M50 Super Sherman

Designation: M-50 Super Sherman
Type: Medium Tank
Crew, men: 5
Weight, tons: 30.37
Dimensions, m: 5.84-2.62-2.74
Number of guns/calibre, mm: 1/75
Number of MGs/calibre, mm: 2/7.62
Engine: Diesel, 360 hp
Max. speed, mph: 38
Cruising range, km: 192

The Sherman was the best American medium tank of the Second World War. 49,234 tanks of the type were produced during the war. After the war, the USA handed over most of its Shermans to a dozen different countries which used them in numerous conflicts.

Israelis were among those who used the tank most successfully. They managed to upgrade it significantly and created a M50 Super Sherman tank. It was armed with a French 75 mm gun and had a 360 hp diesel engine.

In the Middle East wars between Arab countries, the Super Sherman fought against Syrian T-55s, and sometimes the latter lost battles to these post-war tanks.