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most versatile of all tanks built for World War II, the M4 Sherman
constituted 65 percent of all tank production during the war years. Like
the M3, the M4 was developed by engineers from Chrysler and the Army, but
this time the tank only had a crew of five and the 75mm cannon was
supported by a revolving turret. The Sherman saw action in all theaters of
the conflict and, by war's end, was produced in eighteen different models.
The Detroit Arsenal produced the most Shermans, totaling 17,750 tanks,
roughly 25 percent of all Shermans made.
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