Sherman III/IV

This page is about the Swedish medium tank Sherman III/IV. For other versions, see M4 Sherman (Family).

Sherman III/IV

Sherman III/IV

Sweden

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:1 300

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Description

The Stridsvagn Sherman III/IV is a premium rank III Swedish medium tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull63 / 38 / 38

Turret76 / 51 / 51

Crew5 people

Visibility103 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	63.5 mm (46°) Front glacis 63.5-108 mm (2-55°) Transmission area	38.1 mm	38.1 mm (23-43°)	19.5 mm
Turret	50.8-76.2 mm (10-41°) Turret front 50.8 mm (4-32°) Gun mantlet	51 mm	51 mm	19.5 mm
Cupola	51 mm	51 mm	51 mm	19.5 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB47 / 7 km/h

RB and SB42 / 6 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight32.5 t

Engine power

AB954 hp

RB and SB500 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB29.4 hp/t

RB and SB15.4 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	47	7	32.5	_,___	954	__.__	29.35
Realistic	42	6		_,___	500	__.__	15.38

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB624

RB709

SB938

Crew training10 000

Experts67 000

Aces330

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 60 / 90 / 110 %

2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 75mm_usa_APCBC_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support 75mm_us_M89_Smoke_ammo_pack

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm M3 cannon

Vertical stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving

Ammunition66 rounds

First-order23 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

6.5 → 5.0 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 25°

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75 mm M3					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	66	-10°/+25°	±180°	Vertical	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M72 shot	AP	91	88	78	67	57	49
M48 shell	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
M61 shot	APCBC	104	102	93	84	75	68

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M72 shot	AP	619	6.3	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
M48 shell	HE	463	6.3	0.2	0.1	666	79°	80°	81°
M61 shot	APCBC	618	6.79	1.2	14	63.7	48°	63°	71°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M89	259	3	9	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
66	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

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7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

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History

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See also

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