8 Cursed M4 Sherman Variants

[@ConeOfArc]

If you're new to the channel and enjoyed this video check out some of my others where I go more in-depth into the design and development of various cursed tanks in my Cursed by Design playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLW8JzDrsS3_tTLjF0gzSq3l40sUPWUdHa

[@Chesse_spell_book]

The video was posted 10 mins ago, but this comment was made 13 hr ago, how

[@isaacking7437]

I think chile made it, m50/51 with the 60mm high velocity gun. They also put that gun in the m24 Chaffee.

[@SotinV]

As for the Yugoslav Sherman tank with a 122mm gun, I know 100% that there actually were two, because they were located in my military base where I served in the army. That was some 20 years ago. Since that military base does not exist, I don't know what the fate of those two Shermans was, they most likely ended up in scrap metal.

[@paultorgerson8776]

Excellent video but the Chilean 60mm gun armed Sherman is cool.

[@GingerWaste]

a small tip, the Roem, is pronounced as RO, and M like the letter, row-m, rO'Eam, but i guess it's kinda pointless to spell a pronunciation, sorry for wasting your time

[@seppiya7470]

My nominations for more cursed variants: - Mine Exploder T8: Fitted with an array of jackhammers to detonate mines. - Mine Exploder T12: Covered in rockets to blast a path through minefields. - French river monitor L 990: M4 on a boat.

[@Ontos_M50]

if they ever add french coastal fleet to warthunder and i dont see a L 990 i will be so upset

[@LeroxYT]

@@Ontos_M50 they already have these soviet boats with t34 turrets, so i think they will implement that

[@wolfehoffmann2697]

I've never heard of the L 990 before. That is hilarious. I was not expecting it to very literally be an M4 on a boat when I looked it up. I figured it would be the turret, like the Soviet river patrols with theT-34 turrets, not the entire hull minus tracks and all the other motive parts.

[@collinmclaren6608]

BOAT SHERMAN BOAT SHERMAN

[@GingerWaste]

i just see, CRAB CRAB -2 explosive boogaloo and the frence being cheap-asses trying to out-smug everyone

[@pulse859]

There are enough Shermans in the world for it to be considered its own species

[@dragongaming479]

its funny how true this is

[@bombercbc9431]

Nah, a whole ecosystem

[@jackmoorehead2036]

😂 species, mor than enough maybe a Phylum.

[@shahramtondkarmobarakie1824]

same with t34s

[@Tsarbloonba]

Not even a species, a freaking kingdom😂

[@ethanryanmiranda5235]

The last one is definitely, truly, cursed af. Especially the curved shield.

[@MetallGecko1]

*Waffenträgers your Sherman*

[@AnimeSunglasses]

...IDK, the curved shield at least has a _little_ bit of Sherman-ness to it. The box is worse IMHO. ... Though they're both better than the rear mounted gun version!

[@ahkal7897]

Cone casually giving Gaijin more ideas for more Sherman variants

[@tobias5827]

My thoughts exactly. Every tech tree has at least one, so why not through even more in?

[@ДималонОсобай]

More Shermans for God of Shermans!!!

[@silvergrid5421]

@@ДималонОсобай exactly)

[@Muddy_alex6850]

Nahhhhhh bro there is to many!!

[@jaytrashwade1-1]

Sherman Crabapple in there?

[@sceligator]

I am neither based, nor Sherman pilled. I will henceforth hand in my tank nerd licence and start telling people that the Tiger 2 could 100% beat an M1 Abrams in KZbin comments.

[@pirig-gal]

Just tell people it can beat "an M1". But don't tell which M1 you mean. There's like 6 vehicles, and 20+ other pieces of equipment with that designation. (one of them is M1A1... an anti-tank mine used in WWII)

[@hiphip4808]

@@pirig-gal Im sure it can beat my M1 Steel Pot

[@nickerickson7902]

In theory the 15 cm sig 33 can

[@LGPROGAMER-so7in]

Tell that to my kinetic sabot with 500mm+ of penetration

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Hey a Tiger 2 could easily kill a Sherman. You know assuming the transmission isn't broken and there's only one Sherman.

[@aliillegali7949]

I used to restore tanks and at one point we had a sherman and a M46 patton in the workshop. We put the pattons turret onto the shermans hull just for the cursed picture. I have proof to back it up if ur interested :)

[@bbrenddon]

I'd love to see that

[@William_Bryant]

Oh, more Shermans? *opens bag of popcorn* Mmm, do tell.

[@rudatkatzn9171]

The M4 Improved as it's known in WoT looks like a Schmalturm Sherman

[@michaeltelson9798]

The M36B Jackson had a Sherman chassis. There were more Sherman chassis available than the standard chassis they needed. The crew like the ball mounted machine gun in the radio operator position as it better gave support against enemy Infantry than the .50 cal M2 on the turret. It was, as remembered, a 90mm gun armed vehicle.

[@bucksfanatic5863]

You forgot the Sherman variant that had a piece of pipe to make it look like a 90mm and ammunition filled with paint. Woof woof!

[@PobortzaPl]

You forgot it had also two external speakers mounted on the turret. Here's my other dog impression: Bark! Bark!

[@bucksfanatic5863]

@@PobortzaPlYeah the M4A4 Psyops 'Oddball' Sherman. Have a little faith, baby!

[@johnhernandez5335]

You mean the one in Kelly's Heros

[@pauld6967]

@6:52 Seeing a Dual-Drive (DD) Sherman off-loading from a LST onto the beach rather than driving itself onto the beach is a definite "sorta-defeats-the-purpose, don'tcha think?" moment. 😄

[@alexdemoya2119]

Oh sweet, lemme put on my Clockwork Orange Head Contraption before watching.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Don't forget to put on Beethoven's 9th symphony while you're at it! "That! Using Ludwig van like that! He did no harm to anyone. Beethoven just wrote music!" 😳😱😭😭😭

[@elmaxidelsur]

The Argentinian one looked cool and sounded reasonable since they upgraded the engine as well

[@pretzelbomb6105]

The things also had smoke projectors. Honestly the part that gets me the most.

[@BHuang92]

I had a pencil sharpener that was a cursed Sherman design. An M4 Sherman with Sd.Kfz. 251 suspension

[@bluesectorb]

i have one of these too, but have no idea how or where i got it.

[@battysparton65]

I thought I knew a lot about Shermans. I have been humbled and proven wrong. The only ones I knew about was the T10, Aberdeen proving ground M4 Improved and the Persman (M4/T26 but I like the name you came up with for it.) the latter two thanks to WoT and WT. I think I use to know about the T53 but it had faded from my memory. I had expected some of the more well known cursed variants but it was nice to see some of the lesser known oddities like from Argentina and Israel not being the M-51.

[@Chase92488]

same, but i call it the shershing

[@bwilliams463]

I didn't get near to guessing six, because most of these were simply up-gunned; in my mind, big-gun Shermans are all in the same category.

[@ronspy7171]

“Try not to modify a well working Sherman” Israel ground forces: “impossible”

[@Guardias]

I see what you did there with your outro, when it comes to Shermans I'm always In the Mood.

[@averagewikipediaenthusiast3088]

Don't forget the Israeli Shermans with the HARM anti radiation missiles

[@alexdemoya2119]

How the T31 isnt first is beyond me. Also the M4/Pershing hybrid isnt cursed at all. If it is, so is the PZ III/IV

[@tazionuvolari8142]

M4/T26 is absolutely cursed and anyone who thinks otherwise is clinically insane

[@nebula4702]

Wtb the panzer 4/5

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

When I was a kid in the 1960s, there was a gutted Sherman hull, in the playground of a local park. It was filled with sand, and the main gun barrel was welded shut. All the small protrusions, were also removed and resulting holes welded and ground smooth. Just something for the kids to climb over. Next to it was an old firetruck, similarly modified.

[@JoseMartinez-wy8jb]

I admit defeat. the number of variants was surprising. I was ready for the Israeli's versions, but alas, I stand corrected. Nice work.

[@Silly_panzer3OSC]

2:37 an American Sherman tank that got redesigned by the British that got copied by Argentina with a new french Engine. MISTA WOLDWAID

[@jmurray886]

I was hoping to to see the FL-10 and wasn't disappointed

[@SomeM60A1]

A Bradley without its extra armour plates should be there Also the M60 Super Sherman With the canadian m4a5 or smth sherman

[@zarrten]

Yea my first guess for cursed Sherman variants was the ram, the Canadian Sherman that isn’t even actually based on a Sherman

[@theimperialcombine]

>T53 And T53E1 exists Gaijin: WRITE THAT DOWN!! WRITE THAT DOWN!!

[@Karagianis]

I'm surprised you didn't include the Sherman BARV deep wading recovery vehicle made for use after D-day clearing drowned vehicles from the beaches. Or the Post-war Vickers Shervick tractors (basically a surplus sherman chassis converted into a heavy industrial tractor.)

[@totalwarperson]

I knew of all of them but the 155 artillery. That thing is truly strange.

[@neromastic4512]

Some people say the SO-122 fate is unknown It might be in a Museum in the Balkans somewhere Even to this day its Secrets are kept for unknown reasons Despite been Bosnian Myself and wanting the Tank to be seen in History with greater details

[@LarryMiller3396]

Well since I'm a War Thunder enjoyer myself I have encountered the odd Sherman variant myself so I'll take a guess. - T26 turret - Skink AA At least two of Hobart's funnies so: - Crab minesweeper - Duplex Drive amphibious 'showercurtain' - Israeli M51 Super Sherman Jamming in a gun sideways is both genius and cursed so - Firefly - Calliope - another Israeli abomination, the MAR 240 sideways rocket pod

[@LarryMiller3396]

I am both humbled and amazed at these abominable Sherman variants, most of which I'm not familiar with. More the wiser, thanks for another interesting vid

[@GENERALBRYAR]

Tanks you forgot: T52 - Sherman with ball turret / Sherman BARV / T6 / Israeli EYAL / Israeli Kilshon / ETC

[@GENERALBRYAR]

Also m4 canal defense light Tank

[@GENERALBRYAR]

M4 t105 also

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

I guess we have different definitions of cursed.

[@craggleshenanigans]

More suggestions: 1. More uncanny valley than cursed, but that (another) Israeli Sherman that had its upper part of the hull shortened. Definitely a "something's wrong with it, but can't point out what" thing 2. IDK if actually real (pics I saw online are very low quality), but apparently, the Japanese experimented with a Sherman up-engined with a turbine. Doubly-cursed because the trials supposedly resulted in a death

[@alizardnamedyo-yo5792]

I recognized most of them, but the honorable mentions are the only ones I guessed

[@travisgill307]

That was awesome thankyou, always a treat watching your vids

[@duncanmcgee13]

I could see many of these added. Give that last one the option to have either gunshield or even remove it to maximize stealth over health

[@jensdevos6464]

Have to be honest, didn’t know about the Argentinian one as well as the Israeli-an rocket one. Would love to see more kind of videos like these ones with the T34 and panzer iv

[@stijnjanssens571]

T13 definetly should have been on the actual list.. that thing is so derpy xD

[@Gary-number31415]

Sad that the T33, T68, and T52 weren’t on this list, but still a good list. Hadn’t heard of the Israeli rocket Shermans before, but otherwise they are all familiar to me.

[@stevephillips977]

My Father was stationed at Aberdeen before he went to the Pacific in WW2. He had pictures of the T28 but none of these Sherman variants so most others are new to me except for the Israeli variants and the Demo Tanks. Dads been gone since 2015 so I can't even ask him which ones he saw! To me all of the Greatest Generation are National Treasures!

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

I don't know a whole lot about Sherman variants that's part of the reason I subscribe to this channel

[@AlexArango-fo4qm]

I knew some sherman variants but i didnt know id see some of the most cursed sherman designs ever. Great video it was very educational

[@NemmyNKB]

The Skink will forever in my heart be the #1 cursed “Sherman” even though it was based off the Grizzly, the Grizzly just looks like an off brand Sherman

[@militarynerdsnek7639]

You shouldve picked the Kilshon/Gahlilit Anti-radiation missile artery Sherman

[@Tsarbloonba]

Calliope was just… terrifying. You can disable the rockets, but the gun will end you, and you can disable the gun, but the rockets will obliterate you

[@jackshobbystation1867]

You should’ve added the t11 , it’s a Sherman with several hedgehog mortar round launching tubes on the front, it’s still around and it’s at a museum called armor and cav museum down in ft Moore, great place btw

[@Kenshi_2900]

Ngl, before the vid I guessed the Sherman with Pershing turret ( due to the thumbnail) Argentinian Sherman ( LATAM shermans do be wildin ) M4 Improved ( I played wot ) The SO-122 ( why tf not, fucking Yugoslavia lolmao ) T10 Mine exploder ( World of tanks again, but actually from their paper modelling scene ) T31 ( I found this one due to Reddit and D day) M4 FL-10 ( World of tanks, lol ) Edit: paper modelling scene not scheme oops

[@RedXlV]

I'd seen all of these before, but the only ones I knew for sure would be on the list were the SO-122 and the Israeli rocket Shermans. I didn't really think about the Ro'em being a cursed Sherman since it's *so* big an alteration you would hardly know from looking at it that it *was* a Sherman, but it fits. But where's the M-50 Degem Yud, the lowrider Sherman?

[@CariHere]

That improved Sherman looks just like a panther :3

[@lamAnyone]

3:00 No wonder you are so confident that we can't guess all of your picks. You included this only-on-drawing-board “variant” instead of those actually fought on battlefields and failed miserably, like the DD variant with only 2 out of almost 80 made it to the shore at Omaha Beach.

[@pauld6967]

#4 had me smiling and it absolutely needs to be added to the Israel tech tree in War Thunder. For #1, the T53 (gunshield) is worse. I approve of the T53E1 (box) for both the better center-of-gravity location of the main gun and the better protection for the crew.

[@LoopyWoopyCharlie]

Maybe next the most cursed t34 variants

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Were the Sherman to ever be sold to the public the T-10 is exactly what they'd look like in every hood and every small town south of the Mason Dixon line. In Los Angeles they would have also gone through a spinner phase (a trend that that thankfully died out a while back).

[@anonimus370]

the basic sherman looks cursed enough. Only M3 Lee has a more cursed standart design

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

That giant mine roller actually looks sort of useful. Or at least something similar to it would be very useful

[@collinmclaren6608]

The Ro'em SPG actually garnered an out loud "What the fu-??" from me

[@JefeInquisidorGOW]

The T31 demo tank is something that came straight out of Warhammer 40K

[@crintraian]

My favorite is the Sherman Jumbo

[@brentkeller3826]

#1 curved gun shield looks like it was cursed with a case of "Butt Face".

[@papadad1116]

The Panther Sherman can’t hurt you, it doesn’t exist.

[@lamhkak47]

Love the Vine booms when transiting between sections

[@julianceres1128]

Don't forget the M4 sherman equipped with the hedgehog launchers.

[@notlistening6499]

I was pleasantly surprised by how many of these were actually new to me. I wasn't really happy with the vine boom sound effect being used to introduce almost every single number though. Adding memes to your content should always focus on achieving the best timing and quality, not just being thrown in with everything like it's table salt.

[@adikmen007]

Beautiful all of them. Too bad they werent really used. The ones developed in ww2. Instead of building m10 tank destroyers you could have had the sherman td with the 90mm. Would have made it easier to build more rather than focusing on different types of vehicles.

[@henkvermeer8652]

One you could have noticed IMO was the ''E'' vehicle with special stowage, wich was a Sherman with a new turret housing searchlight and a75mm gun, a prototype was built on a M4A1, but production vehicles were to be built on M4A3 chassis

[@CabbageFace_]

I always thought the grizzly and skink were pretty cursed.

[@cristofori2230]

Imagine if the Argentines used those Shermans in the Falkland war. The British could have been facing tanks that were once driven by their dads, only to be tainted by cursed French parts.

[@m4shermanfan225]

Gud comment

[@LoneWolf-qq9oy]

As a Texan i feel I have a duty to remind people of our idea for a Sherman. Basicly it was a porcupine of guns mounted all over it xD

[@freeamericanempire4239]

Enjoyed the video and learn quite a bit, but was slightly disappointed that the Skink didn't even make it to the honorable mentions. Oh well, to each their own.

[@Danfunnyman1234]

My thoughts: -I fully expected the T52 to make it on the list. Basically a Sherman kugelblitz -I expected the Shrike launcher on the list, much prettier than the MAR-290 -I'm a big fan of the T-33. Imagine the T-31 but for flame throwers instead of rockets, only this one kind of lived on into a production vehicle with the POA flame thrower Shermans. Also it was an HVSS Jumbo, which just looks awesome -The Degem Yud really should have been on this list IMO. I'd argue it's the most unique post-war Sherman. The IDF wanted something lower profile to compete with the Soviet T-55, so they sawzalled the middle out - I feel like special mention should have been given to the Paraguay Repotenciadios since they were in service until 2018. They almost served into the Covid era!

[@soggycracker5934]

Ah yes, the "Soviet" V2... That would continue to be used all the way up until the Armata...

[@tudorplaysroblox]

I was surprised by the fact that the T34 callope was not in the video

[@Ryuko-T72]

T/26-M4 could've been used to up gun shermans after the war. A certain country did this with a 105mm gun instead of the 90mm

[@Iron_Soil]

Sherman Skink not mentioned Huh?

[@darnit1944]

To be fair they're not really that cursed compared to what's mentioned here

[@Stella-gm7bo]

The skink? Not at cursed?…☠️

[@rexxmen]

Firefly isn't cursed

[@astrorick2910]

You need to look up the T12 mine exploder and the Degem Yud Edit: oh and the BARV sherman too

[@Stella-gm7bo]

@@rexxmenin my opinion, the firefly is aesthetically pleasing

[@sentinelDJ707]

The m240 looks like the m-15a from metal slug…😂

[@billwilson-es5yn]

The one with the fix mount 90mm AA gun was a M3. The Army had 52 1918 90mm AA guns laying around so Ordnance looked into mounting them on the M3 hull. The first one inside the gutted superstructure was too cramped for the crew so it was set in back after the engine compartment was moved forward. That gave it room to transverse plus space for storing rounds. Ordnance cancelled further work on it once the M4-M10 was finalized. Ordnance then used that M3 hull to develop into the 155mm howitzer gun motor carriage. The M4 with the M26 turret was probably a test just in case the production of the M26 was delayed until January of '45. The M26 was ordered into production in February of '44 after the Fisher Body assembly plant became available. They were producing the M10 so were given the contract to produce the M36 using the M10 hulls. Their union workers went on strike so Ordnance collected all the M10's at the stateside training bases for refurbishing into M36's. Fisher Body reworked those with the twin Detroit Diesels then got to work designing and building the M4 Jumbos. Fisher Body was to start assembling the M26 in September but delays over machinery and obtaining strategic materials by the parts suppliers left them with nothing to assemble until mid-November. I don't know who made the M36 turret since Ordnance shipped 29 to France for use on repaired M4 hulls then had the rest sent to Ford for placement on new M4'S coming off the assembly lines. The turret swap was done outside in the storage yard where the mechanics changed out the ammo bins.

[@sztivenyebbel4149]

i was already subscribed so "haha on You" :P

[@michaelnaven213]

Most I have never seen nor heard of such as the Israeli and Argentinian Sherman variants.👍

[@itzyoboigemgem5369]

Love your videos man!❤

[@bobthenog]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the T105, Chilean M60, 75mm Krupp Sherman, Indian Sherman armed with the D56-T 76-mm, T52 MGMC or the T36 GMC to name a few

[@raiug1579]

The Sherman tractor is by far my favourite Sherman variant.

[@sailordude2094]

Hitler said to replace the gun to a long barrel and no one did it for a year, lol.

[@kyleh3615]

My favorite memory is getting to help re route fuel lines for a M4 with the R975 radial after they determined the original fuel tank was too rotted so we had a 15 gallon plastic fuel tank in the crew compartment

[@cleburne1863]

The lead lined Sherman that took the two scientists to Ground Zero at the Trinity atomic bomb test site.

[@BigMek456]

"Mom can we have Waffenträger?" "We have Waffenträger at home." Waffenträger at home: 7:44

[@TheOnlyFMP]

I'd really like to see some cursed field modifications on tanks and other combat vehicles.

[@dirusrex611]

the thunder maker looks like something in warhammer 40 000

[@HomerSimpsonInACar]

Could you make a video on the Soviet G.K.A. 1500 amphibious tank? Despite the lack of info it would be cool, thanks!

[@buscadiamantes1232]

SHERMAN REPOTENCIADO MENTIONED 🤯🤯🤯🤯 QUE ES UNA ECONOMIA ESTABLE???🐦🐦🐦🔥🔥🔥🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 (the Nahuel DL-43 is also a Sherman in my books)

[@fredorman2429]

It’s hard to believe that some of these were designed by engineers rather than home garage tinkerers.

[@problemsfan4132]

forever proud and extremely perplexed by my namesake, bless the recommended feed for leading me here.

[@davidtabner]

The Skink should be included in this list (Canadian Grizzly Sherman, with special quad 20mm turret; one vehicle saw very brief but extremely effective service, albeit in an anti-infantry & anti-materiel role).

[@QuadGodGamez]

I never thought I see the day where a Sherman Hull would have the turret shape of 2 oil barrels attached to a Cube 🤣😭 7:02

[@russman3787]

Watching the first nine plus the honorable mentions: Yeah, a little weird, but not too cursed. Seeing the T53: unholy abomination, a crime against all that is good and righteous.

[@Matthew.Sweeney]

Holy cow, I thought I would at least get a few, but I got not even a single one. Also, conely fans lol!

[@Analouge.motor-photography]

variations of churchills next? pls

[@LawrenceHubbard-o2i]

I had read a book on the Sherman Tanks while stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky. The only one that I missed was the 155mm box Sherman. I also liked the book so much I bought it. There is a lot of odd Sherman Tanks that did succeed in the job but they were designed for.

[@Ob1sdarkside]

The detroit design side profile looks a bit like a panther

[@phaztom313]

I didnt know the SO 122 had a redesigned engine bay. Knew all the other shermans though. Good video 👍