The
M4 Sherman, officially
Medium Tank, M4, was the most numerous battle
tank used by the
United States and some other
Western Allies in
World War II. In spite of being surpassed by German medium and heavy tanks late in the war, the M4 Sherman proved to be very reliable, cheaper to produce and available in greater numbers. Thousands were distributed through the
Lend-Lease program to the British Commonwealth and
Soviet Union. The tank was named by the British for the American Civil War General
William Tecumseh Sherman.