Sherman

Evolution of American Tanks

  • M1917 Light Tank

    In October of 1918, the United States Armed Forces designed the M1917 tank which was based off of the French Renault FT.
  • Skeleton Tank

    The skeleton tank was an American attempt to combine the lightweight quality of the French FT-17 series tanks with the trench-crossing capabilities of the larger British tank designs.
  • War Tank America

    The War Tank America was an experimental flame-projecting tank developed by the Americans, but it arrived too late to be used during the first World War.
  • Model 1917 Holt Gas-Electric

    The Holt Gas-Electric tank was the first tank design of the United States, ultimately proving a failure and being built in only a single prototype form.
  • M1919

    In 1919, the United States made a version of the 1918 with an improved machine gun
  • M1919 Christie Medium Tank

    The M1919 Christie Medium Tank did little to impress Army authorities so it was evolved into the M1921, which fared no better
  • Tank Mark VIII

    The Mark VIII was the first tank produced through international collaboration, being the United States and the British.
  • M1921

    The M1921 became an American interwar venture that went nowhere, budget cuts and a lack of interest by the Army dooming the initiative.
  • T1 Light Tank Series

    The T1 Light Tank was evolved into several important test vehicles for the United States Army during the 1930s.
  • M1 Light Tank/Combat Car

    The M1 Combat Car preceded the M2 Light Tank line for the American Army and saw a short-lived career from 1937 to 1943.
  • Marmon-Herrington CTLS

    A few global operations, including the United States Marine Corps, found value in the Marmon-Herrington CTLS tankette series.
  • M2 Light Tank

    The American M2 Light Tank preceded the much more well-known World War 2-era M3/M5 Stuart Light Tank for the US Army
  • Tucker Tiger Tank

    The Tucker Tiger Tank was only a tank in name, exhibiting qualities more akin to a 1930s-1940s armored car.
  • Medium Tank M2

    Unfortunately for the Americans, the M2 Medium Tank was obsolete as soon as it arrived.
  • M6 Heavy Tank

    The American M6 heavy Tank was outdated from the outset of World War 2, resulting in a production total of just forty vehicles which never saw combat.
  • M3 Stuart Light Tank

    The compact M3 Stuart Light Tank proved her worth in the early going of World War 2 but was outclassed by enemy types in short order.
  • M3 Lee/M3 Grant Medium Tank

    The Medium Tank M3 was an interim design at best, generally inferior to battle tanks appearing from 1943 and onwards.
  • M5 Stuart Light Tank Stuart VI

    The M5 Light Tank was a successful improvement over the original M3 Stuart Light Tank series of World War Two
  • Sherman Crab

    The Sherman Crab was based on a South African mine flail design perfected by the British during World War Two, but used the iconic M4 Sherman chasie.
  • M4 Sherman Medium Tank

    The American M4 Sherman Medium Tank formed the backbone of the World War 2 Allied armored offensive and wen on to see extended action in the following Korean War
  • M22 Locust Light Tank Airborne

    The M22 Locust was an American light tank combat vehicle designed to be air-dropped to assist in airborne operations
  • M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman Easy Eight M4A3E8

    A new suspension system, bigger main gun and improved protection made up the Sherman easy Eight variant.
  • British Sherman DD Duplex Drive

    The Sherman DD became one of the more recognizable M4 Sherman Medium Tank offshoots seen during World War 2.
  • M24 Chaffee Light Tank

    The American M24 Chaffee Light Tank appeared during the later stages of World War 2 and saw considerable service in the Korean War that followed.
  • Sherman Firefly Medium Tank M4A4

    The Sherman Firefly became one of the more important Sherman variants of World War 2, the first to sport an effective Panzer-killing 76mm main gun. This was used by the United Kingdom.
  • Sherman Jumbo Medium Tank M4A3E2

    The Sherman Jumbo was an upgunned and uparmored version of the war-winning base M4 Sherman medium tank.
  • T29 heavy Tank

    The T29 was an experimental American turreted heavy tank developed in the closing months of World War 2.
  • T20 Medium Tank

    The abandoned T20 Medium Tank was envisioned as a possible successor to the famous M4 Sherman Medium Tank line for the Americans.
  • T14 Assault Tank

    The T14 Heavy Assault Tank was an ultimately abandoned joint endeavor between the United States and Great Britain during World War Two.
  • T30 Heavy Tank

    The T30 was another Later-war American heavy tank developed that would not see the light of day.
  • T28 Super Heavy Tank Gun Motor Carriage T95

    The T28 Super Heavy Tank existed in only two prototype forms and never saw combat service.
  • M26 Pershing

    The M26 Pershing was developed to counter the Panzer Scourge in World War 2 but arrived too late in the war to be much tactical use.