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▄M4A3E2
III
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.7
SB
5.7
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Heavy tank
Main role
40,000
RP
Research
135,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The M4A3E2 (France) was mainly issued to US Army Forces due to low production numbers. France operated a large number of M4A3E2 tanks in the early post-war period, since at this time the US wanted to get rid of all of its surplus military vehicles. However, a single M4A3E2 is known to have been issued to the French 1st Armoured Division, serving as the headquarters for the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd African Chasseur Regiment.

It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance". This is a Jumbo provided to the Free French Forces by Americans. The M4A3E2 is a regular Sherman medium tank but with much-improved armour. Originally intended to be used as a breakthrough tank to attack enemy positions, in War Thunder it features frontal armour to fight Tiger tanks and their 88mm cannons. When efficiently angled, it can also hold against the 75mm cannon of the Panther. The tank however suffers from a poor firepower for units BR, using the same M3 Gun of the Sherman, although this means that it also has a vertical stabilizer. Overall, is a very good heavy tank when used properly, since its gun is not the best, it's more capable at close quarters combat.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 101 / 76 / 38 mm
Turret 177 / 152 / 152 mm
Visibility 121 %
Crew 5 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 3538 km/h
Backward 5 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.211.72117.1 hp/t
Engine power 500442795646 hp
Weight 37.8 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
5.0x
Armaments
75 mm M3 cannon
Ammunition 104 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 25°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.326.919.42420.438.427.7 °/s
Vertical 2.82.27.34.743.210.46.7 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP918878675749
HE101010101010
APCBC10410293847568
APCR1391351211059179
Smoke333333
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 600 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 30°
Horizontal guidance -60 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6100.872.89076.5144104 °/s
Vertical 6350.4163.8104.89072234149.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 3,000 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,010 → 2,486 SL
RB 2,176 → 2,692 SL
SB 3,022 → 3,738 SL
Crew training 39,000 SL
Experts 135,000 SL
Aces 550 GE
Research Aces 390,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
90 / 140 / 150 % SL
154 % RP
Total cost of modifications 35,100 RP
68,400 SL
Talisman cost 1,300 GE

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Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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