The Sherman tanks of World War II were plentiful on the battlefield, ... because it was powered by a quintet of Chrysler car engines welded into one 30-cylinder behemoth.

The powerplant was based on aircraft engines from Wright, ... the Allies also needed a reliable tank. The Sherman’s finest hour came during the breakout from the Normandy bridgehead in July 1944.

KASOTA, Minneapolis -Thick, black diesel smoke coughs out of the M4A2E8 Sherman tank as I get a feel for the throttle. My father, a retired Army captain and tan ...

Then, 1942 saw the nation develop the M4 Sherman tank. It was a medium tank, ... and a GM 12-cylinder or Ordnance Engine nine-cylinder diesel engine was utilized in a few rare models.

The Normandy campaign involved a total of 7,000 tanks, being the last major armored battle of the war. The M4 Sherman tank played a major role in liberating France after that, perhaps second only ...

Harold Kihn, of Steinbach, Manitoba, proudly walked around his M4 Sherman tank before starting its diesel engines. ADVERTISEMENT "That's a 30-caliber machine gun and up on top is another 30 ...

The M4A2E8 was the the final—and most advanced—version of the M4 Sherman tank series, similar to the M4 commanded by Brad Pitt in the movie Fury, with the exception of having a diesel engine.

The tank is from the 1940s, said Danny Lopez, a Vietnam veteran and member of the VFW that donated the tank to the museum. Lopez said he thinks the museum will take good care of it. "We don't want ...