Favourite U.S. tank ?

Again, not necessarily the best or most important. Just the one you find most interesting.

 

There's really only one choice there. The Sherman is just an interesting tank, as it was the second most numerous AFvehicle in WW2.

 

It's a hard choice, but i'm going to go ahead and go with the Sherman.

 

I will forever wonder how things would have been different if the M26 Pershing had been available in June 1944.

 

Sherman firefly, okay maybe the gun is British, and the Americans themselves never used the fireflies.

 

The M4A1 76(w) pretty much blows the Firefly out of the water, in my opinion.

 

The gun is slightly inferior, isn't it? Anyway the Firefly beats the M4(76) by one year. And it was a TD, not an MBT like the late Sherman.

 

The 17 pounder is significantly better than the American 76mm M1A1C. However, the Sherman 76(w) had features that the firefly didn't. Namely a thicker glacis plate, wet ammo storage, larger turret, etc. If I had to be in command of a tank in WW2 and had to choose between the Firefly and, say, the M4A1 76(w), I would easily take the American tank for the simple fact that the crew has a higher chance for survival if hit and the gun has a much faster rate of fire while still being able to deal with most types of enemy armor.

 

you have to go with the M3! how cool is a little 12 ton tank with under 60mm of armor and a dinky little 37mm! the sherman was famous, but the M3 is about the funniest tank (not counting the crazy brits)

 

Hey! This tank served it's purpose of recon vehicle with all Allies troughout the war, and it did so with good results! ...and its cute!

Welcome to the forum, johann.

 

Which is why the Brits called it Honey... Or isn´t it ?

Suitable name anyway.

 

Some Stuarts were called Honey because of their honeycomb-shaped turret. It was a joke ( not a very funny one, but still... ).

 

The turret shape has always been funny to me. Though the sides are all corners, the turret ring is a full circle; it just doesn't fit!

 

Pershing.. one of the quickest TDs if my memory is correct. Plus it just looks cool!

 

M26 Pershing isn't a TD, and it isn't nessisarly quick.

 

I think you're thinking of the M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer. Can you identify this:

 

just gotta love the sherman. he was the best (m4a6) the rest wasnt that good.

 

The little stuart tank was the sporty one you could drive at weekends the Sherman was the regular day tank 8)

 

I went for the T-14.

I just like it.

 

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