M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight Easter-classics Alongside the cuirassiers

Alongside the cuirassiers

Hitler’s Last Gamble

Janissaries (from the Turkish for ‘new soldier’) were the elite infantry of the Ottoman Empire - and served as the Sultan's Household troops and bodyguard

the Covenanters fought hard in many bloody battles of the civil wars

M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight Easter-classics Alongside the cuirassiersInitially designated the M4A3(76)W HVSS but shortened to M4A3E8 , this medium tank was eventually nicknamed the 'Easy Eight' by the US soldiers who fought in and alongside them. The Easy Eight boasts several improvements over earlier M4 Sherman designs, such as the Horizontal Volute Suspension System (HVSS) and wider tracks, welded hull instead of cast, and most importantly a high velocity 76mm main gun. The first Easy Eights were introduced in