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The M50 Super Sherman is a Tier 1 progression Main Battle Tank under Sol Schreiber's dealership.

History[ | ]

Class: Medium Tank
Developed: 1955-1956
Service: 1956-1973
Vehicles Built: cca 100
Operators: Israel, Chile, South Lebanon Army

The M50 Sherman (incorrectly but commonly known as Isherman or Super Sherman) is a French Sherman variant, developed for the Israelis in 1955. Ever since the Independence War of 1948, the IDF has been an avid user of the American M4 Sherman Medium Tank with dozens of vehicles of several variants acquired from all over the world (the earliest ones were even salvaged from Italian scrap yards). These would serve well in 1948 against poorly armed Arabs, but the Soviet Union started to arm Israel's enemies in the 1950s with some truly fearsome weaponry, including the T-34/85 tanks. In order to keep up, Israel and France worked together to increase the Sherman combat value.

The most important and noticeable change was the weapon replacement. The original 75mm guns were switched to the French 75mm CN-75-50 cannons. These were modern, potent weapons, derived from the famous "long 75mm" of the German Panther tank. The Israeli Shermans also underwent an overhaul to prolong their service life. The process was, however, quite slow and it took 5 years (1956 to 1961) to deliver approximately 100 such refitted tanks. By 1965, all M50s also received a new Cummins engine (these would be known as M50 Mk.2 or M50 Cummins).

In battle, the M50s performed reasonably well against late World War Two era threats such as the T-34s, but with the appearance of new threats such as the American-supplied Pattons and the Soviet T-54/55 tanks, even the upgraded M50s became completely outclassed with the preferred Israeli tactic (sniping at vulnerable spots using superior gun performance and rigorous training) no longer being applicable and forcing them to fight enemies at close range, suffering high losses in the process. Regardless, the M50s took part in both the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1967 Six-Day War.

Some were still in service with several reserve units during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but by that time, they were hopelessly obsolete They were withdrawn from active service after the war and some of them were converted to fixed emplacements (effectively hollowed out tank hulls with functional turrets). A bunch of M50s were given to the South Lebanon Army and some militias during the mid-1970s Lebanese Civil War, from where a lot of them were sold to private collectors. And, last but not least, around a hundred were sold to Chile.

Vehicle Traits[ | ]

  • Armored: This vehicle's armor can withstand a lot of punishment, allowing it to survive even serious firefights.
  • Improved Progression: This vehicle earns extra Experience, allowing you to progress faster in the game.
  • High Durability: This vehicle has more hitpoints than other vehicles of this Tier.
  • High Rate of Fire: This vehicle has higher rate of fire than other vehicles of this Tier.

Ammunition[ | ]

# Ammo
Name
Ammo
Type
XP Cost Damage Penetration Velocity Reload
Time
More
Info
1 75mm POT-51A AP AP Stock 120 370[note 1] mm 1257 m/s 3.46 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.08 °
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2 75mm PCOT-51P AP APBC Experience 350 150 400[note 2] mm 1257 m/s 3.46 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.08 °
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
3 75mm OE HE HE Experience 250 225[note 3] 25 mm 732 m/s 3.46 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.11 °
  • Fire Chance Bonus: 100 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Splash Radius: 1.00 m
  • Splash Penetration: 75 mm
4 7.62mm AP AP Stock 8 18[note 4] mm 855 m/s 5.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.15 °
  • Magazine Type: Clip
  • Partial Reload: Yes
  • Magazine Size: 800
  • Burst Fire Rate: 400 rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °

Upgrades[ | ]

Armor[ | ]

Super Sherman Stock Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Stock Stock 275 mm (vs AP)
300 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 635 mm (vs AP)
675 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel Layers with Air Gaps N/A N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
This tank features basic sheet armor without any advanced components, making it vulnerable to HEAT shells and ATGMs.

Weapon[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Credit Cost Aim Time Reload Time More Info
Weapon1 75mm CN 75-50 Rifled Cannon Stock Stock 1.30 s 3.46 s
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Stats:

  • Depression/Elevation: -9.7° / 19.7°
Ammo:
75mm POT-51A AP
75mm PCOT-51P APBC
75mm OE HE
7.62mm AP

Engine[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Max Speed Reverse Speed Forward
Acceleration
Hull Traverse Fire Chance
General Motors 6046 410 hp Diesel Engine Stock Stock 45 km/h 19 km/h 5.19 s (0 to 32 km/h)
11.26 s (0 to Max Speed)
34.03° 8 %
General Motors 6046 460 hp Diesel Engine Experience 40 Credits 1,000 45 km/h 20 km/h 4.93 s (0 to 32 km/h)
10.66 s (0 to Max Speed)
34.03° 8 %

Parts[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Description Notes
Smokegrenades
M82 Smoke Grenades
Stock Stock Comes with 4 charges
Recharge time: 35s
Duration: 10s
Smokegrenades
M90 Smoke Grenades
Experience 100 Credits 2,000 Comes with 8 charges
Recharge time: 25s
Duration: 10s
Laserrangefinder
Improved Rangefinder
Experience 150 Credits 3,000 Accuracy is improved by 10%
Gunstabilizer
Improved Gun Stabilizer
Stock Stock Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 20%
Gunstabilizer
Upgraded Fire Control System Sensors
Stock Stock Reduces the accuracy penalties for firing and traversing the hull.
Treads01
Stock Tracks
Stock Stock Mobility (Light Terrain): 89.4%
Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 75.1%

Other unlocks[ | ]

Name Cost Description Notes
Currencyrep
85 Reputation
Experience 110 Provides an injection of 85 Reputation.
Currencyrep
85 Reputation
Experience 110 Provides an injection of 85 Reputation.

Footnotes[]

  1. 370 mm at 150m;
    278 mm at 500m
  2. 400 mm at 150m;
    300 mm at 500m
  3. 64 for Partial Penetration;
    16 for Non-Penetrating Hits
  4. 18 mm at 100m;
    9 mm at 1000m
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