General info for M4

  • Country USA
  • Vehicle role Medium Tank
  • Rank 2
  • Battle rating in
    • arcade battles 3.7
    • realistic battles 3.7
    • simulator battles 3.7

Extended parameters

Arcade Battles
  • Mass 30.6 ton
  • Price 77,000€
  • Wp bonus 100%
  • Exp bonus 136%
  • Training cost 22,000€
  • Visibility 102 %
  • Reload time 6.5 s
  • Free repairs 10
  • Horse powers 620 hp at 2400 rpm
  • Max speed 42 km/h
  • Max inclination 40°
  • Full repair cost 1,280€
  • Weapon
    75 mm M3 cannon (Ammo: 97)
    12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (Ammo: 600)
    7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (Ammo: 3000)
  • Turn turret speed 22.8°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 110 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 109 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 92 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Full repair time crew 6h 40m
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 50 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 25°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -10°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 76 mm
Realistic Battles
  • Mass 30.6 ton
  • Price 77,000€
  • Wp bonus 120%
  • Exp bonus 136%
  • Training cost 22,000€
  • Visibility 102 %
  • Reload time 6.5 s
  • Free repairs 10
  • Horse powers 354 hp at 2400 rpm
  • Max speed 38 km/h
  • Max inclination 40°
  • Full repair cost 1,140€
  • Weapon
    75 mm M3 cannon (Ammo: 97)
    12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (Ammo: 600)
    7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (Ammo: 3000)
  • Turn turret speed 14.3°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 110 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 109 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 92 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Full repair time crew 9h 47m
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 50 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 25°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -10°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 76 mm
Simulator Battles
  • Mass 30.6 ton
  • Price 77,000€
  • Wp bonus 140%
  • Exp bonus 136%
  • Training cost 22,000€
  • Visibility 102 %
  • Reload time 6.5 s
  • Free repairs 10
  • Horse powers 354 hp at 2400 rpm
  • Max speed 38 km/h
  • Max inclination 40°
  • Full repair cost 1,600€
  • Weapon
    75 mm M3 cannon (Ammo: 97)
    12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (Ammo: 600)
    7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (Ammo: 3000)
  • Turn turret speed 14.3°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 110 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 109 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 92 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Full repair time crew 11h 55m
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 38 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 50 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 50 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 25°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -10°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 76 mm

M4 / statistics for the last 1 month

These may be very different from the real, because we are monitoring only those players who use our site.

Arcade Battles
  • Battles 388
  • Win rate 68.29%
  • Air frags per battle 0.09
  • Air frags per death 0.13
  • Ground frags per battle 2.77
  • Ground frags per death 4.4
Realistic Battles
  • Battles 417
  • Win rate 51.64%
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle 6.04
  • Ground frags per death 3.5
Simulator Battles
  • Battles 29
  • Win rate 100%
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle 3.59
  • Ground frags per death 5.89

Wiki info about M4

Official War Thunder wiki

The Americans did an excellent job recognizing the problems with the M3's main-caliber weaponry being mounted in a side sponson. Immediately after it began full-scale production, they began work on a new, more modern tank with a 75 mm cannon in a fully traversing turret. Its prototype, termed the T6, was ready for trials at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in September 1941. The M4 was a medium tank boasting a welded hull, a cast turret, and the 350 hp Continental R-975, a gas-powered radial engine. Design of the M4 began in 1941, and by July 1942 it was ready for full-scale production. Between July 1942 and January 1944, 6,748 M4s rolled off the line. The tank's welded hull boosted its ammunition capacity in comparison with cast hulls by expanding its internal armored capacity. The hull's front plate initially had viewing slits, though armor covers were welded over them and periscopes were added. The front part of the hull's gear compartment on older models consisted of three sections bolted together. Tanks had a narrow mantlet for the M34 artillery mount, while subsequent units employed a fully cast forward hull section and M34A1 artillery mount with a wide mantlet. The last batches, which were made beginning at the end of 1943, had the front of their hulls made from cast and rolled pieces. At the beginning of 1944 the frontal plate became one piece, moving the driver and gunner hatches to the top of the hull. The angled frontal armor went from 56° to 47° from vertical. The Pressed Steel Car Company kicked off production of the first M4 tanks in July 1942. Four more companies were added later. M4 tanks saw combat in Africa, Italy, the Western front, and the Pacific islands through 1945. Shermans proved a strong option with good reliability and maneuverability in addition to armament and armor suiting its roll as a medium tank.