-45) in China against the Japanese and went on to serve in the China civil war (1946-49) where it was destroyed by China communist forces in 1949. The tank had a "Tiger face" painted on it's manlet and "claws" painted on the armored plate in front of the driver. The top of the tank was painted yellow in order for it to be recognized by allied air unit.

Media

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See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the tank;
  • other literature.


China medium tanks
ZTZ59  Type 59 · ZTZ59A · ZTZ59D1
ZTZ69  Type 69 · Type 69-IIa
ZTZ88/96  ZTZ88A · ZTZ88B
  ZTZ96 · ZTZ96A · ZTZ96A (P)
ZTZ99  ZTZ99-II · ZTZ99-III
ZTZ99A  ZTZ99A · WZ1001(E) LCT
Export series  MBT-2000 · VT4A1
ROC  CM11
Other  Т-34-85 Gai · Object 122MT "MC"
Bangladesh  T-69 II G
Japan  ␗Chi-Ha · ␗Chi-Ha Kai
Pakistan  Al-Khalid-I
USA  ␗M4A4 · ␗M4A4 (1st PTG) · ␗M4A1 (75) W · ␗M48A1 · ␗M60A3 TTS
USSR  ␗T-34 (1943) · ␗Т-34-85 (S-53) · T-34-85 No.215 · Т-62 №545

China premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  T-26 No.531 · ␗M3A3 (1st PTG) · ␗M41A3 · M64 · WMA301
Medium tanks  ␗M4A4 (1st PTG) · T-34-85 No.215 · Т-62 №545 · ZTZ59A · Type 69-IIa · T-69 II G · ZTZ96A (P) · Al-Khalid-I
Heavy tanks  IS-2 No.402

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