Inside the Easy Eight Sherman Tank

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The M4 Sherman was the second most mass-produced tank in history. Its robust and easy-to-maintain construction made the Sherman the main "workhorse" of the US Armed Forces in WW2 and many US allies all around the world for several decades afterwards. We show you the M4A3(76)W HVSS a.k.a. the M4A3E8 variant of the Sherman, or Easy Eight as it was usually called. This model of Sherman tank participated in the battles of 1944-45 in Europe, in the Korean War and even saw action in Vietnam.
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00:00 Introduction
01:14 Crew
01:31 Dimensions and weight
03:30 Hull
05:32 Turret
07:47 Engine
09:08 Fuel system
09:26 Powertrain
10:28 Driver’s controls
11:32 Start up
12:22 Suspension and running gear
13:58 Armament
15:34 ‘Wet’ main ammunition stowage
16:16 Direct fire
17:15 Fire control and vision
17:55 Conclusion
Corrections:
02:50 Should be 60% or 30 degrees
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@BluePawPrint Ай бұрын

Correction 02:50 Should be 30 degree or 60%. Thanks for watching. This one was a ton of work. Please, like and subscribe and let us know where else we got it wrong. Thanks !

@CHEESELANDEMPEROR Ай бұрын

No problem

@user-ys5rd6fs4m Ай бұрын

FIRST1

@pyeitme508 Ай бұрын

Wow

@intellicadee Ай бұрын

Yarnhub

@Rafale_M Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this video

@ColetteHart Ай бұрын

A lot of channels speak about stuff like armor thickness or engine horsepower, but showing things like how the vehicle is operated from the inside and the tiny little details on every component puts this channel on a whole other level. Great stuff!

@rickmorren7524 Ай бұрын

agree

@justinhealey2408 Ай бұрын

I'd say we all do❤

@combathistoryoverloaded6738 Ай бұрын

if you appreciate those sort of details i definitely recommend inside the chieftans hatch series

@ColetteHart Ай бұрын

@@combathistoryoverloaded6738 Great suggestion. I'm already subscribed :)

@CyberMonkey03 Ай бұрын

Subbed for that

@danilocalic797 Ай бұрын

This has to be the best tech breakdown / explainer channel currently on KZfaq.

@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 Ай бұрын

I concur %100.

@irrelevant9023 Ай бұрын

Nah

@donaldelfreth553 Ай бұрын

@@burtvhulberthyhbn7583Me too

@skrettsnerk508 Ай бұрын

Definitely *one* of the best. This one and Animagraffs are my favorites at least.

@TheFunkhouser Ай бұрын

Agree!!

@Train115 Ай бұрын

Oh my god, a 3D combat vehicle video that isn't using an AI script and voice. Thank you so much.

@ironseabeelost1140 27 күн бұрын

You should get a heart for that. I move on in the first few seconds when I hear that.

@andrewholdaway813 25 күн бұрын

Maybe not the voice, but the script?

@Train115 21 күн бұрын

@@ironseabeelost1140 There was a heart, but I edited the comment.

@Train115 21 күн бұрын

@@andrewholdaway813 Script seemed like it was just human error.

@andrewholdaway813 21 күн бұрын

@@Train115 You mean the 60° error, who knows. It made its way into the graphic; which tells me that who or whatever created the script thought it was correct, pointing to a serious lack of knowledge on the subject (tanks).

@Jukkaimaru Ай бұрын

The only things I'd really note are: 400 yards to pen a Tiger I with HVAP is a bit conservative; the M93 round can get through 135mm of 30 degree sloped RHA at a full kilometer. A Tiger's upper front would be easily penetrated at that range. Also, it's worth mentioning that a lot of Easy Eights got the M1A2 variant of the 76mm; the dimensions were the same as the M1A1 but it had a faster rifling twist of 1 turn in 32 calibers instead of 1 in 40. This gave it a noticeably better velocity retention at longer ranges when using the M62A1 shells. Regardless, this is a beautiful video with tons of excellent information. Props to all of y'all!

@aleksazunjic9672 Ай бұрын

It is probably against Panther, by the time E8 came into action Tiger I has practically disappeared .

@russellborn515 Ай бұрын

Also the HVAP round was only available in any quantity for the last couple months of the war. I believe the issue was that tungsten was hard to come by and other uses had priority. The E8 squared off against the T34/85 in Korea and by all accounts acquitted itself well. Being considerably lighter than the Pershing and Patton it had better mobility on Korea's rough terrain.

@anunknownperson7502 Ай бұрын

Also correct me if I’m wrong but the reason for the mg on the top was primarily added for anti air purposes, but could technically be used for anti ground forces as mentioned in the video.

@PeterOConnell-pq6io Ай бұрын

The pintel mounted 12.7mm M2HB was intended for AA use, but could be employed in an ground role if fired by tank riding infantry.

@viceralman8450 Ай бұрын

@@aleksazunjic9672 The regular 76mm APCBC could penetrate Panther turret from about 900 meters.

@adirondacker007 Ай бұрын

Hi! I'm a volunteer docent and mechanic at The American Heritage Museum. I am occasionally asked by guests for sources of additional information on exhibits like our very "colorful" Easy 8. This channel is now on my list! Thank you for your hard work!

@cheeseninja1115 Ай бұрын

just looked it up. calling that Easy 8 colorful was the understatement of the century. That thing looks like a work of art!

@rle1111 26 күн бұрын

I went to the American heritage museum and drove the Sherman 2 years ago! That’s the same tank that was featured in the James garner film! Worth every penny!

@adirondacker007 17 күн бұрын

@@cheeseninja1115 thank you! One of our volunteers devoted about 9 months in accurately matching it with a set of photos.

@adirondacker007 17 күн бұрын

@@rle1111I was at the museum on Saturday. Liberty is out of its hibernation in the hangar. We've had the restoration shop tied up with work on the M-24 and M-36 all winter.

@evilengine9 17 күн бұрын

Fury

@igorkratka Ай бұрын

Amazing presentation. One short 3D cutaway footage of a Sherman is more revealing than reading 2 books.

@joeh2236 Ай бұрын

I've seen other videos breaking down tanks/vehicles. This is by far the best, hell, others don't even compare! It's like Blue Paw gave a damn while making this! Love it!

@mbogucki1 11 күн бұрын

As a Canadian I really appreciate the inclusion of Metric. Thank you.

@81brassglass79 Ай бұрын

Thanks bud. The three quick strokes got her going 👍

@felipecasanueva5064 14 күн бұрын

Proud chilean here 🇨🇱🇨🇱 I had no idea our army used sherman tanks. That really impressed me

@LaSegundaGM 11 күн бұрын

I have never seen such a clear and detailed explanation of a WW2 weapon. Congratulations, this is fantastic work. I will recommend the channel to those who follow my podcast.

@BluePawPrint 10 күн бұрын

Thanks ! More to come

@stupidweasels1575 Ай бұрын

I always loved cutaway books as a kid and this feels like a spiritual successor for the video medium. I love being able to see this 360 degree view for the different parts.

@user-xy9ix8jm1k 8 күн бұрын

The quality of visual representation and the accuracy of the information is truly unbelievable and designed and executed so well! Amazing!

@ScoutSniper3124 10 күн бұрын

When I served with the USMC. Prepositioning Ships in Saipan in the 90's, I was very impressed with the M4 Shermans that had been knocked out in the surf zone before getting to the beach. They were encrusted with marine life everywhere except the large weld joints which remains sparkling like new. I have come to find out this was due to the nickel metal in the welds. Very impressive to stay intact and shiny in that environment for over 50 years.

@ThorandSharon Ай бұрын

Great explanation and visual display of the M4A3E8 Sherman Tank!

@GJones462-2W1 Ай бұрын

I am a detail junkie, from the gargantuan to the minuscule, this channel has it! Fantastic effort, and research done on this project, and it shows. You've won yourself yet another subscriber!

@Kethploy Ай бұрын

As a 3D modeller this video really helps me !

@carloperedo4443 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love how you put so much attention to detail amazing video as always David!

@LS-uv9gg Ай бұрын

What an awesome visual and informative video this was! Really enjoyed every minute, cheers man!

@billyponsonby Ай бұрын

Remarkable piece of work

@TheSaturnV Ай бұрын

Fantastic job here. I know the M4 family very well and you've obviously put substantial research into this effort.

@aidilaiman4321 Ай бұрын

notice how the turret rotation time is proportional to the video, nice detail!! 7:30

@cwbristow Ай бұрын

I love these videos... I share them with my father, brother, and the guys as soon as they are posted. Keep em coming.

@LanielPhoto 27 күн бұрын

Very well put together and animated. Greatly appreciated. A big thank you!

@boxerjoe1314 29 күн бұрын

These cutaway videos showing how they function are excellent, good job.

@hotwind95 Ай бұрын

Fantastic explanation. I have never wanted a tank for my daily commune more than right after watching this.

@urshulgi666 17 күн бұрын

The .50 cal was primarily for use by dismounted infantry the tank was supporting. It was great for taking out lighter vehicles or engaging enemy infantry fighting positions without wasting a 76mm round. The height of the Sherman made the .50 cal particularly useful because the person operating it had a very good view of the battlefield and had heavy cover from the turret in front of them. It could also traverse extremely fast to engage targets moving quickly. The two .30 cal machine guns were sort of inconvenient to use because the gunners could barely see anything, and the turret could not traverse fast enough to keep up with infantry guys trying to dodge it. In tank vs tank battles, the infantry would dismount, obviously.

@roganantonydcruz107 Ай бұрын

Excellent graphics with detailed description

@twitchyflash333 Ай бұрын

The U.S.A found that the wet ammo storage wasn't the main contributing factor to less cook offs/fires. Previously, ammo was stored in the sponsons (side walls of the tank) which was susceptible to enemy fire. When moving ammo to the hull floor, the cartridges were less likely to be hit and therefore made the tank more survivable. So it wasn't the fact that ammo was surrounded by water, but simply the ammo wasn't hit in the first place.

@frostedbutts4340 Ай бұрын

Yeah it's possible that the wetting helped, but the fact it was dropped on all future tanks says it wasn't worth the space or effort.

@MeshFrequency Ай бұрын

So much work went in to this! Great stuff. Subed

@jorgedalbon693 Ай бұрын

Excellent and very illustrative this video. CLarified me a lot of doubts. Thanks many thanks

@hbphillie8139 23 күн бұрын

Agree with previous comments ... one of the best M4 breakdowns I've seen. Wonderful animation.

@TheSmashBoxGaming Ай бұрын

This is a awesome video and I learned a few new things about the Sherman from this video. Great job guys.

@Drelam 18 күн бұрын

This was really well done, as said you adding little details like exactly how to start the tank and the gunners controls adds a lot more to this type of video.

@ivanalbarracin1149 Ай бұрын

Que gran video, el primero que vi fue el del corsair y es el mejor que he visto, luego me vi los demas en el canal, muchas gracias por el tiempo y la dedicacion para hacer estos videos y tambien gracias por agregar audio en español, hablo ingles muy poco pero tener el audio en español es muy gratificante, gracias

@luvtruckin Ай бұрын

Your channel is so cool please keep making them. As a ww2 buff these show things I’ve never seen before it add so much to history

@grantgarrod2232 21 күн бұрын

My Grandfather was a Sherman driver with the 3rd AD, all through France, Belgium, into Germany, & back through Belgium during the Bulge. I've viewed many schematics of the different Sheman models, but this video is the hands-down best I've ever seen, outstanding job sir! I'd love to see another on the M24 Chaffee tank, the best light tank of WWII.

@GertTheFrog Ай бұрын

very cool to see an in depth video about my favorite tank.

@caseybanter5751 Ай бұрын

Amazing video! Love your work. Keep em coming!

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OMG, this video is soooo beautiful! Totally liked and subscribed.

@WildBillCox13 Ай бұрын

Excellent content. It fills data gaps that other creators leave in their haste to complete the overview- like effective horsepower versus the engine rating. Liked and shared.

@9KingP Ай бұрын

Beautifully animated with great narration. I'm planning to draw this majestic beast for something special. Your video gives me lots of confidence to do it right. You have my sub, keep it up!

@Love_The_Pear_Twins Ай бұрын

wow, what a comprehensive video. As being a tank nerd, I am thrilled to bits when watching the video. thanks a lot for the splendid and detailed video.

@huibertlandzaat1889 Ай бұрын

Nice video. Perfect explinaton. Thank you for uploading.

@edwardturner1282 Ай бұрын

Outstanding illustration. Had to subscribe. I love this kind of presentation.

@jamesphilip6737 Ай бұрын

Outstanding. Can't wait for more. Subscribed.

@lonzo61 Ай бұрын

Just incredible vid. Well done!

@paraguard60 27 күн бұрын

That was brilliant! Thanks for all the hard work in making this video.

@IHUTCHI Ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Thanks for all your hard work!

@311Bob Ай бұрын

Amazing graphics well done!

@billbadger3127 Ай бұрын

Well done, great detail and presentation

@johnsmith9161 Ай бұрын

Well Done very engaging and interesting you have found your calling keep it up you really are very very good at what you do.

@davidhajek2494 Ай бұрын

Excellent video, the computer recreation of the components is really incredible and makes it very easy to follow and understand...Nice job !

@mrc4910 Ай бұрын

VERY well done! The best I’ve ever seen.

@brandonm1881 17 күн бұрын

This was a beautiful breakdown of a beautiful piece of machinery, history, and art of a tank.

@dragxter5688 8 күн бұрын

Loved the amazing explanation and presentation, the best of all i've ever saw, keep up with the great work mate 😼🤝 rly excited for more videos like this to come

@nonzerosum-my3hx 20 күн бұрын

Brilliant video. Very nice graphics. Totally thumbed up.

@jetsons101 Ай бұрын

This video was a tribute to the Greatest Generation, thanks..........

@erratic1444 Ай бұрын

Great content as always!

@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg 29 күн бұрын

Great video. Keep them coming: best of their kind.

@ed_1092 Ай бұрын

This was absolutely well done!!! Subscribed :)

@TheAliking14 Ай бұрын

Your videos are excellent! Please keep them up.

@ragnar_shortz Ай бұрын

His voice is adding so much to the videos. Very good! 👍

@philgiglio7922 Ай бұрын

Better than the AI voice that consistently mispronounced easy words

@kyowamushi5119 Ай бұрын

This is the same voice in yarn hub right?

@ragnar_shortz Ай бұрын

@@kyowamushi5119 i think so. Always thought the same thing watching yarnhub xd

@notasoviett34trustme Ай бұрын

@@kyowamushi5119 it feels like its the voice of yarnhub

@tacomas9602 Ай бұрын

@@notasoviett34trustmeit is for sure.

@1funkyangel Ай бұрын

A Most excellent video ! It answered a lot of questions I had about this tank ! 🤔

@VulcanGunner 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the professional presentation.

@tony-gy2bq 17 күн бұрын

This is one of best tank videos i've seen.

@rodripilgrim Ай бұрын

I congratulate you on your content, really very educational, I love being able to even the smallest detail of how each thing works and what a great level of animation, keep it up! Greetings from Chile

@NoBucks777 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video!!

@thatawkardfeeling9076 Ай бұрын

Having the most relaxing music while talking about a W.O.W. (Weapon Of War) goes really hard ngl.

@Dreadnought16 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video!!

@kevinmoorejr.9418 18 күн бұрын

Awesome videos! thanks for making these

@Jannnn_ Ай бұрын

this is literally one of my favourite channels rn

@philo6850 Ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel this morning and it's awesome! Your animations give a clear understanding of the complexity of these weapons and how they operated. Your channel title is what really caught my attention, we have a nine month old husky puppy with beautiful arctic blue eyes, and appropriately her name is Blue. Thank you for the videos! 👍

@Nobody_896 Ай бұрын

Brilliant, thankyou, that was really good😀👍cheers mate.

@ColGuidotti 9 күн бұрын

I loved that you named this one Jenny! Not many people know of the Battle of Castle Itter

@TaborPrzemyslaw 25 күн бұрын

Incredibly good presentation. Thanks. Subscribed with a "bell"

@bensipiorski6645 Ай бұрын

Awesome video. The Easy Eight is one of my favorite Sherman variants.

@robbymc506 Ай бұрын

Wow what a great channel looking forward to more content

@Killerplanes 24 күн бұрын

Very nice job with the Sherman Easy Eight!

@akar6562 Ай бұрын

i love all of your videos. you guys are so amazing.

@foreverpinkf.7603 Ай бұрын

Very well done, thanks.

@sprue_goose Ай бұрын

These videos are truly excellent.

@rael5469 Ай бұрын

This is an amazing video. Truly amazing.

@justinhealey2408 Ай бұрын

Very cool channel, very easy to recognize that alot of work goes into your videos.❤More More More🤭🤗😛

@alexandrepimentel4540 23 күн бұрын

Congratulations! Excellent job!

@MartinMcAvoy Ай бұрын

Amazing work! Thanks very much!!

@diablonguyen5202 21 күн бұрын

Do more of these pls, i really enjoy it

@rafvanraevels 13 күн бұрын

Congratulations with these beautiful, entertaining and educational films!

@waynekirk4775 Ай бұрын

Just found your new channel, subscribed, & as always, bloody good sh@t. 😉👌

@CrazyWelshy 13 күн бұрын

I love tanks, engineering and hate war. Thank you for providing a good insight into one of the best tanks in the war, both in terms or firepower, armour, but also the ancillary items like vision, machine guns and ammo stowage. These items more often than not, make up the survivability and everyday life of a tank compared to one or two battles it may ever live to see and fight.

@coops1964 13 күн бұрын

Brilliant video, well done. Ive subscribed.

@ASLAcademy 24 күн бұрын

Amazing video! One of my favorite WW2 AFVs.

@jeremymacdonald2073 11 күн бұрын

when i was young, i grew up in Chilliwack b.c. there was a Sherman tank on display at the remembrance day memorial. i squeezed in the bars, where they took the motor out. the machine gun handle was still there and moved. it was incredible going inside.