M4A1 Sherman
Tier V Medium Tank USA

M4A1 Sherman

M4 Sherman

Tank ID 1057

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The first production version of the Sherman, the most common American tank, with an amazing total of 49,234 vehicles manufactured. The Sherman first saw combat in North Africa.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

620

Weight

29.7 t

Forward speed

48 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

360 m

Signal range

615 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 51 38 38
Turret 76 51 51

Engine: Wright Continental R-975EC2A1 · 450 hp

Radio: SCR 506

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

75 mm Gun M3A1

Calibre 75 mm
Reload time 3.4 s
Aiming time 2.1 s
Dispersion 0.41
Rate of fire 17.65 /min
Ammo capacity 135

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 83 / 110 / 138 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 114 / 152 / 190 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 131 / 175 / 219

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
847
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
1,233
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
1,592

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 514
Avg. spotted 1.38
Avg. kills 1.06
Avg. defence 1.03
Exp. win rate 54.79 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

54.90 %

Avg. WN8

1,678

Battles

34,676

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 36 of 87 at Tier V

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 iyouxin eu 5,992 75 72.00 %
2 m00h eu 5,253 566 79.68 %
3 3rdMarker eu 4,826 74 66.22 %
4 Xilense eu 4,377 56 55.36 %
5 Yzne eu 4,273 95 77.89 %
6 Goldun eu 4,130 294 68.37 %
7 RedHagen eu 4,021 114 64.04 %
8 Rasierer32 eu 3,869 79 60.76 %
9 ArmorSlayerCA na 3,586 68 51.47 %
10 Eumelmad eu 3,456 364 68.96 %

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