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They added 4 inches of front armor to a Sherman - then sent it to lead the attack

The M4A3E2 Jumbo was created as an urgent heavily protected version of the Sherman for assault operations in Europe, with ...
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The Sherman wasn’t armored enough - so America built this monster

In early 1944, the United States Army recognized the need for a heavily armored medium tank designed for assault roles in upcoming operations in the European Theater of Operations. While earlier ...