Talk:M4 Sherman

Skip to table of contents

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the M4 Sherman article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: Index, 1, 2, 3, 4: 90 days

Tip: Anchors are case-sensitive in most browsers.

This article links to one or more target anchors that no longer exist.

[[NATO phonetic alphabet#Prior Alphabets|Easy Eight]] The anchor (#Prior Alphabets) has been deleted by other users before.
[[Flame tank#M4|Flame Tank Sherman]]

Please help fix the broken anchors. You can remove this template after fixing the problems. | Reporting errors

Military history: Land vehicles / Technology / Weaponry / North America / United States / World War II C‑class

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

C

This article has been rated as C-class on the project's quality scale.

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military land vehicles task force
	Military science, technology, and theory task force
	Weaponry task force
	North American military history task force
	United States military history task force
	World War II task force

External links modified[edit]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to one external link on M4 Sherman. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add {{cbignore}} after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}} to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:

Added archive https://web.archive.org/20110728082453/http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSPFX_=templates%2Fsummary%2Ftvod%2Fb&_IXFPFX_=templates%2Ffull%2Ftvod%2Ft&_IXACTION_=summary&_IXMENU_=Vehicles&:mus_administration_name=VEH&:mus_text_location=BOVTM&B*+in+mus_current_location_building+index+mus_text_location=.&$+with+mus_catalogue+and+(B*+in+mus_current_location_building+index+mus_text_location)=.&_IXtext=M4A1+Tank+Medium to http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSPFX_=templates%2Fsummary%2Ftvod%2Fb&_IXFPFX_=templates%2Ffull%2Ftvod%2Ft&_IXACTION_=summary&_IXMENU_=Vehicles&%3Amus_administration_name=VEH&%3Amus_text_location=BOVTM&B*+in+mus_current_location_building+index+mus_text_location=.&%24+with+mus_catalogue+and+%28B*+in+mus_current_location_building+index+mus_text_location%29=.&_IXtext=M4A1+Tank+Medium

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

References to World of Tanks web pages.[edit]

@Hhfjbaker:. Where does the name Nicholas Moran come from? I did not find it on any World of Tanks web page. There are a few more World of Tanks references. All or none should be SFNs. User-duck (talk) 22:37, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is the real name of the author using the tagline, The Chieftan on World of Tanks. He's been on History Channel. I saw him live in Stow MA a few years back at Collings FRoundation. Irish-born, US Citizen. Was in Irish Army tank outfit, emigrated, joined US Army Reserves. I think he might still be in reserves. He has worked for the gaming company for many years. Boo Boo (talk) 22:45, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am working through the refs to convert them. I think our conflicting edits might have just blown out the info box. Boo Boo (talk) 22:47, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is a publication date on each of the five World of Tanks pages. I assume they are mm/dd/yyyy. I would suggest that they are used instead of access-date year. User-duck (talk) 02:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

01/02/2014 — Moran, Nicholas. "US Firefly Part 3". World of Tanks - The Chieftain's Hatch. Wargaming.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
04/01/2012 — Moran, Nicholas (2015). "US Guns, German Armour, Pt 1". World of Tanks - The Chieftain's Hatch. Wargaming.net. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
09/02/2012 — Moran, Nicholas (2015). "US Guns, German Armour, Pt 2". World of Tanks - The Chieftain's Hatch. Wargaming.net. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
06/06/2015 — Moran, Nicholas (2016). "Myths of American Armor". World of Tanks - The Chieftain's Hatch. Wargaming.net. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
05/07/2014 — Moran, Nicholas (2017). "Exercise Dracula". World of Tanks - The Chieftain's Hatch. Wargaming.net. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

I will change to reflect these datesBoo Boo (talk) 02:25, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User-duck, Looks like you are working on it today. I'll go through and try to update the journal/periodical citations and leave the books to you for the present.Boo Boo (talk) 16:07, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why Would Someone Revert Good Faith Efforts to put in SFNP Format[edit]

Uh, if someone has put the time and effort in to streamline an article and put it in sfnp format so the refs and the sources connect, why remove the edits? What actual harm have the edits made? The format allows the linking to a url, so, isn't that helpful? WTF?? Boo Boo (talk) 17:41, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone find any high-quality photos of Armour tests on M4A3E2's glacis and turret plates?[edit]

The only photos available are relatively low-quality photos such as the one attached:

File:M4A3E2 armour test.png

If someone could find some photographs like this from Aberdeen, that would be great. Labels at the bottom would be much appreciated.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by OnlyrushB (talk • contribs) 10:31, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sherman DWG (Deep Wading Gear)[edit]

In one of my many deep dives to the depths of the internet, I found a bit of kit on the sherman's used during the pacific front and in preparations for Normandy. I'd love to get more people into looking into this. - MountainKemono (talk) 01:41, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]