The "Jumbo" nickname comes from the fact that the tank is big, even by tank standards. Along with other Sherman Jumbos, it was introduced in the latter days of America's involvement in WWII.

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Cobra King, a World War II-era M4 Sherman "Jumbo" tank, was identified by U.S. Army officials as only tank left confirmed to be used during WWII and the ...

With the surprise deployment of Germany's new heavy tank, the Tiger II, featuring its massive 88mm gun, the United States faced a challenge as its medium tank, the M26 Pershing, was outmatched. To ...

But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory.

'Jumbo Sherman' Assault Tank . 1 of 15. Bid to: $800,000 ; ... it was intended for attacks against German fortifications late in World War II. More than 250 of these tanks were built, ...

To identify the most mass-produced tanks since World War II, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of tanks from Military Factory. We ranked each tank according to its production numbers.

"Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II" (★★★★ out of four, Ballantine Books, 416 pp.) is a detailed, gripping account that leaves B-grade ...