Apr 17, 2017 · During February 1945, approximately 100 M4A3E2s were upgunned to 76 mm using guns recovered from knocked out 76 mm armed M4s and normal supply stocks. This upgrade was a fairly straight forward field modification, as the combination gun mount was originally designed for this gun.

M4A3E4 – some M4A3s originally built with the 75mm turret were field upgraded with 76mm M1 gun for increased anti-armor capability. Not heavily pursued during WWII due to availability of other 76mm production tanks. The "E4" upgrade program was pursued by some postwar users of the M4A3 (75)W.

From May to July 1944, the Army accepted a limited run of 254 M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Shermans, which had very thick hull armor and the 75 mm gun in a new, better-protected T23-style turret ("Jumbos" could mount the 76 mm M1 cannon), to assault fortifications, leading convoys, and spearhead armored columns.

Sep 30, 2023 · A M4A3E2 with a 76mm gun of the US 4th Armored Division near Pisek Czechoslovakia, 80 km (50 miles) south of Prague, 9 May 1945. With the advent of the new T26E3 tanks, later standardized as the M26 Pershing, the M4A3E2 Jumbo lost its importance.

May 15, 2024 · M4A3E2 "Jumbo Sherman" / "Cobra King" - Increased armor; revised turret angles; track-fitted Grousers; 75mm OR 76mm main guns; welded hull; Ford GAA V8 gasoline engines.

Dec 2, 2022 · All M4A3E2s were built with the 75 mm M3 gun. However once in service it was found that the 76 mm M1 was in high demand, so around 100 were modified with the 76 mm. As the M4A3E2’s mantlet was originally for the 76 mm gun, the swap was quite straight forward.

Even though it was decided to arm the M4A3E2 with the 75mm gun, it was installed in an up-armored 76mm type turret, using a modified version of the 76mm's M62 Gun Mount (upper image). Five inches of rolled plate were welded on to the M62's original 2 inch cast gun shield resulting in a fairly massive mantlet that protected 70 per cent of the ...

The M4A3E2 (76) W Sherman - Assault Tank, also known as the "Jumbo", is a special up-gunned and armoured modification of the M4A3, which is the fourth variant of the early-generation Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) family. Approximately 100 M4A3E2s were up-gunned to 76 mm M1 tank guns in February 1945, using supplies salvaged from knocked-out late ...

Feb 24, 2023 · This Sherman M4A3E2 “Jumbo” tank is on display at the Bastogne Barracks tank museum in Belgium. It has been decorated like it is the famous Sherman M4A3E2 Jumbo “Cobra King” which was the first to break through the German lines at the Battle of Bastogne, but this is not the original tank.

May 3, 2020 · The latest MENG Sherman series product, TS-045 U.S. Assault Tank M4A3E2 Jumbo kit completely replicates the special “Jumbo” Sherman exterior details. The entirely different front and side hull armor, and brand-new turret …