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(詳細はMedium Tank M4,'' also named the Sherman, to many of its Allies during the Second World War, under the terms of Lend-Lease. ==British nomenclature== The British received far more M4 medium tanks, approximately 17,000 (roughly 34% of all M4s produced), than any other Allied nation. The British practice of naming American tanks after American Civil War generals was continued, giving it the name General Sherman after Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, usually shortened to Sherman. The US later adopted the name and the practice of naming tanks after generals. In the British naming system the major variants were identified by Mark numbers, the M4 being "Sherman I", the M4A1 "Sherman II" and so on. Letters after the mark number denoted modifications to the base model: "A" for the 76 mm L/55 gun instead of the 75mm, "B" for the 105 mm M4 L/22.5 howitzer, "C" for the (British) QF 17 pounder (76.2 mm) gun, and "Y" for the later wider-tracked Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) type suspension. Gun and suspension letters were used in combination, e.g. Sherman IBY. However, no production 75mm Shermans were built with HVSS and no HVSS Firefly conversions (CY) therefore existed. HVSS Shermans were only fitted with 76mm M1 guns or 105mm M4 howitzers, AY and BY respectively in British service. *Sherman I - M4 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and Continental R975 9-cylinder radial petrol engine * *Sherman Hybrid I - Sherman I with composite hull (cast front, welded rear) * *Sherman IB - Sherman I with 105 mm M4 L/22.5 howitzer * * *Sherman IBY - Sherman IB with HVSS *Sherman II - M4A1 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and Continental R975 radial petrol engine * *Sherman IIA - M4A1(76)W, Sherman II with 76 mm M1 L/55 gun * * *Sherman IIAY - M4A1(76)W HVSS, Sherman IIA with HVSS *Sherman III - M4A2 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and GM6046 twin 6-cylinder diesel engine * *Sherman IIIA - M4A2(76)W, Sherman III with 76 mm M1A2 L/55 gun (unlikely to have been used by UK troops) * * *Sherman IIIAY - M4A2(76)W HVSS, Sherman IIIA with HVSS (not used operationally by UK troops) *Sherman IV - M4A3 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun (no Sherman IVs used operationally) and Ford GAA V8 petrol engine * *Sherman IVA - M4A3(76)W, Sherman IV with 76 mm M1A2 L/55 gun * *Sherman IVB - M4A3(105), Sherman IV with 105 mm M4 L/22.5 howitzer * * *Sherman IVBY - M4A3(105) HVSS, Sherman IVB with HVSS. *Sherman V - M4A4 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun and Chrysler A57 multibank 30-cylinder "cloverleaf" petrol engine in a longer rear hull with more widely-spaced bogies *Sherman VI - M4A5 (paper designation for Canadian production) *Sherman VII - M4A6 with 75 mm M3 L/40 gun, composite cast/welded hull and Ordnance RD-1820 9-cylinder radial diesel engine. Only 75 M4A6 were built and none are believed to have reached the UK *Sherman II ARV III - M32B1 TRV (M4A1 Sherman II chassis) recovery vehicle *Sherman V ARV III - M32B4 TRV (M4A4 Sherman V chassis) recovery vehicle. Extremely rare, almost mythical, vehicle. Production records are sketchy and British use is uncertain, but a photo does exist of an M32B4 in post-war Greek service 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lend-Lease Sherman tanks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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