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Only a relative few Shermans, called "Fireflies," had the 76mm gun. The overwhelming majority had a lower-velocity and much less powerful 75mm.
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How far can a tank shoot?
A tank can shoot targets with its main gun at distances in excess of 2 miles. More advanced canons and ammunition extend this range even further.
What is the name of the gun on a tank?
what is the name of the gun on a tank
What was Douglas hanging from in a Sherman Tank during World War 2?
machine gun
What is more powerful a tiger or a sherman tank?
A Tiger tank was more powerful than a Sherman with Armor and the size of the gun. In WWII, it took about 4 Shermans to take out 1 Tiger.
What did the sherman tank shoot?
The sherman tank was constantly upgraded throughout it's service history. With several variants in service simultaneously. During WW2 Originally intended for infantry support it used a medium (relative to it's time) velocity 75mm. A low velocity 105mm howitzer. A high velocity 76mm anti tank gun. A high pressure flamethrower. A high velocity 17 pounder anti tank gun. After WW2 Israel upgraded shermans with high velocity 75mm and high velocity 105mm guns.
Could you go deaf if you shoot a gun inside a army tank?
yes you will
How much does a co2 tank last?
It just depends on the tank size, temperature, gun efficiency and how much you shoot.
The main tank for the US?
Main US tanks: 1. WWI-French Renault Model 1917 2. WWII-M4 Sherman medium tank 3. Korean War-M46 Patton medium gun tank 4. Vietnam War-M48 Patton medium gun tank (last of the Patton series) 5. Peace time, post Vietnam-M60 Main Battle Tank (official title, M60 Combat tank) 6. Peace time, post M60 MBT/to present-M1 Abrams MBT
What tank can only be destroyed from behind?
The only way a US Sherman tank could hope to destroy a German Mark V Panther or Mark VI Tiger tank was to somehow get within one hundred yards, and then shoot it in the rear. Armor is heavy and this tends to be among a tank's most vulnerable areas, because the designers save weight by making the rear armor thinner. The bottom is completely unarmored, if you can get a shot at that. This was true even of the "upgunned" Sherman with a high-velocity 76MM main gun. Both German tanks could penetrate the thickest armor on a Sherman with ease at a thousand yards. The Sherman is a medium tank and the US was aware of its deficiencies in combat with German armor early on, but the US never developed a heavy tank during the war. The US hoped to make up for the Sherman's shortcomings with numbers, with partial success. The US built 88,000 Shermans, the Germans built only 1300 Tigers.
How many guns did the Sherman tank have?
On the top of the turret it had one browning m2 50. cal machine gun in the turret it had one 75mm tank gun and one browning 30. cal machine gun and in the body it had another browning 30. cal machine gun
What was the purpose of the sherman tank?
The original purpose of the M-4 Sherman tank was to provide infantry support, while tank destroyers took on tanks. The British put a very powerful 17 pound cannon in their version of the Sherman, which they called the Firefly. The USA M-4 Sherman either had a high explosive 105mm gun, or an armor piercing 75mm or armor piercing 76mm gun. The USA M-4 Sherman tank was outgunned when facing the German Panther, Tiger, or King Tiger tanks. In Feb. 1945, the M-26 Pershing tank with a 90mm gun entered service, but, it was too little, too late to have much effect on the almost over European war. The M-36 Jackson tank destroyer (which entered service in September 1944) had a 90 mm gun, and was the only USA armored mobile vehicle with an antitank gun big enough to stop most German tanks from Sept. 1944 to Feb. 1945. The M-4 Sherman was a mass produced tank, which was very reliable and rarely broke down. It saw service around the world. It's a shame that the USA did not upgrade their Shermans, as did the British with a 17 pound gun.
How many decibels does a tank emit when the main gun is fired?
180db
