SPS-255 (Special Purpose Sherman)
SPS-255
The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the Unrealistic Battles event on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an M4 Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the M4's 75 mm M3 cannon, the 100 mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy M4 Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
