Ultimate War Thunder Sherman Tank Tier List

Additional Editing by @DonutWithMustache @Pilicast

[terik]

The reason the Ram doesn't seem shermany is because it isn't. It's based on the M3 Lee (the designation is just missleading)

[jackgamer]

The ikea sherman's hull machinegunner is actually an assistant driver. All sherman hull machinegunners are assistant drivers, manning the machinegun is just a secondary role.

But gaijin is affraid of the term "assistant driver", and they name every "other" crewman a machinegunner

[Douwe]

If you ever feel useless. remember, the TOG 2 has two machine gunners that stare at a wall.

[no-legjohnny]

Fun fact: The M4A2 series was primarily used by the US Marines because it uses a unique diesel engine, which is useful since they largely cooperated with the Navy which used oil and diesel to fuel their ships. In fact, the Marines were extremely adamant in giving up their M4A2s when transitioning to the "Easy Eight" M4A3E8 at the war's end.

This diesel engine also probably explains why the M4A2 is the only Sherman found in the Soviet Tech tree, due to Soviet tanks being based around diesel engines.

[leonardogoulart]

Fun fact: Every nation in war thunder has at least one version of sherman. It's the only vehicle to do so.

[deeeeeeeeeer]

Super nitpicky note about the German Sherman - It has only been on sale a few times, closer to about once every three years. It was last for sale during the 10th anniversary in 2022, the German Unity Day celebration in 2020, the 5th anniversary in 2017 and the pre-order for ground forces in 2014.

[DarkRavin]

I have the german sherman. I picked up both packs back in the day. My friends called me mad, but there was a idea behind the madness. Gajin allowed it into sim battles....

I played hundreds of matchs in sim in it, back where other nations other than allies, didnt have them. I got to fool sooo many people it was hilarious. I died more to friendlys that just had muscle memory to shoot rather than actual enemy players. It was really good times and a fond memories of mine.

[AsG_Alligator]

I'd also toss the T14 into special mentions. While technically it is its own separate thing it really is just a wide sherman, and it plays like a lower BR Jumbo.

[natsirt]

Here is a list of timestamps:
0:25 Skink
1:25 M4 Tipo IC
2:17 Sherman VC
3:05 M4A1 (75)
3:49 M-51
6:25 Sherman Firefly & Polish version
7:54 M4A2 (76) W
8:58 M4A4 (SA50)
10:28 WT mobile M4
10:48 M4 Hybrid (Italy)
11:11 M4A4(s)
11:53 M4
12:19 Sherman III/IV (Sweden)
13:26 German Sherman
14:40 M4A2
15:19 M4A3E2
16:40 M4A3E8/M4A3 (76) W | Should be in S tier. How dare you Zoltan
17:12 Calliope
18:59 M4A1
19:59 M4A3E2 (76) W
21:20 Honorable mentions
22:18 M4A1 (FL10)
23:16 M4A1 (76) W
24:33 M4A3 (105)

[flectz]

the m4a1 76 W was arguably the best tank in the whole game especially when it was still at 4.7

[cyberdroid]

My favourite sherman is the Sherman firefly, that tank just has done me well. It keeps on kicking and doesn't complain. It takes out tiger H1's without too much of a kurfaffle and is actually one of the more pleasant gun platforms at that BR e.g. Avenger and Comet (bastards). Overall one of my most pleasant sherman experiences. 5.3 Jumbo was also my favourite thing to play for a while before it got moved up in BR, but jokes on gaijin, I was already playing it in my USA 5.7 lineup, and I STILL LOVE IT. It was the first tank I could play that could shrug off some of the german firepower and boy did I milk that thing for all it's worth, to this day it's still my most played tank.

[mrbin]

the italian VC APDS is very useful in uptiers as it can pen panthers and jumbos through the hull which the shot mk8 cannot do, rarely a one shot but if you aim on the right you'll always get gunner/driver and can finish it in a second shot

[eta]

Composite Firefly in F tier!?!?!? I'm flabbergasted. Utterly dumbfounded.

[heretichazel]

IMO the Tipo IC and VC are actually fairly decent as someone who's played them a lot as an italian main, although tbf they're the only fireflies I've played, but from what I can tell they aren't any less mobile than the equivalent IC and VC fireflies in any other tree
the IC feels decently more mobile than the VC to me, being 4 or 5 tons less iirc, and at that BR cast hull or not you aren't stopping pretty much anything, so it really only makes a difference against autocannons. It also trades out the ammo rack in the hull next to the driver back for extra crew member, so it's back up to 5 crew rather than the 4 fireflies normally have, so it's actually MORE survivable in my experience
Meanwhile the VC trades a bit of mobility, the extra crew member, and .3 BR, for the APDS, which is nice to have as a backup in case you run into anything really heavy or get uptiered, and tbh I find it can still do decent when used at 6.3 due to the sabot

[kaih]

I disagree on the Skink, Yes, it's completely overtiered (and went up even further recently), but it's one of the only SPAA that is able to survive most strafing runs. Granted, it's not the best SPAA, but far from the worst. Also, its hull MG actually works, which should put it in S tier regardless of anything else.

[mobiusnorthwind]

What i love about the Tipo is that it does have the rolled homogenous armor of the other shermans, the front plate was cut off and replaced with the cast sherman hull and you can see the welds on the sides of the vehicle. I think it's just funny seeing it.

[amppari_]

The M4 IC is one of the best shermans IMO. I got my first nuke in it, in a lineup 2.0 BR's higher than its own. The gun can obliterate most enemies and makes short work of even the German big cats, and the armor is good enough to bounce weaker shots and not to mention, in case of penetration it's more survivable. On top of that, it has the better transmission casing and the armor is 63mm instead 51mm like on the Vc. It's also 4 tons lighter than the Vc and is shorter, allowing for better mobility. On the Vc, frontally there are more weakspots and it's much longer so it's easier to hit, aswell as the Ic having the cast hull front go around making a part of the side stronger, means the Ic *is* harder to penetrate. The Vc also doesn't offer the applique armor on the side. My K/D with it is about 2, which is pretty good, especially compared to the majority of my vehicles, with most hovering at about 1. The ONLY thing better in the Vc really is the APDS. Otherwise it's just worse in every way.

[duglife]

The standard American M4A1 can be an absolute beast sometimes. Its mobility makes it great for capping points and street slugging, but the absolute chef's kiss of this vehicle is its astounding ability to somehow bounce shots that I quite frankly have no idea how it has any rhyme or reason to; despite having the cast hull. Even some of the later war Shermans don't stand up to as much abuse as this fascinating little critter does!

Pairing it up with the M24 and a P-47 or F4F for air is genuinely some of the most fun I have had with this game. I know, fun and WarThunder are two words that seldom go together!

[AlRizz]

as a german main i love playing shermans, especially early ones because the armour is pretty good and you dont have to constantly think about angleing (ofc i know the sherman front armour is even better at a slight angle) my favourite sherman is the 105 sherman perfect counter to what i usually play.

[Hebesphenomegacorona]

My current (RB) kill record is 15 Kills in the 3.3 M4A1, the 50cal and stabilized 75 go though pretty much anything, I would put it in S tier