THE MEDIUM TANK M4 SHERMAN FAMILY TREE  © 2009 Compiled by P. Jutte    -   www.strijdbewijs.nl

Ram II From CT 40131 side doors eliminated

Ram II Command or Observation Post (OP) 84 produced

Kangaroo II (personnel carrier) Developed from Ram II

M2 1st production Reg.Nr. W-30444 18 produced in 1939

M2 & M2A1 Declared obsolete by OCM 19099 end of 1942

Medium Tank Ram II (Canadian) 1899 produced with 6 pounder CT 39831 - CT 40937 (1107) CT 159402  - CT 160193 (792) Montreal Locomotive Works

25 Pdr Ram Carrier with 25 pounder howitzer (to become Sexton I) built on Ram chassis

Sexton II With heavy duty suspension bogies (Total Sexton: 2150)

Sexton GPO Armoured Commando Vehicle developed out of Sexton

'Priest' Kangaroo (personnel carrier) developed from M7

M2 Experimental  Flame trower (not produced)

M2A1 Wright R975 EC2 94 produced Dec. 1940 - Aug. 1941

Medium Tank Ram I (M4A5 Canadian) M3 running gear & powertrain 1st 50 produced with 2 pounder gun (CT 39781 - CT 39830)

T32 M2A1 105mm howitzer motorcarrige (built on M3 chassis) 1st pilot W - 6010106 (Febr. 1942)

T32 standard as M7 'Priest' (April 1942) total produced: 2814

M7 'Priest' improved with M4 parts 500 built by American Locomotive & 176 by Federal Machine and Welder Company Total M7: 3490

M7B1 'Priest' 826 built with Ford GAA engine from M4A3

M7B2 'Priest' Increased height of 105mm howitzer

M3 British: General Grant I

M3 (riveted hull) 1st pilot drive 13 March 1941

M3 1st British order for 685 tanks Baldwin Locomotive Works

M3 1st prod. Pilot for testing in Aberdeen (5 May 1941) from Detroit Tank Arsenal

T51 T32 used for trials with  British 25 pounder (cancelled March 1943)

M3 Total produced 4924 (August 1942)

M3 1st U.S. order for 685 tanks Baldwin Locomotive Works

T6 155 mm (M12) (built on M3 Chassis) (06-'41) to become M12 100 built

M40 Developed from M12 (24 built with 155mm)

M43 (T89) (24 built with 8 inch gun)

Skink AA gun on Grizzly hull with 4 x 20mm Polston (only 3 built)

OCM 17316 Wooden mock-up Medium Tank T6

1st Pilot T6 completed  2 September 1941

Grizzly I (Canadian M4A1)  188 built

M4A1 Ser.nr. 549 W - 3015305 new gun mount M34A1

OCM recommended 17 August 1942 Standard 76mm M1 as M4A1(76M1)

M4A1(76M1) Only 12 produced by Pressed Steel Car Company

M4A1(76M1) rejected and of 12 built, 10 rebuilt to 75mm standard

M31 & M31B1 133 rebuilt to Primemovers M33 & M34

T2 Total built: 805

M3 Chassis use for Recovery Vehicle T2 (M31)

M3 U.S. Army General Lee I

M3A1 (cast hull) OCM 17301 9 October 1941

M3A1 Test with Guiberson T-1400-2 (only 28 produced)

OCM recommended on 5 September 1941 T6 as Medium Tank M4

OCM 17578 11 December 1941 M4 - welded hull

OCM 17578 11 December 1941 M4A1 - cast hull

1st M4A1 built by Lima Locomotive Works T - 25189 To U.S. Army

OCM 17202 11-09- '41 provisions for interchangeable turret face plates f. other guns

M4A1 76mm gun T1 (76.2mm or 3 inch) for gunmount M34

M4A1 W- 3060572 1st testing 76mm, 01-08-'42  at Aberdeen

OCM order of 3 May '43 to make 2 pilots with T20 turrets for 76mm gun

M3A3 & M3A5 chassis use for Recovery Vehicle T2 (M31B1 & M31B2)

M3A3 (welded hull) 2 x General Motors 6-71 322 produced

M3A2 (welded hull) 12 produced Baldwin Locomotive Works

M4 U.S. General Sherman

M4 & M4A1 with Deep Wading Trunks for D-Day landings

OCM 17906 Eliminated 2 fixed .30 machine guns in front plate

Mine Explorere T1E3 on M4 & M4A1 (4 pilots built)

M4E6 2 pilots built with T23 turret with M1A1 76mm for testing

M3A5 (riveted hull) 2 x General Motors 6-71 591 produced

M3A4 (riveted hull) A57 Multibank engine 109 produced

M4 Pressed Steel Car Company started production July 1942

M4 British Sherman I

M4A2 OCM 17578 (December '41) Pilot W - 3014311 with General Motors 6046

M4A1 British Sherman II

U.S. M4A1 1st action 2nd AD. 6 December 1942 Teboura N.A. (6 ko.)

U.S. M4A1 2nd action 14-15 February 1943 Faid Pass N.A.

OCM proposal of 21 September '43 T20 turret on M4E6 for 75mm gun

M4 Sherman Crocodile (only 4 produced) used by 9th Army

M4 Rear track return rollers released for production on 29 January 1942

M4 Sherman Dozer tank with M1 bulldozer blade

M4A2 December 1943, extra hatch for loader in turret (from tank 3793)

M4 & M4A1 DD tank 100 U.S. built Duplex Drive

2nd M4A1 built by Lima Locomotive Works T - 25190 (Michael) To British

T - 25190 (Michael) 75mm M2 gun replaced by 75mm M3 (becomes T - 74195)

M4A1 1st British M4A1 action 24 Oct. 1942  El Alamein

31 T1E3 shipped to  Europe (May-June 1944)

M4A1 W - 3037734 '3rd Blitz' tested at Fort Knox with 75mm in T20 turret

M4 T34 Rocket Launcer 4.5 inch M8 serie

M4 Total produced 6718 (January 1944)

M4 Flail tank Crab I/ II

M4A2 Front hull angle from 56 degrees  to 47 degr.

M4A1 June 1943 OCM proposal for Continetal R975 C4

Sherman IIC Firefly with 17 pounder gun

M4E6 Order for 1000 (not produced)

Armored Board concluded not desirable (not produced)

M4A4 Chrysler A57 Multibank 425 HP Engine

M4A2 (British: Sherman III) Total: 8053 produced

15 tanks pointed for R975 C4 as M4A1E5 (cancelled)

M4A1(76)W 1st 1224 tanks w. split circular hatch loader, no muzzle break

M4A1(76)W No pilots, Jan. '44, 1st 100 produced at Pressed Steel Car Company

M4A4 3rd Pilot W - 3058315

M4E5 2 Pilots 105mm howitzer T8 (later M4)

M4 Power train and 75mm used for Assault Tank T14

BARV Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle

M4A1(76)W British: Sherman IIA Total built: 3426

M4E1 M4A4 for test Caterpillar D200A engine

M4A2 DD British use Sherman III for Duplex Drive

R975 C4 standard in M4 & M4A1 from 2 December 1943

M4A1(76)W Later production M1A2 gun with muzzle break

M4A1(76)W Later production with HVSS

M4A1(76)W rebuilt for Israel as M51 with French 105mm

M4A4 (British: Sherman V) 1st production ser.nr. 4805 July 1942

Sherman VC Firefly with British 17 pounder gun

Armored Board acc. M4E5 after install ventil.  fan turret + T93 direct  sight telescoop

T14: 1st Pilot delivered 06-'42 at Aberdeen, 11-'42 to Fort Knox

M4A2 1st 50 with 76mm(W) (May 1944)

M4E1 1st Pilot completed Dec. '42 tested Caterpillar Proving Ground

T14: 2nd Pilot to Britain, on display at Tank Museum Bovinton

M4A4E1 Ser.Nr. 5868 for testing 105mm howitzer M2A1

OCM 26038 14-12-'44 cancellation of T14 program

M4A2E1 (M4Y) tested with General Motors V8-184 (from 10-05-'44 / 21-03-'45)

M4A2(76)W Total:  2915, (2894 by Fisher,  21 by Pressed Steel Car Company)

M4A2E4 1st Pilot 22-07-'43 with 6 dual road wheels (16") (2 built, not produced)

M4E1 4th experimental W - 3057623, January '42    to Fort Knox for testing

M4E1 2nd experimental W - 3056693, January '42    to Fort Knox for testing

M4A4 OCM 19630, 28-01-'43 Order 1000 D200A

Tank Destroyer T35 Built on chassis and engine of M4A2

T35 &T35E1 Fisher Tank Division started design work January  1942

T35E1 3 inch motor carriage

M4A4E1 Ser.Nr. 5868 (W-3057678) test at Aberdeen 12- '42

M4A4E1 2nd tank (W-3057717) tested Fort Knox

M4(105) (British:Sherman IB) 1641 total built (Last 841 with VHSS)

M3E1 (test) Ford GAA liquid cooled V8 (500 HP) (December 1941)

M4A3 (British: Sherman IV) 1st pilot tank May 1942

M4E1 3rd experimental W - 3057896  to  General Motors Proving Gr.

M4A4 D200A as Ordnace Engine RD1820

M4A3(105) Total: 3039 (2539 HVSS) Chrysler (ended 06-'45)

M4A3(105) 1st production started March 1944, Chrysler

Tank Destroyer M10A1 Built on chassis and engine of M4A3

M10A1 Ford built 1038 Fisher Tank Division produced 375

M10A1 209 converted to prime mover M35 by Lima Tank Depot

T35E1 standardized as M10 by OCM 18313 4 June 1942

M10 British: Wolverine

M4A4 W - 3018445 tested with Chrysler A65 (designated M4E3)

M4A3 with 75mm gun 1690 produced Completed Sept. 1943

M4A3W with 75mm gun 1st produced 01-'44 Total: 3071 (03- '45)

M4A6 1st production regist. Nr. W - 3099687

M4A4 order: 775, rebuilt for RD1820 as M4A6

M4A4 W - 3019923 tested with early Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (April 1943, Fort Knox)

M10A1 300 built without turret finished as M36

M10 production Fisher started September 1942 - December 43: total 4993

M10 'Achilles IIC' British M10 rearmed with 17 pounder gun

M4A3 W - 3054174 tested with early HVSS (04-'43 Fort Knox)

M4A3E2 'JUMBO' production start. 05-'44 at Fisher Tank Arsenal

M4A3E2 254 autorized by OCM (March 1944)

M4A3(75) Coverted to Assault Tank

M10 & M10A1 New design turret with Oilgear hydraulic power traverse

M4A6 Chrysler only built 75 (prod ended feb.'44) 1st shipped 28-10-'43

OCM 21500 recommended new HVSS (09-09-1943)

M4E8 New HVSS designation; extra 'E8' when HVSS used

OCM 22136 (18-11-'43) recommended 10 extra M4A3E8 for testing

OCM 23336 recommended release HVSS on all M4 tanks

M4A3(76)W 1st produced 03-'44 by Chrysler

M36 'Jackson' 90mm gun motor carrige

OCM authorized 500 M4A3 with 76mm gun with HVSS March 1944

500 M36 built by Massey Harris Company end 1944

M36 Total variants produced: 2324

M4A3(76)W after 1400 shifted to HVSS Total with HVSS: 2617 by Chrysler

413 M10A1 converted to M36 by American Locomotive Company

M36B2 with muzzle break and armoured turrettop

252 M10A1 converted to M36B2 by Montreal Locomotive

672 M36B2 produced by American Locomotive (end 1945)

M4A3(76)W Total: 525 by Fisher (Total M4A3(76)W: 4542)

M36B1 M4A3 hull used for 90mm gun Total: 187 by Fisher