The M-4 Sherman was a typical engineering tradeoff of available technology during WW2. But it was also much easier to maintain than peer tanks, being more reliable and flexible enough for a variety of upgrades, suspension systems, engines and armament. One was produced every 30 minutes at the height of its production and as the Israeli Isherman variable, was able to hold its own with Soviet T-54/55 tanks during the Arab-Israeli wars. Paraguay retired the last Sherman in 2018, marking almost 80 years of duty.
It is better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness- Sir Terence Pratchett
“ III stooges si viveret et nos omnes ad quos etiam probabile est mittent custard pies”
“ III stooges si viveret et nos omnes ad quos etiam probabile est mittent custard pies”