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M4A2
II
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
SB
4.0
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
6,900
RP
Research
32,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The M4A2 Sherman is the third variant of the early-generation Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) family. In April 1942, the M4A2 was designed with a new General Motors 6046 engine (two GM 6-71 General Motors Diesel engines combined together), welded hull with increased appliqué armour on the hull sides, and gunner position (left side of the turret). Approximately 8,053 units were manufactured till May 1944. Early M4A2s had small hatches and protruding drivers' and co-drivers hoods (similar to the previous M4 variant), a 57° sloped hull's upper front armour plate, and dry ammo stowage bins. The 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 and appliqué armour. Late-production M4A2s were equipped with an upgraded General Motors 6046 diesel engine with 410 horsepower and were primarily used by the British Army and US Marine Corps. The M4A2 variant saw very limited combat in the US Army, with the majority transferring to the British Army, with some transferring to the Soviet Army and the US Marine Corps. Since the USSR only used diesel-powered tanks, this was the primary chosen variant for the Soviet lend-lease programme. From April 1942 to July 1945, 10,968 units of all turret types were built in six facilities.

Introduced in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals", the M4A2 variant is without a doubt one of the best of the early-generation M4 Sherman variants. The M4A2 is one of the few early M4 Sherman variants having an uninterrupted, fully welded hull's upper front armour plate that slopes at 47°. This eliminates the earlier M4A1 and M4 variants' key frontal hull weak points. However, this is insignificant since the majority of adversaries have greatly upgraded their firepower and will easily penetrate the M4A2 regardless. The appliqué armour on the right side of the frontal turret gun mantlet has also been removed. As a result, a weak area on the turret cheek appears, which can be easily penetrated by even weak and small calibre tank guns.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 63 / 38 / 38 mm
Turret 76 / 51 / 51 mm
Visibility 102 %
Crew 5 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4752 km/h
Backward 67 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.611.224.119.5 hp/t
Engine power 410363782635 hp
Weight 32.5 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
75 mm M3 cannon
Ammunition 97 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 25°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.331.622.82420.445.232.6 °/s
Vertical 2.82.29.86.343.2149 °/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 400 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 25°
Horizontal guidance -60 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/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 686 → 1,102 SL
RB 812 → 1,304 SL
SB 1,049 → 1,685 SL
Crew training 9,200 SL
Experts 250,000 SL
Aces 270 GE
Research Aces 32,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
50 / 80 / 90 % SL
130 % RP
Total cost of modifications 13,810 RP
19,850 SL
Talisman cost 860 GE

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