Tier VI Medium Tank USA

M4A3E8 Sherman

E8 Sherman

Tank ID 1313

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The M4A3E8 is one of the most mass-produced modifications of the main U.S. armored vehicle of the World War II period. The tank featured the welded hull and Ford GAA carburetor engine. A total of 11,424 vehicles with the improved HVSS suspension were produced by Fisher Tank Arsenal and Detroit Tank Arsenal from June 1942 through March 1945. The vehicle is also known as M4A3(76)W. It took part in many after-war conflicts up to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

950

Weight

30.2 t

Forward speed

48 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

360 m

Signal range

615 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	64	38	38
Turret	64	64	64

Engine: Wright Continental R-975C4 (M4A3) · 510 hp

Radio: SCR 506

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

76 mm Gun M1A1 (M4A3)

Calibre 76 mm

Reload time 3.5 s

Aiming time 2.1 s

Dispersion 0.39

Rate of fire 17.14 /min

Ammo capacity 85

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 96 / 128 / 160 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 133 / 177 / 221 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 139 / 185 / 231

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,140

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,658

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,141

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 691

Avg. spotted 1.42

Avg. kills 0.98

Avg. defence 1.12

Exp. win rate 54.71 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

54.44 %

Avg. WN8

1,529

Battles

18,297

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 36 of 91 at Tier VI

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	OIDA_Da_AUTkatzlschwoaf eu	4,968	59	62.71 %
2	Rasierer32 eu	4,451	52	61.54 %
3	felcman eu	4,178	76	73.68 %
4	Cent72 na	3,627	77	55.84 %
5	m00h eu	3,480	210	67.14 %
6	Blakbirt eu	3,410	212	65.09 %
7	favorius eu	3,306	55	58.18 %
8	GehakteMolen eu	3,095	597	67.84 %
9	Kaazumaan eu	2,923	73	56.16 %
10	Eumelmad eu	2,877	192	58.33 %