Super Sherman

Sherman M-50
M-50 Super Sherman at Yad La-Shiryon, Israel.
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Suez Crisis The War Over Water Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War
Production history
Designed	1954–1955
Produced	1956–1962
No. built	~300
Specifications
Mass	38 t (37 long tons)
Length	6.15 m (20.2 ft)
Width	2.85 m (9.4 ft)
Height	3.04 m (10.0 ft)
Crew	5 (commander, driver, gunner, loader, assistant driver/bow gunner)
Main armament	75 mm CN-75-50 L/61.5
Secondary armament	1× 12.7 mm M2 Browning 2× 7.62 mm M1919 Browning machine gun
Engine	M-50 Degem Alef Continental R-975-C4 gasoline 420 hp (310 kW) M-50 Degem Bet Cummins VT-8-460 diesel 460 hp (340 kW)
Suspension	VVSS or HVSS
Fuel capacity	606 liters
Operational range	300 km (190 mi)
Maximum speed	38–42 km/h (24–26 mph)
References	[1]

Sherman M-51
M-51 Super Sherman at Yad La-Shiryon, Israel.
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War
Production history
Produced	1961–1965
No. built	180
Specifications
Mass	40 t (39 long tons)
Length	6.15 m (20.2 ft)
Width	2.42 m (7.9 ft)
Height	2.24 m (7.3 ft)
Crew	5 (commander, driver, gunner, loader, assistant driver/bow gunner)
Main armament	105 mm D1508 L/51
Secondary armament	1× 12.7 mm M2 Browning 2× 7.62 mm M1919 Browning machine gun
Engine	Cummins VT-8-460 diesel 460 hp (340 kW)
Suspension	HVSS
Fuel capacity	606 liters
Operational range	300 km (190 mi)
Maximum speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
References	[2]

The Sherman M-50 and the Sherman M-51, both often referred to abroad as the Super Sherman, were modified versions of the American M4 Sherman tank that served with the Israel Defense Forces from the mid-1950s to early 1980s. The M-51 was also referred to as the Isherman (i.e. Israeli Sherman). However, the nicknames "Super Sherman" and "Isherman" were never officially used by the Israeli Defense Forces.