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Sherman
The M4 Sherman medium tank is the primary tank used by the United States and the other Western Allies in World War II. Sherman was the second most produced tank of the World War II era, after the Soviet T-34. It was armed with the 75mm main gun and three machine guns, and it had reasonably thick armor.
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