CSPAN3 American Artifacts World War II M4 Sherman Tank July 13, 2024
Good morning. Im one of the volunteers here at the Army Heritage and Education Center. This is one of the most prolific tanks of the second world war. This is the m4a3 tank. Its armed with a 75mm gun. It also has the caliber. 50 machine gun and two m1919. 30 caliber machine guns. One is mounted coaxially with the main gun. The other is mounted here and is manned by the battle gunner. If you look here, he can show you how the ball term iturret works. He has his ammunition in the back and to the back to catch the bag to catch the shell casings. Right here, its a prismatic periscope that sticks u...