M4A3E8 Sherman Tank

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M4A3E8 Sherman Tank
The M4A3E8 Sherman Tank
Height 2.97 meters[1]
Length 6.27 meters[1]
Targets Mysterians
Varan
Mothra
Godzilla
Mu Empire
Gamera
Gaira
Anguirus
Megalon
Titanosaurus
Piloted by Multiple

The M4A3E8 Sherman Tank is an American battle tank manufactured by Ford Motor Company. It appears in the 1957 Toho film, The Mysterians and several kaiju films.

History

Showa era

The Mysterians

The M4A3E8 Sherman Tanks appeared to attack the Mysterian Dome, but they were melted by the Dome's weaponry.

Varan

The tanks appeared again to attack Varan.

Mothra

The tanks appeared to attack Mothra.

King Kong vs. Godzilla

As Godzilla made landfall, he arrived near a military base. A group of Sherman Tanks rolled into battle but were set on fire by Godzilla's atomic breath, the heat is given off by the beam being intense enough to literally melt the heavily-armored vehicles.

Atragon

The tanks appeared to fight the attacking Mu Empire.

Gamera

To be added

The War of the Gargantuas

The tanks fought against Gaira.

Godzilla vs. Gigan

The tanks appeared to fight Anguirus.

Godzilla vs. Megalon

The tanks appeared to fight Megalon.

Terror of Mechagodzilla

The tanks appeared to fight Titanosaurus.

Weapons

  • Armed with a 76 mm M1A2 main cannon
  • Equipped with .50 cal Browning M2HB heavy machine gun and two .30-06 Browning M1919 medium machine guns
  • Able to travel up to 42 km/hr

Gallery

Mothra

Gamera

Trivia

  • M4A3E8 Sherman tanks appear briefly via stock footage in the opening credits of Godzilla: Final Wars.

References

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