Stowage on the rear armor plate included the large idler adjusting wrench and the hand crank for the engine.
#M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER AIMING VANE GENERATOR#
This angle also allows us to see the splash guard that protected the turret ring as well as the main engine and auxiliary generator engine fuel fillers, which can be seen near the turret in the foreground and background, respectively. A pistol port was provided in the turret at the loader's station, and a lifting eye is above and behind the pistol port. The engine air inlet cover and its protective armor splash guard are near the turret, and the hinges for the solid rear deck engine access door are just to the rear of the air inlet cover. Home Vehicle list TopĪ view of the rear deck and turret is shown here. This contrasts with welded hull tanks below, which have a separate antenna base.
#M4 SHERMAN COMMANDER AIMING VANE DRIVER#
When used as a command tank and with a second radio installed, the ventilator next to the assistant driver was used for the radio's antenna. The two small cylinders attached to the headlight brush guards held plugs used to seal the headlight socket hole when the light assemblies were removed. This would help roughly line the turret up with a target. The guard on the hull front in front of the driver was to protect the siren when it was mounted, and the vertical vane sight is visible on the turret roof in front of the commander's position. It has the single-piece final drive and differential housing and the combination gun mount M34A1 but retains the drivers' direct vision slots. This tank presents an interesting mix of early and late production features. Medium Tank M4A1 Sherman at the Americans in Wartime Museum. (Picture from TM 9-731A Medium Tanks M4 and M4A1.) Home Vehicle list Top
The latter was replaced by a simple periscope very early in the production run due to its propensity to become damaged and allow entry of bullet splash. It features the M34 gun mount, three-piece final drive and differential cover, direct vision slots for the drivers, and the rotor sight for the gunner. Medium Tank M4 Sherman Medium Tank M4A1 Sherman.ĭetails of the front of the early M4A1 are shown in this image.
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