* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, turret roof)
...mission area'' <br> 50.8 mm (29°) ''Driver port'' <br> 38.1 mm (0-57°) ''Hull gun mount'' || 38.1 mm (0-22°) ''Top'' <br> 38.1 mm ''Bottom'' || 38.1 mm
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...M4s have three hull machine guns and two turret-mounted machine guns. The hull weapons were all M1919A4 light machine guns, two fixed and one in a ball mo
...ional appliqué armour plates over the sponson ammunition area on the side hull was another distinguishing feature of the M4 Sherman medium tanks. While th
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...ems, and weaponry. The main distinction was the cast upper hull. The upper hull was a single massive casting. This was a difficult task with the casting te
...ss of the frontal hull armour. The last are the view blocks at the frontal hull's top. Nevertheless, its armour is still effective against enemy fire from
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...Fisher Body Tank Plant later improved the M4A2 design, adding a one-piece hull's upper front armour plate with a 47° slope, but retained dry ammo bins an
...pes at 47°. This eliminates the earlier M4A1 and M4 variants' key frontal hull weak points. However, this is insignificant since the majority of adversari
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...ost enemy tanks will easily penetrate the M4A1 (76) W at any range, as the hull's upper front armour plate can hardly withstand any shells at its rank. Pla
*Rolled homogeneous armour (Lower side hull)
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...as first produced by the Detroit Arsenal factory, had the same 47° sloped hull's upper front armour plate with large hatches, "wet" ammo bins, full up-arm
...ility early in the battle to get into strategic positions and adopt a hull-down position to get the opening shot at the enemy. Tracks can also be added to
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...un depression in a hull-down position to optimize the effectiveness of the hull's upper front armour plate.
| Hull || 63.5 mm (47°) || 38.1 mm || 38.1 mm || 19.5 mm
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull side, rear and roof, turret roof, cupola roof)
| Hull || 76.2 mm (47°) ''Front Glacis'' <br> 63.5 mm (56°) ''Lower Glacis''|| 5
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| Hull || 101.6 mm (42-46°) ''Front Glacis'' <br> 162.5 mm (25-60°) ''Upper fron
...become burnt toast. After you've unlocked these modules, it's best to work down by putting manoeuvrability as a priority.
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...ute to get more new tanks produced was to mate the T42 turret onto the M46 hull. The design proved optimal and further modifications led to the design bein
*Cast homogeneous armour (Front hull, turret, cupola)
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| Hull || 101.6 mm (42-46°) ''Front Glacis'' <br> 162.5 mm (25-60°) ''Upper fron
...arby. Oh, and your agility can also help you bounce shots - just move your hull and turret around slightly if you think you will get shot.
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The hull is distinguished compared to the successor M60 with its curved cast shape i
The M48A1 front hull glacis and turret mantlet are the strongest points of the tank and have the
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| Hull || 93 mm (65°) ''Front Glacis'' <br> 143 mm (55°) ''Lower Glacis''|| 74 m
* Front hull impenetrable against most Rank IV & some high-Rank V tanks
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...mately 200-440 mm, sufficient against all types of 105 mm APDS. Across its hull, line-of-sight protection ranges from 220 mm over the upper glacis, to 280
...more of its side profile is exposed. Likewise, the thin side armour of the hull may be easily overmatched and is also insufficient to protect against most
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...e two compartments and avoid the empty space. From the front, the spacious hull does not help to keep the crew safe as a penetrating shell will travel thro
| Hull || 12.7 mm (30°) ''Front plate'' <br> 6.35 mm (83-84°) ''Upper glacis'' <
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| Hull || 28.5 mm (48-49°) ''Front Glacis'' <br> 38.1 mm (15-30°) ''Lower glacis
...shot to the turret rear. Once the capture point is held, find a good hull down position and use the 75 mm HEAT to destroy any and all oncoming tanks.
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...cupola is a viable target for APHE, HE, or HESH rounds, which will splash down through the turret roof to knock out other crew members. Even kinetic round
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...icant damage on. The late-generation M4 Sherman design means that the M4A3 hull is of a single-slope design, which actually gives the tank relatively good
...ean shot to a vulnerable armour part. A good shot on a general part of the hull can ignite one of the many ammo racks strewn around the interior.
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...-armament configuration in the turret. The tank has two 12.7 mm MGs in the hull which are effective for taking out lightly armoured vehicles such SPAAs. It
| Hull || 82.5 mm (5-35°) ''Front'' <br>101.6 mm (5-35°) ''Transmission''|| 44.4
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...and 76 mm on the sides. The back upper hull and top, as well as the lower hull, remained unmodified. The turret was based on the T23 turret and had a simi
* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret roof, cupola roof)
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