![]() ![]() ![]() In 1946 the Canadian Army received some M4A2 HVSS vehicles to replace their wartime equipment that was worn-out. It is believed that only the Soviet Union used the M4A2 (76)W HVSS in action during World War Two and it’s not clear if they were used in Germany or solely against the Japanese in Manchuria. Not all of these vehicles were fitted with the HVSS suspension as production of the E8 equipped tanks only began in December 1944. ‘III’ as that was our designation for the M4A2, ‘A’ for the 76mm gun and ‘Y’ for the E8 suspension.īritain only received five M4A2(76) vehicles, the vast majority of the 2915 built were sent to the Soviet Union who received 2073. Had the vehicle entered British service it would have been known as a Sherman IIIAY. The main armament ammunition was stored in ammunition boxes with a fluid jacket to prevent ammunition fires. Armed with a long 76mm gun and fitted with ‘wet’ ammunition stowage. E8 means it is fitted with the Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension, abbreviated as HVSS and nicknamed the ‘Easy Eight’ suspension. This Sherman M4A2E8 was the mechanical star of the 2014 film ‘Fury’.Ī2 indicates that the vehicle is fitted with the General Motors 6046 12-cylinder twin in-line engine.
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