M4A3E8 Fury
M4A3E8 Fury
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[Client Values; Actual values in
3,300  Cost |
| 840168 HP Hit Points |
| 34.49/3815.95/38 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
| 500500 hp Engine Power |
| 41.8/18 km/h Speed Limit |
| 4444 deg/s Traverse |
| 14.531.35 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| NoNo Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 63.5/63.5/63.563.5/63.5/63.5 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
96/2800/68
96/2800/68 Shell Cost |
| 115/115/185115/115/185 HP Damage |
| 128/177/38128/177/38 mm Penetration |
|
18.18 r/m ▲
18.18 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
2090.7 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
2090.7 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.4 m ▲
0.4 m With 50% Crew: 0.496 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.496 m |
| 2.3 s 2.3 s Aim time |
| 3838 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -10°/+25°-10°/+25° Elevation Arc |
| 7171 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 370 m 370 m View Range |
| 570 m 570 m Signal Range |
Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
Camouflage
- Stationary: 12.6%
- When Moving: 9.4%
- When Firing: 3.4%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 0.96
- On Medium Ground: 1.06
- On Soft Ground: 1.63
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.12
- Shot Recoil: 3.36
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.18
- Turning: 0.18
With 100% Crew
VI
3300
The M4A3E8 Fury is an American tier 6 premium medium tank.
M4A3E8 Fury—sergeant Wardaddy's tank from the movie Fury.
Special premium version of the standard M4A3E8 Sherman.
Nicknamed as the "Easy-Eight" or "E8", this tank is a quicker, slightly better armored version of the M4 Sherman. It also has an upgraded 76mm gun with an improved rate or fire and better accuracy. Despite the increased armor compared to the M4 Sherman however, the E8 is still a very soft target and will be easily destroyed if it stays exposed to enemy fire.
Finding a balance is a necessity and is excellent practice for the American mediums that are to follow, which all share a similar lack of armor. Its strongest point is its excellent mobility. It accelerates very quickly on all grounds, and loses little energy in turns which makes it an ideal flanking tank. Anyone who underestimates this gem will very soon become a smoking wreck.
It appeared in the gift shop in October 2014 to mark the release of the movie Fury. It was removed at the end of the promotion and, although Wargaming marketed it as being a one off chance to get one, appeared later once more 8.12.2014 as one-day offer on RU server and then again, 20.12.2014 on EU server's Advent calendar.
(Note: The Default Crew that comes with a newly purchased are named after the crew from the movie. They also have slightly modified crew portraits.)
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | 76 mm Gun M1A2 | 128/177/38 | 115/115/185 | 18.18 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1590 | 62000 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | Ford GAA | 500 | 20 | 708 | 29000 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | M4A3E8 Fury | 38 | 44 | B/2 | 8300 | 10000 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | SCR 508/1 | 570 | 100 | 21600 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Gun does excellent damage per minute and has very good gun depression
- Good speed and maneuverability
- Good dispersion on the move and excellent terrain passability, making it a very dynamic tank
- Improved turning speed over the regular M4A3E8
- Can equip a Vertical Stabilizer.
Cons:
- Low penetration and shell damage compared to other Tier 6 mediums, mediocre accuracy
- Tall profile, large and weak sides are easily hit and penetrated
- No preferential matchmaking, will see tier 8 battles
- Does not have particularly good acceleration for a flanking medium, although it maintains speed well and turns very quickly
- Heavier, slower and worse frontal turret armour compared to regular M4A3E8
Performance
If you enjoyed the M4, but wished it was faster, then you'll love this tank. Like the M4A3E2, it gets the more powerful Ford GAA engine. Unlike the E2, it doesn't have a bunch of extra armor welded on. As a result, this tank is fastest and most maneuverable of the Sherman variants. It can also take advantage of a Vertical Stabilizer. Tier 6 tanks of other nations cannot. It can be quite helpful on a fast and maneuverable tank such as this one.
The E8 has 2 strongpoints in it's armor; the turret and the beaklike 101mm lower glacis; However, the 'Fury' variant does not share the former of the two. The 101mm beak armor plating is similar to other tanks of the similar chassis. It's the same slope as the front upper armor plating and a few angles can bounce the KV-1S's feared 122mm D25T gun and give a chance for the E8 to retreat and regroup or engage and destroy the enemy with the M1A2's superb rate of fire.
Run and gun tactics are a must with the E8, as it has enough speed and maneuverability to circle many heavier tanks due to their inferior turret traverses. The higher than average gun depression angle allows the E8 to take up hull-down positions quite effectively as well. With the rapid rate of fire the E8 can devastate tier 7 and below tanks.
The E8 tends to be most successful as a flanker, a sniper or a passive scout. It has the speed and maneuverability to succeed at flanking where the E2 couldn't. This lets it hit the sides more easily, where the low-penetration is less of an issue. The high rate of fire, combined with a Deadeye perk on the gunner will devastate any victim. However, make sure your target is busy with one of your team mates or is isolated, or more often than not you'll be the one dying, instead of your target.
If flanking is not an option, then sniping is entirely possible. However, the lower accuracy, low penetration and low alpha damage tend to reduce its role. Still, passive scouting is entirely viable, with its 370 meter view range.
Unfortunately, with the addition of the Cromwell medium tank on the British line, this tank becomes somewhat redundant, as the Cromwell can do anything the Easy 8 can do, except it's faster and smaller with a higher penetrating and damaging gun with better accuracy. However, there are a few niche bonuses to the E8 somewhat beneficial to use - the ability to use Vertical Stabilizer (if you can afford 500k for it), thicker effective hull armor, marginally superior view range, and the decent turret armor when combined with the gun mantlet. The sheer ROF can also hold back multiple tanks from a choke point as well as your teammates arrive to reinforce.
On a side-note: if the E8 were accurate to its design during WWII, the E8 would have wet-ammunition storage automatically, an evolutionary improvement over older models.
Early Research
- This vehicle comes elite in its stock configuration.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
The official name is the M4A3(76)W HVSS, but "Sherman Easy Eight" is the nickname this tank is widely remembered. Sherman M4A3E8 earned the nickname from its experimental E8 designation. This new variant entered into WWII late in the war (Dec 1944), and was kept in service in various western allied nations deep into the Cold war.
Evolutionary differences from the prior Sherman variants
This tank sported the much-vaunted HVSS (horizontal volute spring suspension) wide track and suspension upgrade. HVSS suspension increased the Sherman's weight by 2950lbs with the T66 single-pin track and 4780 lbs with the T84 double-pin track. HVSS allowed the installation of wider tracks, thereby decreasing the tank's ground pressure, and eased maintenance on the running gear since the bogie no longer had to be disassembled to remove road wheels. HVSS also provided more wheel travel, which gave the tank an easier and more stable ride, it also made the tank a much more stable firing platform.
The turret was also enlarged to accommodate the more powerful 76 mm gun. Muzzle velocity of the 76 mm cannon, the vehicle's primary armament, was 792 m/sec, causing penetration of 101 mm of armor at a distance of 1,000 yards (914 m). Maximum range of the cannon in indirect fire mode was 15,000 yards (13,716 meters). From it's predecessor, the M4A3E8 inherited glacis sloped to 47 degrees to the vertical, while driver and co-driver vision slots were changed to periscopes housed in the top of the hatches.
The most significant change that distinguished the "Easy Eight" from it's predecessors was the "wet storage" of ammunition to reduce fire risk in the event of penetration from an enemy AP round. The primary place of storage of ammunition was moved from the side of the turret (dry storage) into protected folders on the floor of the tank under the turret (wet storage).
Production of "Easy Eights" began in early 1944 and continued until April 1945. The "Easy Eight" became the standard tank of the American 3rd and seventh Army in Europe, and after the war, was successfully deployed in Korea and the Middle East. In the postwar years, it was included in the armament of various Western Allied armies. A total of 4,542 M4A3 tanks of both suspension types were produced.
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
Fury is intended to closely match what can be seen on the battlefield. The tank which portrayed Fury in the film is actually a M4A2E8 and not a M4A3E8. The Fury tank was loaned by Bovington Tank Museum in England and then dressed by the studio.
