M-50 Sherman Israeli Tank Part 1 - The French Upgrade to an American Tank

The M-50 Sherman was an Israeli upgrade of the United States Army M4 Sherman medium tank. It was developed in the mid-50s to keep the venerable WW2 era tank effective and able to face other contemporary vehicles of the Arab armies of neighboring states even fifteen years after its development.

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Information sources:
Chariots Of The Desert - David Eshel
Israeli Sherman - Thomas Gannon
Sherman - Richard Hunnicutt
Inside Israel's Northern Command - Dani Asher
Lioness and lion of the line III Volume - Robert Manasherob
The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria - Simon Dunstan
The Six Day War 1967: Sinai - Simon Dunstan
The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Golan Heights - Simon Dunstan
The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Sinai - Simon Dunstan
Special thanks to Mr. Joseph Bauder who shared a lot of information and anecdotes about the M-50 Sherman and Israeli vehicles in general improving this article in many ways.

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