Sherman III

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Sherman III

UK | Medium Tank | Tier V

Battle Tier

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Overview
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360,000   Cost

580122 HP Hit Points

30.04/30.214.39/34 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander
2. Gunner
3. Driver
4. Radio Operator
5. Loader

Mobility

400460 hp Engine Power

48/18 km/h Speed Limit

3537 deg/s Traverse

13.3231.97 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

NoNo Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

76.2/50.8/50.863.5/63.5/63.5 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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56/2800/56 96/2800/68 Shell Cost

110/110/175115/115/185 HP Damage

92/109/38128/149/38 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 15.79 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 3.8 s 50% Crew: 4.71 s 75% Crew: 4.11 s 100% Crew: 3.64 s Rammer: 3.28 s Vents: 3.56 s Both: 3.2 s Both and BiA: 3.13 s Both and Max Crew %: 3 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 13.04 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 4.6 s 50% Crew: 5.7 s 75% Crew: 4.98 s 100% Crew: 4.41 s Rammer: 3.97 s Vents: 4.31 s Both: 3.88 s Both and BiA: 3.8 s Both and Max Crew %: 3.64 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1736.9 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1736.9 50% Crew: 1402.5 75% Crew: 1606 100% Crew: 1811.7 100% Crew Vents: 1852.4 Rammer: 2013 Both: 2058.1 Both and BiA: 2104.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2195.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1846.9 50% Crew: 1512.5 75% Crew: 1716 100% Crew: 1921.7 100% Crew Rammer: 2123 Vents: 1962.4 Both: 2168.1 Both and BiA: 2214.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2305.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1736.9 50% Crew: 1402.5 75% Crew: 1606 100% Crew: 1811.7 100% Crew Vents: 1852.4 Rammer: 2013 Both: 2058.1 Both and BiA: 2104.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2195.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1846.9 50% Crew: 1512.5 75% Crew: 1716 100% Crew: 1921.7 100% Crew Rammer: 2123 Vents: 1962.4 Both: 2168.1 Both and BiA: 2214.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2305.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (175 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2763.25 50% Crew: 2231.25 75% Crew: 2555 100% Crew: 2882.25 100% Crew Vents: 2947 Rammer: 3202.5 Both: 3274.25 Both and BiA: 3347.75 Both and Max Crew %: 3493 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2938.25 50% Crew: 2406.25 75% Crew: 2730 100% Crew: 3057.25 100% Crew Rammer: 3377.5 Vents: 3122 Both: 3449.25 Both and BiA: 3522.75 Both and Max Crew %: 3668 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1499.6 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (115 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1499.6 50% Crew: 1210.95 75% Crew: 1386.9 100% Crew: 1564 100% Crew Vents: 1599.65 Rammer: 1737.65 Both: 1776.75 Both and BiA: 1815.85 Both and Max Crew %: 1895.2 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1614.6 50% Crew: 1325.95 75% Crew: 1501.9 100% Crew: 1679 100% Crew Rammer: 1852.65 Vents: 1714.65 Both: 1891.75 Both and BiA: 1930.85 Both and Max Crew %: 2010.2 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (115 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1499.6 50% Crew: 1210.95 75% Crew: 1386.9 100% Crew: 1564 100% Crew Vents: 1599.65 Rammer: 1737.65 Both: 1776.75 Both and BiA: 1815.85 Both and Max Crew %: 1895.2 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1614.6 50% Crew: 1325.95 75% Crew: 1501.9 100% Crew: 1679 100% Crew Rammer: 1852.65 Vents: 1714.65 Both: 1891.75 Both and BiA: 1930.85 Both and Max Crew %: 2010.2 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (185 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2412.4 50% Crew: 1948.05 75% Crew: 2231.1 100% Crew: 2516 100% Crew Vents: 2573.35 Rammer: 2795.35 Both: 2858.25 Both and BiA: 2921.15 Both and Max Crew %: 3048.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2597.4 50% Crew: 2133.05 75% Crew: 2416.1 100% Crew: 2701 100% Crew Rammer: 2980.35 Vents: 2758.35 Both: 3043.25 Both and BiA: 3106.15 Both and Max Crew %: 3233.8 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.46 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.57 m With 75% Crew: 0.498 m With 100% Crew: 0.441 m With BiA: 0.431 m With BiA and Vents: 0.422 m Maximum possible: 0.404 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.43 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.533 m With 75% Crew: 0.465 m With 100% Crew: 0.412 m With BiA: 0.403 m With BiA and Vents: 0.394 m Maximum possible: 0.378 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.1 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.601 s With 75% Crew: 2.271 s With 100% Crew: 2.014 s With GLD: 1.831 s With BiA: 1.969 s With BiA and Vents: 1.926 s With both and GLD: 1.751 s Maximum possible: 1.679 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.3 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.849 s With 75% Crew: 2.488 s With 100% Crew: 2.205 s With GLD: 2.005 s With BiA: 2.157 s With BiA and Vents: 2.11 s With both and GLD: 1.918 s Maximum possible: 1.839 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

3937 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-10°/+25°-10°/+25° Elevation Arc

14585 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2020 % Chance of Fire

330 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 259.3 m With 75% Crew: 294.7 m With 100% Crew: 330 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 346.7 m With Coated Optics: 363 m With Binocular Telescope: 412.5 m Maximum possible: 472.4 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 370 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 290.7 m With 75% Crew: 330.4 m With 100% Crew: 370 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 388.7 m With Coated Optics: 407 m With Binocular Telescope: 462.5 m Maximum possible: 529.7 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 400 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 322.9 m With 75% Crew: 369.8 m With 100% Crew: 417.2 m With 100% Signal Boost: 480 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 440 m Maximum possible: 600.5 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 550 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 444 m With 75% Crew: 508.5 m With 100% Crew: 573.6 m With 100% Signal Boost: 660 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 605 m Maximum possible: 825.7 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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Sherman III

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The Sherman III is a British tier 5 medium tank.

The American M4A2 medium tank was manufactured with a diesel engine and supplied under Lend-Lease to the U.K., where it was designated the Sherman III. A total of 5,045 of these tanks were supplied to the U.K. during the war.

The Sherman III marks the end of its British medium line.

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 ()
IV	QF 6-pdr Mk. III	105/170/30	75/75/100	25	0.44	2		400	27000
V	QF 6-pdr Gun Mk. V	110/180/30	75/75/100	24	0.42	2		450	35000
IV	75 mm Gun M3	92/109/38	110/110/175	15.79	0.46	2.1		405	30000
V	105 mm M4	53/102/38	410/350/175	6.67	0.55	2.5		517	40300
VI	76 mm Gun M1A1	128/149/38	115/115/185	13.04	0.43	2.3		547	50330

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
V	Chrysler A57	425	20		2449	13700
V	General Motors 6046	410	15		2318	13500
IV	Wright Continental R-975C1	400	20		516	11580
V	Wright Continental R-975C4	460	20		550	13900

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	Sherman III	30.2	35	B/2		8000	4450
V	Sherman IIIA	34	37	B/2		8000	8450

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	WS No. 19 Mk. II	450		40	21000
VI	WS No. 19 Mk. I	400		40	15000
VIII	WS No. 19 Mk. III	550		40	22000

Compatible Equipment

                   

Compatible Consumables

                       

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good speed. On par with the M4 Sherman
• Can mount 6-pdr gun M4 Sherman does not have, and 76mm has slightly higher ROF
• Straight angled hull compared to the M4's egg shape hull which allows for more effective angling of the hull
• Excellent gun-depression at -10 degrees
• Large ammo capacity for the M1A1 76mm gun (71 rounds), but less than the American M4's gun (90 rounds) as of the latest patch

Cons:

• Low premium ammo penetration compared to the M4 Sherman (Premium AP instead of APCR)
• 2 degrees less gun depression than M4, although it's still good at -10
• All "American guns" (75mm M3, 76mm M1A1, 105mm M4) that can be mounted are not the same guns from the US M4; must be research
• Fatally tall silhouette, easily destroyed if focused on like M4
• All gun selections have mediocre accuracy

Performance

The Sherman III is comparable to its American brethren. Any tactic which works for the M4 Sherman would certainly work for the Sherman III. However, there are a few differences. The Sherman III has 465 hitpoints, slightly higher than the 460 hitpoints the M4 Sherman has. It is also slightly lighter. The Sherman III also has a squared-off hull versus the rounded hull of the M4 Sherman, making angling easier.

The gun selection, while largely similar, has some differences. The 75mm Gun M3 and the 105mm M4 are virtually the same between them, except that credit-purchased ammunition for the Sherman III's 105mm M4 are slightly more expensive. The Sherman III has a fast-firing, high-penetration but low alpha damage 6-pdr gun, which is unavailable on the M4 Sherman. The Sherman III's 76mm Gun M1A1 shoots slightly faster than the 76mm Gun M1A1 on the M4 Sherman. However, the 76mm Gun M1A1 on the M4 Sherman receives excellent premium ammunition, with 177mm of armour penetration, enough to deal with all but the most heavily armoured targets it will encounter. Instead of these APCR rounds, the 76mm Gun M1A1 on the Sherman III receives improved AP rounds with 149mm of armour penetration.

The Sherman III has less maximum ammunition for the 76mm M1A1 gun. It can only carry 71 rounds as to the M4 Sherman's 91 rounds. This means that the Sherman III has at least 2000 less potential damage than the M4 Sherman when using the 76mm guns. This difference in ammunition count is only manifest during lengthy shoot-outs that these tanks can actually survive long enough in. But, as with its American counterpart, the Sherman III does not excel in survivability.

These differences are rather inconsequential when playing the Sherman III. Like the M4, flanking tactics should be attempted with the 76mm Gun M1A1 or the 6-pdr Mk.V and brawling tactics should be used with the 105mm M4. Hull-down positions are very viable, and are very effective despite the reduced gun depression. Avoid taking hits; while its frontal armour can hold up to low-calibre guns and automatic cannon, it should not be relied on.

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Historical Gallery

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  Sherman III of the Indian Armoured Corps training in the Middle East, March 1944

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  Sherman III of the British Eighth Army in the village of Milo near Catania, Sicily in August 1943

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  ATS women working on Sherman III tanks at an AFV depot at Chilwell, Nottingham on 25 April 1944

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  Australian Sherman III in Melbourne, Victoria on 21 May 1943

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  Sherman III of the Scots Greys in Italy on 29 September 1943

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  Canadian Sherman tank south of Vaucelles near Caen, during the Normandy invasion in June 1944

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  Sherman III tanks of the 9th Armoured Brigade on parade at Hadeira, Palestine on 30 October 1943

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  Canadian Sherman III of the Three Rivers Regiment during the Battle of Ortona in December 1943

Historical Accuracy Errata

The following are consensus errors or inconsistencies which have been identified with the configuration of the vehicle in question and conflict with information available on the public record. The causes for these divergences in the game are normally not disclosed and may be rooted in game balance.

This tank is a mixture of several different models of Sherman. The British Sherman III is the same as the American M4A2, equipped with the General Motors 6046 diesel engine. Tanks that used Wright Continental engines were called Sherman I in British service. Shermans with the Chrysler A57 Multibank engine were called M4A4 or Sherman V. It also has a different, longer hull due the bigger size of the engine.

• The fixed twin .30-caliber machineguns protruding from the hull were mounted only on some very early Sherman II (M4A1) tanks. They would most likely not have been present on the Sherman III.
• Of the tanks listed above, only the Sherman I (M4) was equipped with the 105 mm howitzer. Its configuration on the Sherman III is fake.
• The Royal Armoured Corps recognition mark (or flash) on Sherman III tanks was painted red/white/red, not white/red/white. The latter was discontinued in mid-1942; the Sherman III entered British service in 1943.
• Overall olive drab paint scheme is missing. Overall dark yellow for Sherman IIIs serving in the North African Campaign is also missing.
• Some Sherman IIIs had a Royal Air Force roundel painted on the turret top for aerial recognition. This customization option does not exist in World of Tanks.
• The Sherman III with the 76 mm gun M1 was unlikely to have been used by the British.
• Sherman IIIs equipped with the 76 mm gun M1 was of the M1A2 variant (fitted with muzzle brake), not M1A1.
• The 6-pdr gun configurations are fictitious.
• Uses the same Chrysler A57 engine as the M3 Lee. However, their horsepower and weight values are inconsistent.
• Uses the same General Motors 6046 diesel engine as the M4A2E4 which is also an M4A2 hull. However, their horsepower and weight values are inconsistent. The British equivalent of the engine actually has the historical values.

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