![]() The concept of extra armor on the Sherman culminated in the M4A3E2 “Jumbo” Sherman. The salvaged armor was applied to weak points like hatches, ports and flat sections in general, and proved to be effective. Although Patton banned the application of sandbags to his tanks as extra armor, crews were eventually allowed to cannibalize armor from destroyed tanks and weld it onto their own tanks. What’s the best type of extra tank armor? Actual tank armor. Note the extra protection on the front resulting in the recessed hull-mounted ball turret. Some tank crews placed sandbags on their vehicle’s underside to deter such weapons.Ī 76mm Jumbo Sherman. Where sandbags did have some potential is as protection from magnetic mines. By the summer of 1944, General Patton himself banned the addition of sandbags on his tanks. However, not only did the sandbags offer no additional protection from tank shells, but the extra weight added undue stress to the suspension and drivetrain. Arguably more of a psychological armor than a protective one, Sherman crews were desperate for any advantage against the deadly German anti-tank guns they went up against. Still, this reality didn’t stop American tankers from fortifying the front, sides and turret of their M4 Shermans with an array of sandbags. 50 BMG, sandbags are able to stop bullets. Sandbags stop bullets, right? Generally, yes. Related: The Sherman was actually a great WWII tank An angry General Patton after reprimanding a tank crew for the sandbags on their Sherman (Public Domain)
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