Glossary : Différence entre versions
| Version du 18 janvier 2012 à 10:33 Added Autoloader. Slightly revised Auto-cannon. | Version du 18 janvier 2012 à 10:46 Grammar edits of Howitzer | |||
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| The turret was also enlarged to accommodate the more powerful 76 mm gun. Muzzle velocity of the 76 mm cannon, vehicles primary armament, was of 780 m/sec that granted penetration of 101 mm of armor at the distance of 1000 yards (914 m). Maximum range of the cannon in indirect fire mode was 15 000 yards (13 716 meters). From its predecessor M4A3E8 inherited glacis sloped to 47 degrees, while driver and the co-driver vision slots were changed to periscopes housed in the top of the hatches. | The turret was also enlarged to accommodate the more powerful 76 mm gun. Muzzle velocity of the 76 mm cannon, vehicles primary armament, was of 780 m/sec that granted penetration of 101 mm of armor at the distance of 1000 yards (914 m). Maximum range of the cannon in indirect fire mode was 15 000 yards (13 716 meters). From its predecessor M4A3E8 inherited glacis sloped to 47 degrees, while driver and the co-driver vision slots were changed to periscopes housed in the top of the hatches. | |||
| ? | [[image:M4A3E8 Sherman Left Side.jpg|thumb| | + | [[image:M4A3E8 Sherman Left Side.jpg|thumb|200px|left|M4A3E8 Sherman Left Side]] | |
| The most significant change that distinguished "Easy Eight" from its predecessors included "wet storage" 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 tower (dry storage) into protected folders on the floor of the tank under the tower (wet storage). | The most significant change that distinguished "Easy Eight" from its predecessors included "wet storage" 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 tower (dry storage) into protected folders on the floor of the tank under the tower (wet storage). | |||
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