Tanks of the United States US allies it was also used in conflicts beyond World War II. A 24-volt electrical system was used in the M4. Early Shermans mounted a 75 mm medium-velocity general-purpose gun. Although Ordnance began work on the Medium Tank T20 as a Sherman replacement, ultimately the Army decided to minimize production disruption by incorporating elements of other tank designs into the Sherman. Later M4A1, M4A2, and M4A3 models received the larger T23 turret with a high-velocity 76 mm M1 gun, which reduced the number of HE and smoke rounds carried and increased the number of anti-tank rounds. Later, the M4 and
Type 4 Chi-To medium tank tank. Type 4 Chi-To medium tank The ("Imperial Year 2604 Medium Tank Model 7") was one of several medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. While by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach production, industrial and material shortages resulted in only a few chassis' being manufactured and only two known to be completed. Neither Type 4 Chi-To tank saw any combat. The Type 4 Chi-To was a thirty-ton, all-welded medium tank with a maximum armor thickness of on the frontal plates. Manned by a crew of five, it was