Dear all. Did the idf use the M4A3 (76) W sherman? If so would you please share a y picture to have as a reference? Thanks in avance.
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In the early days they used pretty much any Sherman that they could get ahold of
This M50 looks to use the hull from either an M4A3 or M4 105mm
These two are using large hatch M4A3 hulls, but one curiously has an old M34 narrow
mantlet
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Most of the earliest Shermans the IDF had were based on M4/105s. They got a lot of them with demilitarized 105 guns and fitted them with 75mm guns scrounged from all over. If you see top views of them you can see from the fit out they are 105 turrets.
But after the initial reluctance to sell them arms past they did purchase almost any Sherman they could get, so M4A3 76 mm would have been used. It’s just that most of the tanks they got were from countries that didn’t receive many and had mostly M4A1 and M4A4 which were more common in lend lease.
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Thanks for your answers. I Wonder if I can build this kit (out of the box) as a idf super sherman
What modifications should I make?
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Probably except the the IDF converted all there non M50/M51 (which were diesel) to R975 Radial engines for ease of maintenance. So you would have to change the rear deck and exhaust area to that of a late M4/M4A1. Not sure if I’ve ever seen a M4A3 but I have definitely seen M4A2s. Israel captured a lot of those from Egypt
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