@@FortyFourTomatoesI play with the m6a1 an m4a1 in a lineup and my most game are played with them and they helped me grind the entire tier 3 of usa also when I got the jumbo I used the m4a1 with it and even at 6,3 or 6,7 it did well flanking
Nah it needs fixing, volumetric makes it hell to pen from the front, literally impossible with a tiger or panther to pen some Shermans frontally not because of armor, but literally just because of volumetrics. Manlets are a giant black hole, and the sides of the turret auto bounce your shells. Shermans are also generally stabilized. On long maps I just leave when the opponent has the US in it's I'm not wasting my time with a nation that is somehow more handheld with volumetrics than the Soviets or Germans.
@@purnnr7253 ah yes because even when I shoot the driver's port it still bounces. ZERO EXCUSES. Manlets are poorly modeled, even the tank weak spots are volumetric hell, I've literally had shells bounce the bottom hull (notorious M4 weak spot) and somehow bounced it because of the track
@@Dont14-r4klmao your just bad at the game bud I’m at 7.7 in ground for both us and Germany and every Sherman but the jumbo is a one tap center mass. They are like fat little free points 😂. And if you struggle facing American Sherman’s n long range maps, I don’t know what to tell you
Shermans at 3.0-4.0 should get armor nerf. Their angled armor that gives around 100mm armor is ridiculously OP against most of enemies like Panzers 4, T-34 and KV-1
@@trollface5084 they get like 80-100mm frontal armor at most and im pretty sure all the tanks you mentioned there easily pen that, the panzer 4 iirc has a stock aphe round that penetrates 130mm, its just a point and click and sherman should be dead
@@trollface5084not really, the german tanks generally have worse armor, namely the panzer 4 at similar brs, but have a superior gun, making each other able of killing each other. t34s have an equally mediocre gun as on the sherman, and both actually struggle to pen each other head on. in both cases you have to aim for specific weak points, or flank. overall the m4-t34-panzer 4 dynamic i’d argue is very balanced in the 3.0-4.0 range, it might be the best balanced BR in the whole game honestly
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Firefly comes pretty close and it has the Bri’ish 4.7 lineup of: Firefly, Avenger, Churchill 7, Ystervark (previously bosvark 😢) and the Spitfires/Typhoons/other planes
what weak tanks are you playing at 7.0? the t92 is a great light tank, m46 is great medium- the backbone of a 7.0 lineup would be the T29 premium heavy which is insanely strong? - all of the 6.7 lineup can support your 7.0 tanks and that lineup is insane - genunniely interested :) @@D.3R3K
m4a1 76 is probably my favorite tank in the game, and I have up to m103 in US, leo 2A5 in germany, 7.3 in sweden, and some other stuff sprinkled in. It just works at its BR, t-34's are easy targets, tigers never angle and if they do, close range turret shots kill them. The stabilizer and its good post-pen makes it better than most tanks at its BR. It doesn't need a nerf, It's a true medium tank that bridges light and heavy tank playstyles, and people like it.
Can you do the Achilles or Churchill I would like that, but with the Achilles I would say it’s the best 3.3 British tank or even the best throughout 3.3-5.7 I use still in 8.0. Good things it’s quick and able to turn quickly got a 17 pounder and has armour thickness to stop a KV1 shot. I love it so much
Hey bud! Thanks for the suggestions, these are interesting. Wow, playing the Achilles up to 8.0? That is impressive. I haven't played it in a while but remember having a great time in it. Let me take a look, I think I would take an Achilles over the Churchill most days, but I do have the crocodile too which could do with some love. I am editing a longer Tiger video with commentary at the moment but will take one of your suggestions out for a spin after that :)
@@tankonaut finally somebody who knows it too 😄🍾. What is your most favourite scene? Mine when they approach the tiger with "bare hands" and then explode the bank 😂 or when they are under friendly fire and lose almost all of their equip 😂👏. Btw I've looked at your vids and I have to say keep up the good work man 🫡🗿
@@ejdem0994 Thanks so much for the positive feedback bud! I really appreciate it :) - as for kelly's heroes, haha yes those are great scenes! I think some of my favorites are the shermans pushing out of the train tunnel and approaching the tiger with their hands up as you say - such a great movie!
Don't worry, Gaijin nerfed it alright. It's a 5.0 now and shares that BR with a whopping single other US vehicle. It's basically a reaaaaaaally slow M18 with a stabilizer as a backup to a 5.7 lineup now.
Sherman's can be pretty deadly - they have good damage, pen and a stabilizer which often lets them get the first shot off in an engagement. If you can get a shot on the hull though, they are pretty weak unless angled.
The challenge with Sherman's is that most Russian and German tanks can one shot you anywhere. So you HAVE to use your mobility and stabilizer to out play them. City fights are the best environment for Sherman's or anywhere where you can shoot and scoot back into cover - always try and avoid open areas, you don't have the armor. hope that helps!
Heya, yes they moved almost all the panthers (except the D) to 6.0 so yes you see them but you have the same chance of seeing them as before - basically only in a full uptier :)
heh, they are pretty strong when played right - germany has great guns and great armor when you get to 5.7 so you will be able to deal with them more easily then
The sherman tree is so fucking fun i adore them, wxcept that nasty M4T26. And the 5.7 sherman couod be downtiered to 5.3 cause an uptier to 6.7 is impossible to survive
@tankonaut the Sherman's armor is pretty much non existent at 6.0 and I find it quiet useless, the 90mm gun is underpowered compared to stuff like the long 88 which it often sees, not to mention now the stabilizer is gone and the fast reload along eith it, there's no reason to use it ivwr a sherman which is at a lower br eith better reliability, or a m26 0.3 br higher eith better armor
I 100% agree that it's a glass cannon and you can get the 90mm on the jackson - but it does give you another option (albeit not perfect) for dealing with uptiers@@Samtheman1251
Yes that is the thing with a sherman - you can never really take a hit (unless you are extremely over angling the hull in a city) - you have to play like you won't be hit. One thing I would suggest is abuse the stabilizer - stay hidden behind cover and use 3rd person to spot the enemy, then pop out, shoot with the stabilized round, and instantly get back in cover. Hope that helps! :)
@@tankonaut from how my Sherman’s act the have not got a stabiliser or armour or bullet pen a l3 could outclass only of my Sherman’s including my jumbo 1 that always is 1 shoted😂😂
@@jasonketteringham6924 hehe. Are you talking about the 75mm or 76mm Sherman? For both tanks there are enemies you can one tap pretty easily but also enemies you will have trouble penning if you don’t shoot at a weak spot
You can refer to all AP rounds with explosiv filler as APHE since it doesn’t make a whole difference, if it’s AP, APC, APBC or APCBC. In the end of the day it matters whether it’s solid shot or with explosive filler.
sherman is underrated in the game (irl it kinda sucked) tiger and Russian players underestimate that god damn stabilizer as a American main I loved the 76 the M4A2 75 was really fun too I’m on my second last sherman or the M4/T26 I’m researching jumbo 76 I’m gonna miss that stab and bullying tigers
Just recently got into war thunder about 2 weeks ago and I’m on the m4a1 (76). I’m not good with it at all for some reason, I don’t know what it is but I just can’t seem to get the ball rolling with it
Welcome to War Thunder! Don't stress too much, war thunder has a steep learning curve and it sounds like you're progressing fast already. Upgrading from the M4A2 can be tricky because the BR of your game jumps from 4.0 to 4.7. This Sherman has a much better gun, but now you are matched against MUCH stronger tanks ( like T-34-57/85, KV-85, Tiger I, and Panthers, etc.) Now your armor won't really save you from the majority of guns, so you need to avoid getting shot and play to the tank's strengths: mobility, firepower, and utility. This tank can kill anything it faces, but you're going to need to use your stabilizer/skill to get the first shot in every engagement (this is often the decider). If you don't have a clean kill shot always disable the enemy's ability to return fire. Because the Sherman has good speed, use it to get to good flanking or fire positions, and try to "shoot and scoot" back into cover - again your stabilizer makes this a great tactic compared to tigers, etc that need to slow and wait for their gun to stabilize. Cities are where this tank really shines, but you also have great gun depression (-10), so ridge lines and hills are great for using the same tactic. Always try and be taking the enemy from the side/ambush style instead of fighting head-on. In down-tiers, you can be a bit more aggressive and bully weaker tanks but avoiding being shot is just a good mantra for this tank. Learning maps and tank weak spots will obviously help but that will come over time - good luck and I hope you continue enjoying war thunder :)
I wouldnt say that it is op as it is quite lacking in every department. The m6a1 or t1e1 is honestly a much better choice as it doesn't tend to get overpressure by non penetrating hits from panzer granite from tigers unlike the jumbo that for some reason will just die to it aulthough it has only 200 grams of he which wouldn't do anything but scratch the paint if it fails to pen and it is a volumetric nightmare to shoot at along with it having a extra 37mm gun that u can rangefind with, rape t34 turrets with and light vehicles and bait braindead tiger players arround corners whereas the Sherman can not do such a feat. Also the m6 is very long and much slower so it is m very stable when on the move and it is hard to go past the stabalizer speed so ud have to be really bad to miss unless ur simply shooting at say a bush which in that case good luck because realistic at lower brs is not the way to go until u grab urself a full speed stabalizer and a thermal sight because of course bushes.
@@zanethebrain3990 Yeah and not many tanks at 4.7 have a stabilized 76mm firing APHE with 5.9s reload and 24°/s traverse rate and -10° gun depression 😄. The mantled also offers around 100mm of armor, which makes it a tough nut for some lower BR vehicles.
@@thomassmith7884 APHE is used as a catch-all phrase to describe any Ap round with expensive filler. Yeah there are a variety of round types, ballistic caps etc, but it’s just easier to say APHE when talking about the type of round it fired
@@tankonaut I also just don't like the M4A1 hull with the round corners I just get penned there by everyone constantly, my favorite is the M4A2 and M4A3 I could play them all day and I just got the T14 and I love it
The shermans are so W that some of the variants has the W in it
the w just means it has wet ammo storage
@@DontStealMyNoEffortName no it means the tank is not an L
@@DontStealMyNoEffortNamereally? I thought it mean welded
@@SpaceAgent46only one 76 (Win) is welded (M4A1)
@@giovannibonifati really because the m4a2 m4a3 and jumbos have welded bodies
My favorite 76 Sherman wish it had a line-up
I hear yah. Yes it's so good but could do with some friends ;)
I usually put the m24, p47 d-25, and m42 in a lineup with it.
That is the only thing that is bad about it, and prob the reason why gaijin dont nerf it
Now that it’s going to 5.0, it could be paired with the M6A1 and maybe the T1E1?
@@FortyFourTomatoesI play with the m6a1 an m4a1 in a lineup and my most game are played with them and they helped me grind the entire tier 3 of usa also when I got the jumbo I used the m4a1 with it and even at 6,3 or 6,7 it did well flanking
Its a good counter for the overpowered german tanks, no need to nerf
Yes, it's in a good position.
Nah it needs fixing, volumetric makes it hell to pen from the front, literally impossible with a tiger or panther to pen some Shermans frontally not because of armor, but literally just because of volumetrics. Manlets are a giant black hole, and the sides of the turret auto bounce your shells. Shermans are also generally stabilized. On long maps I just leave when the opponent has the US in it's I'm not wasting my time with a nation that is somehow more handheld with volumetrics than the Soviets or Germans.
@@Dont14-r4kaverage german players when they have to actually aim:
@@purnnr7253 ah yes because even when I shoot the driver's port it still bounces. ZERO EXCUSES. Manlets are poorly modeled, even the tank weak spots are volumetric hell, I've literally had shells bounce the bottom hull (notorious M4 weak spot) and somehow bounced it because of the track
@@Dont14-r4klmao your just bad at the game bud I’m at 7.7 in ground for both us and Germany and every Sherman but the jumbo is a one tap center mass. They are like fat little free points 😂. And if you struggle facing American Sherman’s n long range maps, I don’t know what to tell you
No need to nerf the Sherman. Even though it doesn’t have the best armor, it’s stabilizer and good ammo gives you an advantage
Shermans at 3.0-4.0 should get armor nerf. Their angled armor that gives around 100mm armor is ridiculously OP against most of enemies like Panzers 4, T-34 and KV-1
@@trollface5084 they get like 80-100mm frontal armor at most and im pretty sure all the tanks you mentioned there easily pen that, the panzer 4 iirc has a stock aphe round that penetrates 130mm, its just a point and click and sherman should be dead
@@trollface5084Those T-34s and KVs mostly ignore your shots so there's no need to nerf
@@trollface5084skill issue
@@trollface5084not really, the german tanks generally have worse armor, namely the panzer 4 at similar brs, but have a superior gun, making each other able of killing each other. t34s have an equally mediocre gun as on the sherman, and both actually struggle to pen each other head on. in both cases you have to aim for specific weak points, or flank. overall the m4-t34-panzer 4 dynamic i’d argue is very balanced in the 3.0-4.0 range, it might be the best balanced BR in the whole game honestly
God I love Kelly’s heroes. My favourite war movie of all time
100%. Still one of the best war movies of all time!
My favorite Clint Eastwood movie
Great channel just happened to stumble upon love the informative videos and the simple yet entertaining editing style. I know you haven’t posted in a minute but keep them coming❤
Thanks! Appreciate the positive feedback :)
I appreciate the creator of this video for using Kelly's Heroes for this. Phenomenal choice. Such a great movie and Oddball is the best tank commander
Glad you liked it!
Can't you say something righteous, and hopeful, for a change? Can't you dig, how BEAUTIFUL it is out here?
I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know. ;)
All them negative waves Moriarty!
This song brought back so many memories from being a kid watching Kelly’s heroes
Haha! Glad you enjoyed. Such a great movie!
Firefly comes pretty close and it has the Bri’ish 4.7 lineup of: Firefly, Avenger, Churchill 7, Ystervark (previously bosvark 😢) and the Spitfires/Typhoons/other planes
Yep, love the firefly. That’s a nice lineup
Best short I have seen in a while.
Thank you sir. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Don’t say need the Sherman, American tech has gone through enough
I mean the USA tech tree is stronk :)
7.0 ain’t
what weak tanks are you playing at 7.0? the t92 is a great light tank, m46 is great medium- the backbone of a 7.0 lineup would be the T29 premium heavy which is insanely strong? - all of the 6.7 lineup can support your 7.0 tanks and that lineup is insane - genunniely interested :) @@D.3R3K
No one says it better than Oddball.
Woof woof!
this gave me the confidence to grind my m4a1 76 w modifications
Awesome! Even after being mixed to 5.0 this thing is great :)
Really cool, i like Kellys Heroes
Best tank movie ever - change my mind ;)
kelly's heroes.... one of my fav's !!!
Absolute stormer of a movie! woof woof! ;)
My tigers food
Haha :)
Don’t hit me with those negative waves so early in the morning mariartie
M4A1 (76) taught me how to play mediums in WT
One of my favourite tanks to play, along with other disliked tanks like the M41 and M48
haha "other disliked tanks" - yes I really enjoy the 76 shermans too :)
m4a1 76 is probably my favorite tank in the game, and I have up to m103 in US, leo 2A5 in germany, 7.3 in sweden, and some other stuff sprinkled in. It just works at its BR, t-34's are easy targets, tigers never angle and if they do, close range turret shots kill them. The stabilizer and its good post-pen makes it better than most tanks at its BR. It doesn't need a nerf, It's a true medium tank that bridges light and heavy tank playstyles, and people like it.
100% a solid, if not the best medium tank in its BR bracket :)
I bring this thing in my 5.7 line up
I can imagine it does fine. Compared the HVSS, it doesn’t have the same armor or mobility but it still plays very similarly
@@tankonautto be fair at 5.7 getting hit usually means being dead. Armor is there to make you feel better.
So good Gajin moved it up to 5.0
Yes, it did move up but so did most of the stronger enemies it faces so it still works well :)
I always get hits never crits or destroys I get so mad but I still love them
You mean when you play the Sherman or when you play against it? :)
when i play as one
@@tankonaut
If they don't make shermans historically accurate I want the french to be historically accurate (big buff for the b1 and the arl 44)
Who says Russian bias is a thing
NOOOO THIS HERE IS SHERMAN BIAS
:)
Can you do the Achilles or Churchill I would like that, but with the Achilles I would say it’s the best 3.3 British tank or even the best throughout 3.3-5.7 I use still in 8.0.
Good things it’s quick and able to turn quickly got a 17 pounder and has armour thickness to stop a KV1 shot. I love it so much
Hey bud! Thanks for the suggestions, these are interesting. Wow, playing the Achilles up to 8.0? That is impressive. I haven't played it in a while but remember having a great time in it. Let me take a look, I think I would take an Achilles over the Churchill most days, but I do have the crocodile too which could do with some love. I am editing a longer Tiger video with commentary at the moment but will take one of your suggestions out for a spin after that :)
Bro forgot the firefly
Haha. Yep, firefly is definitely strong
I thought that was shaggy for a sec
Same
I boys gotta watch Kelly’s heroes - such a great old movie with lovely Shermans
@@tankonaut finally somebody who knows it too 😄🍾. What is your most favourite scene? Mine when they approach the tiger with "bare hands" and then explode the bank 😂 or when they are under friendly fire and lose almost all of their equip 😂👏. Btw I've looked at your vids and I have to say keep up the good work man 🫡🗿
@@ejdem0994 Thanks so much for the positive feedback bud! I really appreciate it :) - as for kelly's heroes, haha yes those are great scenes! I think some of my favorites are the shermans pushing out of the train tunnel and approaching the tiger with their hands up as you say - such a great movie!
Don't worry, Gaijin nerfed it alright. It's a 5.0 now and shares that BR with a whopping single other US vehicle. It's basically a reaaaaaaally slow M18 with a stabilizer as a backup to a 5.7 lineup now.
Yes, but it actually get's the Both variants of the M6a1 right? SO it's not too bad.
I see Oddball the Tank Hippie Tank Commander.
I like and I enjoy
Woof woof! ;)
Never nerf it
Yeah, I'm just kidding - its super fun where it's at ;)
@@tankonautthat’s the M4 sherman for you
Heres the thing, it can pen any panther and tiger even when angled (you shoot the side ammo tack ;) )
At close range yes - but in an open field it's a bit trickier ;)
Amy more debuffs to that tanks armor and it might as well be a moving bag of styrofoam. 😂
haha fair point!
As a british main who often gets paired with america i see this as a absolute win
:)
All my tanks are getting 1 shot by now if I see a Sherman I just drive back and away
Sherman's can be pretty deadly - they have good damage, pen and a stabilizer which often lets them get the first shot off in an engagement. If you can get a shot on the hull though, they are pretty weak unless angled.
Not so much the Sherman that’s OP, but the shells it fires.
The shell is decent but the stabilizer and .50 cal give the sherman some real advantages too :)
@@tankonaut the 50. Cal is like.. half of the Sherman’s fire power. Ahhhh…. The advantages of having the browning at low tier. 🙃
lol. especially when there's a team of them all firing at you! :)
@@tankonaut Commander: “Bradley, fire a warning shot!”
“Sir this is a HEAT round/50. cal against 12mm armor-“
“AH potato, potaoto just fire it”
Its good its like a light tank destroyer I think its pretty balanced since you have kv85 in the same br no nerf needed
Yes sir - just very good at its BR!
i think sherman with the 105 mm artilerry cannon is best one
That is a great tank!
Kelly's heroes, great film
Haha, one of the best, woof! :)
@@tankonaut I'm drinking wine, eating cheese, catching rays you know
a good move when the tank's broke and they're trying to fix it ;)
I only just now found it weird that there is no Sherman IA (M4 76W)
What is that variant? Have you got a link?
Kelly’s heroes my HUGE favourite 🫡
Sgt Oddball mentioned
Woof woof! ;)
Meanwhile i run sherman and die 2 seconds into the match
The challenge with Sherman's is that most Russian and German tanks can one shot you anywhere. So you HAVE to use your mobility and stabilizer to out play them. City fights are the best environment for Sherman's or anywhere where you can shoot and scoot back into cover - always try and avoid open areas, you don't have the armor. hope that helps!
Happily destroying enemy team back at 4.7 now I face panthers
Heya, yes they moved almost all the panthers (except the D) to 6.0 so yes you see them but you have the same chance of seeing them as before - basically only in a full uptier :)
These are the mother fu ckers that kill me every time i try to grind as germany
heh, they are pretty strong when played right - germany has great guns and great armor when you get to 5.7 so you will be able to deal with them more easily then
We need the best sherman variant. The M4a1 (76) HVSS
An awesome tank
Oh, it is UNQUESTIONABLY the best tank at 4.7
Favorite tank to use in warthunder just hate the side cheese armor
Yes, don’t over angle it
Well it’s certainly the best of the other 4.7 mediums 😄
Poor Chi-To 😫
It just seems so unfair on Japan! :/
M4a2 is by far the best woth its amgled armor you could bait and bounce shots on cornersof buildings
Yes, I love doing that as well! I've bounced 88's in city fights exactly as you say :)
If you nerfed the M4 sherman then it wouldn’t be the M4 sherman
By nerfing, I don't mean changing the tank at all - just it's BR - which actually happened ;)
Sherman firefly is king of 4.7
It's a real beat of a tanK!
I love it but you can’t play it with the stock ammo really but once you get the main things are researched it a matter of spawncamping and sniping
Stock is pretty tough yeah.
Love the Sherman
Amazing tanks! :)
Sherman sucks unless you really play it like a light tank. But once you get up close like that it shines
Sadly no painted shell present, i can't paint pretty pictures that will scares the hell out of people
Right?! I’d pay for a premium oddball Sherman with paint and loudspeakers ;)
@@tankonaut for real dude
The sherman tree is so fucking fun i adore them, wxcept that nasty M4T26. And the 5.7 sherman couod be downtiered to 5.3 cause an uptier to 6.7 is impossible to survive
Haha. Yes I love them to. I actually quite enjoy the Sherman/Pershing what don’t you like about it?
@tankonaut the Sherman's armor is pretty much non existent at 6.0 and I find it quiet useless, the 90mm gun is underpowered compared to stuff like the long 88 which it often sees, not to mention now the stabilizer is gone and the fast reload along eith it, there's no reason to use it ivwr a sherman which is at a lower br eith better reliability, or a m26 0.3 br higher eith better armor
I 100% agree that it's a glass cannon and you can get the 90mm on the jackson - but it does give you another option (albeit not perfect) for dealing with uptiers@@Samtheman1251
Please don’t nerf
Sherman is op bcs the stabilizer.
Yep, stabs are strong especially at this low BR.
I like to use the second Sherman bc to overpowered
Andddd my Sherman is 1 shotted every time even tho I play the exact same way
Yes that is the thing with a sherman - you can never really take a hit (unless you are extremely over angling the hull in a city) - you have to play like you won't be hit. One thing I would suggest is abuse the stabilizer - stay hidden behind cover and use 3rd person to spot the enemy, then pop out, shoot with the stabilized round, and instantly get back in cover. Hope that helps! :)
@@tankonaut from how my Sherman’s act the have not got a stabiliser or armour or bullet pen a l3 could outclass only of my Sherman’s including my jumbo 1 that always is 1 shoted😂😂
@@jasonketteringham6924 hehe. Are you talking about the 75mm or 76mm Sherman? For both tanks there are enemies you can one tap pretty easily but also enemies you will have trouble penning if you don’t shoot at a weak spot
War thunder plebs: no you can't just put a 76mm tank in 4.7 it's so unfair 😭😭🤓🤓
Me: *mews *
lol
The M4A1 76 w is very good I got 7 kill in a match when I got the M63 shell but the M79 stock shell is ass
Nice work! Yep the stick shell is just a pain - you never use it again once you get the APHE
Man why the heck do I get uptiered to 5.0 with it all the time
It just got moved in BR from 4.7 to 5.0 - so check your lineup :) was last patch.
@@tankonaut ah ok
Ive never been a big fan of shermans for some reason and i dont know why
The 76mm Sherman's are in a weird place. They have some great advantages but no armor and they face very strong tanks.
It's 5.0 now
Yes, but all the main enemies went up in BR too, so it's still pretty darn strong :)
Everything is skill, if nerf m4a1 he will be unbalanced.
You should try the m51, israeli sherman with 105mm gun, heat has 400 mm penetration, its nice
Yes sir, I love the super sherman! :) ruclips.net/user/shortsS-xzopPNjLI
Still great after putting it at 5.0
100% - still strong!
They made it 5.0
Yes, in fairness it needed to go up.
@@tankonaut the moment I unlocked it it went up in br💀
Ouch. That happens. Don’t stress it too much, most of the heavies around you went up too, so you will face the same kind of tanks mostly
No pls don’t nerf it 😭 it’s my only chance to deal with tigers in an up rank
lol, yes I am half joking here - it is a very fun tank at 4.7
@@tankonaut fr lol and it preforms decent in uptiers thanks to the m62 and it’s frontal armor 😱
@@tankonaut Also it used to be at 5.0 and now it’s 4.7 lol probably because people these days don’t know how to play
Not APHE, it’s APCBC with explosive filler
You can refer to all AP rounds with explosiv filler as APHE since it doesn’t make a whole difference, if it’s AP, APC, APBC or APCBC.
In the end of the day it matters whether it’s solid shot or with explosive filler.
100% this
T14 is an underrated heavy and the m4a5 ram 2 is underrated .. don’t nerf American tanks Russian tanks need it more
Both great tanks!
Lol then you have to use the same exact gun until 7.3
Haha. Sad but kinda true - America does get a lot of bigger guns at 6.3+ it’s the Sherman’s at 5.7 that really are a bit over tiered :)
Me on my way to pen it with a panzer H somehow
Panzer IV H can pen a lot of stuff above its BR - that 75mm is stronk! ;)
@@tankonaut Ikr I angle it as well also you earned a sub
Thank you sir! Glad to have you on board.@@SlavicDuk
It's fun to watch
:)
Don't nerf it america has enough nerfed tanks already lets have this one
Haha. True
Still very good at 5.0
Yep 100%
Completely agree 🎉
It is definitely strong at 4.7!
@@tankonaut indeed. But after using it now I know why most people shoot the cannon of Panthers and tigers
Yeah is very good tank but for me it's so slow and not very good armor
Yep. Armor is the biggest downside
I prefer the T 14 or SU 100Y at 4.7
Both good tanks!
it's 5.0 now 😔
still strong tho as all the tigers got moved up :)
It's not that it's overpowered it's at all the other tanks are underpowered
Yeah it’s basically plays the same as the Hvss version but with slightly less armor and slightly slower
sherman is underrated in the game (irl it kinda sucked) tiger and Russian players underestimate that god damn stabilizer as a American main I loved the 76 the M4A2 75 was really fun too I’m on my second last sherman or the M4/T26 I’m researching jumbo 76 I’m gonna miss that stab and bullying tigers
Haha, yes the stabilizer is key. But wait why will you miss the stab? Jumbo 76 has a stabilizer too :)
@@tankonaut I miss the reload speed and the stab which I won’t get until later and yes I know jumbo has stab
@@tankonaut I’m gonna miss low tier 105 Sherman or the 75 Sherman’s flanking tigers shooting their barrels.. playing arcade
@@aburning_sherman2124 you don’t have to stop playing them though ;)
@@aburning_sherman2124 haha
Kid named Panzer IV H
Just recently got into war thunder about 2 weeks ago and I’m on the m4a1 (76). I’m not good with it at all for some reason, I don’t know what it is but I just can’t seem to get the ball rolling with it
Welcome to War Thunder! Don't stress too much, war thunder has a steep learning curve and it sounds like you're progressing fast already. Upgrading from the M4A2 can be tricky because the BR of your game jumps from 4.0 to 4.7. This Sherman has a much better gun, but now you are matched against MUCH stronger tanks ( like T-34-57/85, KV-85, Tiger I, and Panthers, etc.) Now your armor won't really save you from the majority of guns, so you need to avoid getting shot and play to the tank's strengths: mobility, firepower, and utility. This tank can kill anything it faces, but you're going to need to use your stabilizer/skill to get the first shot in every engagement (this is often the decider). If you don't have a clean kill shot always disable the enemy's ability to return fire. Because the Sherman has good speed, use it to get to good flanking or fire positions, and try to "shoot and scoot" back into cover - again your stabilizer makes this a great tactic compared to tigers, etc that need to slow and wait for their gun to stabilize.
Cities are where this tank really shines, but you also have great gun depression (-10), so ridge lines and hills are great for using the same tactic. Always try and be taking the enemy from the side/ambush style instead of fighting head-on. In down-tiers, you can be a bit more aggressive and bully weaker tanks but avoiding being shot is just a good mantra for this tank. Learning maps and tank weak spots will obviously help but that will come over time - good luck and I hope you continue enjoying war thunder :)
Are you using a sound mod?
NO these were the original sounds about a year ago :)
I wouldnt say that it is op as it is quite lacking in every department. The m6a1 or t1e1 is honestly a much better choice as it doesn't tend to get overpressure by non penetrating hits from panzer granite from tigers unlike the jumbo that for some reason will just die to it aulthough it has only 200 grams of he which wouldn't do anything but scratch the paint if it fails to pen and it is a volumetric nightmare to shoot at along with it having a extra 37mm gun that u can rangefind with, rape t34 turrets with and light vehicles and bait braindead tiger players arround corners whereas the Sherman can not do such a feat. Also the m6 is very long and much slower so it is m very stable when on the move and it is hard to go past the stabalizer speed so ud have to be really bad to miss unless ur simply shooting at say a bush which in that case good luck because realistic at lower brs is not the way to go until u grab urself a full speed stabalizer and a thermal sight because of course bushes.
It’s a solid tank, but yes m6a1/t1 are good upgrades at just 0.3 br higher! :)
Do you really want that to be moved up to the 6.0/6.3/6.7 BR Ranges?
lol no ! the HVSS sherman is already high enough at 5.7!
@@tankonaut that's pretty much how the snail nerfs vehicles. moving it to any higher BR means facing Jagdpanthers, IS-2s, etc.
They nerfed it
They moved it up slightly yes, but they also moved up all the tigers so it's still in a good place i feel :)
I think they need it
They recently got BR changed so the nerf happened :)
Has very little to do with the tank. It’s mostly where and when
Do you mean positioning and timing? Isn’t that true for all tanks?
@@tankonaut yep exactly
@@zanethebrain3990 Yeah and not many tanks at 4.7 have a stabilized 76mm firing APHE with 5.9s reload and 24°/s traverse rate and -10° gun depression 😄. The mantled also offers around 100mm of armor, which makes it a tough nut for some lower BR vehicles.
Don’t need cuz whenever I play this tank I get 2 kills then die to a frickin t34
Heh, it happens to all of us sometimes :)
@@tankonaut but for me its everytime
thats why im grinding germany now
W or L tank?
Can you explain the question? Not quite sure what you mean ;)
@@tankonaut wait, it has an APHE round? I thought it had AP and APCBC
@@thomassmith7884 APHE is used as a catch-all phrase to describe any Ap round with expensive filler. Yeah there are a variety of round types, ballistic caps etc, but it’s just easier to say APHE when talking about the type of round it fired
@@tankonaut oh ok
THEY NERFED IT
Haha, yes they did - but at leasty most of the stuff around it went up as well. I still feel like it's pretty balanced where it is, you think?
I think it's already balanced, why should it be nerfed?
I’m half-serous with that title. I just think it’s a pretty strong tank for its battle rating :)
@@tankonaut . I guess, the firepower makes up for the lack of armor.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Why did you tell them to nerf it
lol - I wish they did balance changes based on what I say! ;)
its 5.0 now 😭
Yeah, but everything else around it got moved up too so it’d still great! :)
@@tankonaut I also just don't like the M4A1 hull with the round corners I just get penned there by everyone constantly, my favorite is the M4A2 and M4A3 I could play them all day and I just got the T14 and I love it
@@joeode5915 yeah the cast hulls arent as strong as the welded angular ones - play what u enjoy :)
*DONT* nerf it its perfect where it is
Yeah, I’m half serious. It’s really nice where it is, but wouldn’t be bad at 5.0 br with the two US m6a1 heavy variants
Good job 😂
Thank you sir! :)
Your welcome