The Sherman Hybrid came about because the front plate of the Sherman was the most complex part of the hull, so when the M4A1 cast hulled Sherman went out of production, the foundry was turned over to making one-piece cast front plates, so as to reduce the time it took to make the most complex part. This speeded up production massively, and, as a consequence, made the tank cheaper.
This - the composites were quicker and cheaper to make. Welding armor plate was expensive back then, and the early welded hulls had a LOT of welding, with the extensions for the drivers' hatches, etc. At the time, there was an ongoing effort to increase the size of the driver's and assistant driver's hatches, due to the hazard involved in bailing out of a disable tank. Chrysler submitted the first design for a redesigned front cast hull, and the composites were the first of the M4 line to have the larger hatches. They didn't stay in production long, however, because at the same time Fisher submitted a proposal for a redesigned welded hull to accommodate the larger hatches, and the 2 1/2 plate in their proposal provided better protection than the cast hull as well as greatly reducing the amount of welding required for the welded hull. Separately, I believe that the weak spot in the turret mentioned in the video is an error. The composites were produced from August 1943 to early 1944. Applique armor was added to the turret to correct for the weak spot beginning in March of 1943, so any turrets used on composites should either have applique or be the later turrets with it included in the original casting. The original prototype, however, used a turret (probably a "spare" one that happened to be handy at the time) without applique armor or many of the modifications which were standardized by the time the production tanks were delivered.
@@michaelwilliamson1392 as above. Also, a very small number of small hatch M4 Composites were made, but that lacked any sense, so the majority were large hatch. I also agree that the turret weak spot is an error.
Dude, your channel seriously deserves more appreciation! You post 30+ minute videos every day! I really hope to see your channel grow into something huge.
13:35 Yeah I've noticed that the game seems a bit glitchy at the moment. I was having a lot of de-synch bugs the other day, PL and ping were unaffected though (well no more than normal) but I was getting a little jerky. Also FPS drops which I don't normally get...
One time when I was playing the M4A1 (76) me and a Panther D got into a long range shooting match and idk how, but he kept bouncing and I got him. He was pretty salty and I don't blame him, but I can confirm this Sherman's armor is really trolly.
20:30 Just look at the minimap. THIS is the number one reason I have this map banned from my matchmaking. People cap one point, and then just race to your spawn and sit there the rest of the game.
Gaijin seem to want to make the Sherman worse than the T34 in every way for what I guess is their national pride. That weak spot on the turret cheek was only on early Shermans and had gone by the time they made the hybrid. The outer mantlet should be 52mm thick. The fixed inner gun shield should be 89mm thick The cast glacis should be 64mm thick, not 52, and the vertical corners should be the same thickness as the main glacis. It's almost as though they can't cope with a western country producing something better than the Soviets.
Odd! Love the vids! As a novice, would it be possible to do a video on your Tank RB control bindings???? Gaijn does an extremely poor job providing proper control schematics! P.S You definitely have helped me improve my game! Thank you. I continue to inform other players of your channel and they instantly subscribe! Much love and bye bye.
OddBawZ yes Please!!! You are seriously a life savor. I truly appreciate it. The amount of information and detail you provide in your videos are an important “point of difference” from other war thunder you tubers. You provide us with a melting pot style of entertainment I.E. A solid blend of comedy, tips, hot action, and of course.. an endless plethora of long range Yeeeet’s!! Anyway, I am a console player that uses a mouse and keyboard. Will then Discord option still work? If Not, would you mind emailing a screenshot or something? Thanks again’!
OddBawZ I would totally watch a key binding TH-cam video. You really can’t find a quality one that isn’t 8 years old on here. I’d watch a key binding vid all day over a ‘WT beginners tips video. Well honestly both would be great to watch. Just some food for thought. 😄💰
3:46 - This plane is one of the relatively few vehicles I would describe as an absolute shitting wankster. If it were a person and its bush caught alight, I would not kick out the flames.
I've found that if you create your account on the console, like Xbox or PS, the console logo will stay on your account even if you link it to your PC install, that's my case at least
Love the long vid! Suggestion: please play the 7.3 AMX-50 and AMX50 Foch. T I just unlocked the AMX50 and at 7.3 its an absolute monster. 273mm pen with a 4 second autoloader at 7.3 is insane. Even I do great with it (48kills in 14 games) so I'd love to see you wreck face with the thing!
M4 a horrible tank?? Really?? This was the first Sherman I decided to play and LOVED it. XDXD First game fresh out the box got 8 kills. It was hilarious. I found out why everyone (Mainly Phly) liked the stabilizer so much. Couldn't believe I was missing out so much!
That first battle. Italian shermans vs french shermans... Everyone gets shermans! At this point i think the only nation that doesn't have one is sweden.
There is not much benefit to doing that. Also, it causes severe input delay with mouse movement which makes things really difficult. Sharpness is also super bad for rendering video. It makes the image all fuzzy.
This game seriously needs an actual map rotation I gave up because for 4 days in a row I got the same 4 maps over and over again THE MAPS I CANT STSND TO PLAY OF COURSE
Hey odd, love the vids ❤ But I do have one suggestion, maybe make them just a bit shorter. 40 minutes is kind of a while to sit down and commit to a video. Personally I'm way more likely to sit through a whole video if its 20-30 minutes long. However this may just be me, I figured I'd bring it up and maybe you could do a poll or something. Love the vids bud, keep it up!
The M4A1 is at 3.3, whereas this thing is at 3.7 lol. Why? Same story with the M4A4 at 3.7. It has terrible turret armour and no .50 cal. Also, the Sherman II. It has the same garbage armour as an M4A1, so why is it at 3.7? APCR? That's the worst round in the game!
The Sherman Hybrid came about because the front plate of the Sherman was the most complex part of the hull, so when the M4A1 cast hulled Sherman went out of production, the foundry was turned over to making one-piece cast front plates, so as to reduce the time it took to make the most complex part. This speeded up production massively, and, as a consequence, made the tank cheaper.
This - the composites were quicker and cheaper to make. Welding armor plate was expensive back then, and the early welded hulls had a LOT of welding, with the extensions for the drivers' hatches, etc. At the time, there was an ongoing effort to increase the size of the driver's and assistant driver's hatches, due to the hazard involved in bailing out of a disable tank. Chrysler submitted the first design for a redesigned front cast hull, and the composites were the first of the M4 line to have the larger hatches. They didn't stay in production long, however, because at the same time Fisher submitted a proposal for a redesigned welded hull to accommodate the larger hatches, and the 2 1/2 plate in their proposal provided better protection than the cast hull as well as greatly reducing the amount of welding required for the welded hull. Separately, I believe that the weak spot in the turret mentioned in the video is an error. The composites were produced from August 1943 to early 1944. Applique armor was added to the turret to correct for the weak spot beginning in March of 1943, so any turrets used on composites should either have applique or be the later turrets with it included in the original casting. The original prototype, however, used a turret (probably a "spare" one that happened to be handy at the time) without applique armor or many of the modifications which were standardized by the time the production tanks were delivered.
@@michaelwilliamson1392 as above. Also, a very small number of small hatch M4 Composites were made, but that lacked any sense, so the majority were large hatch. I also agree that the turret weak spot is an error.
I thought they made the composite Sherman’s to have the strength of a cast hull and mostly the weight of a welded though this is only my thought
"it has the torck of an asthmatic maus" is one of the best things ive ever heard
*Torque
I can’t help it, srry
@@splabooshkey3343 Thanks reading this before watching the video i had no idea what that was supposed to be.
@@splabooshkey3343 sorry english isnt my first language. by saying "cant help it" you show that youre perfectly able to help it so dont act like it
Mr. Popel oh sooorry. Sorry that you can’t take jokes that is
@@MrPopel-hc8fn Also, I think he means mouse, not Maus. Maus has quite a lot of torque.
Dude, your channel seriously deserves more appreciation! You post 30+ minute videos every day! I really hope to see your channel grow into something huge.
It will
It has!
43 minutes! Wow... that's a lot of spaghetti!
M4 FL10: Show me the real Spaghetti Sherman.
M4 Tipo IC: I said the real Spaghetti Sherman!
M4A1 Hybrid Spaghetti Drive: Perfection!
First match finland
"At least our camo is not going to blend in this match" *shows the tigor of the sides*
"From the front! :)"
Well done Sir OddbawZ!
M3 Lee + P40 (or f4u 1a) is a killer combo (especially against the Krouts). Future video?
Jay Klink krauts* :)
Thank you for playing the IAR 81, a plane made in my country, Romania, much love and support from me❤️
I have a WHOLE video on it too! :)
13:35 Yeah I've noticed that the game seems a bit glitchy at the moment. I was having a lot of de-synch bugs the other day, PL and ping were unaffected though (well no more than normal) but I was getting a little jerky. Also FPS drops which I don't normally get...
The game keeps randomly minimizing for me :/
Ottimo "Buongiorno" all'inizio del video
Good "Buongiorno" at the start of the video
This is quite fun to watch keep going :D
WOW, that was a nice shot at 15:20 👍
M4 Sherman and A36! Both are Jack of all trades, extremely effective and by far my favorite duo at 3.7
Hey odd I was that that Marder H on Finland and saved your life 3 times when you were in the r3 lol
"Let's SPAGetinto it." Bravo Jai, bravo!
The patients on your second match wow I can learn allot of that xD amazing vid keep it up !
I love you Odd, never stop.
just the inglorious basterds reference at the start "bonjourno" killed it
"His breach is out" O'really? Something new about the R3. I hate that thing, burn it with fire!!!
R3 spaghetti launcher ready to depl... hull break
Bruh the sound effects were so much better here than now
One time when I was playing the M4A1 (76) me and a Panther D got into a long range shooting match and idk how, but he kept bouncing and I got him. He was pretty salty and I don't blame him, but I can confirm this Sherman's armor is really trolly.
Holy bloody Chris wounds and Mary on a cross that R3 is obscene.
Gaijin: "Nah, we gotta keep Italy knee-capped. Let's make the Italian lend-lease vehicles crappier. And let's way over-BR all Italian tanks."
You can use drivers assistance key while driving wheeled vehicles during high speed turns.
Odd you should uptier the German squeeze bore clown car it can do some damage
That marder in the first match was a giga chad, saved you 3-4 times
“At least our camouflage will blend in on this map..... From the front.”
21:48 that timing
The R3 should be at least 6.0. Change my mind.
20:30 Just look at the minimap.
THIS is the number one reason I have this map banned from my matchmaking. People cap one point, and then just race to your spawn and sit there the rest of the game.
Gaijin seem to want to make the Sherman worse than the T34 in every way for what I guess is their national pride.
That weak spot on the turret cheek was only on early Shermans and had gone by the time they made the hybrid.
The outer mantlet should be 52mm thick.
The fixed inner gun shield should be 89mm thick
The cast glacis should be 64mm thick, not 52, and the vertical corners should be the same thickness as the main glacis.
It's almost as though they can't cope with a western country producing something better than the Soviets.
This tank is the reason I didn't go down the Italy tree. Painful M4A1 Sherman hull at a higher BR? No thanks lol.
Odd! Love the vids! As a novice, would it be possible to do a video on your Tank RB control bindings???? Gaijn does an extremely poor job providing proper control schematics! P.S You definitely have helped me improve my game! Thank you. I continue to inform other players of your channel and they instantly subscribe! Much love and bye bye.
I can maybe put my binds in the Discord for people to download?
OddBawZ yes Please!!! You are seriously a life savor. I truly appreciate it. The amount of information and detail you provide in your videos are an important “point of difference” from other war thunder you tubers. You provide us with a melting pot style of entertainment I.E. A solid blend of comedy, tips, hot action, and of course.. an endless plethora of long range Yeeeet’s!! Anyway, I am a console player that uses a mouse and keyboard. Will then Discord option still work? If Not, would you mind emailing a screenshot or something? Thanks again’!
OddBawZ I would totally watch a key binding TH-cam video. You really can’t find a quality one that isn’t 8 years old on here. I’d watch a key binding vid all day over a ‘WT beginners tips video. Well honestly both would be great to watch. Just some food for thought. 😄💰
3:46 - This plane is one of the relatively few vehicles I would describe as an absolute shitting wankster. If it were a person and its bush caught alight, I would not kick out the flames.
That R3 needs a Scooby Doo Mystery Machine skin so bad.
I bought this to back up the pz4g. I have really enjoyed it.
Where do poor Italians live
The spaghetto
... I'll see my self out
How did he mark that rock for his artillery barrage?
With the spotting for squadmates button
I've found that if you create your account on the console, like Xbox or PS, the console logo will stay on your account even if you link it to your PC install, that's my case at least
the not flyng spaghetti monster
"Well that was akward"
Love the vids keep it up
Love the long vid! Suggestion: please play the 7.3 AMX-50 and AMX50 Foch. T
I just unlocked the AMX50 and at 7.3 its an absolute monster. 273mm pen with a 4 second autoloader at 7.3 is insane. Even I do great with it (48kills in 14 games) so I'd love to see you wreck face with the thing!
How did you marked that rock? 6:00 I need to know this!!! ;___;
That’s what I want to know
It's a control bind. I think you gotta search for squad or something. Only squad mates see it though.
I had some tech issues since a recent update
Hey...Odd....guess what....
SEVEN
SEVEN
SEVEN
SEVEN
Odd you should do a video on the A36 Apache.
How dose one obtain the tiger decal? I want it so bad, its so cool
Watching this made me realize I'm leading way too much with the r3
Odd the father of horrendously garish camo
27:43 yes I would love to see it!
The second upload today will have a LOT of Lee footage!
I love playing lower tier in War Thunder. Its just more fun.
Totally agree
M4 a horrible tank?? Really?? This was the first Sherman I decided to play and LOVED it. XDXD First game fresh out the box got 8 kills. It was hilarious. I found out why everyone (Mainly Phly) liked the stabilizer so much. Couldn't believe I was missing out so much!
No, the Sherman is one of my favourite tanks. I said that this Sherman is the worse parts of the Shermans all combined into one! :)
@@OddBawZ Ohhhhhhh okok. Sorry, bud
" il cannone è stato caricato "
the werblemeyer looks like its shooting green silly string
He is a spicey meat'a'ball
That first battle. Italian shermans vs french shermans... Everyone gets shermans! At this point i think the only nation that doesn't have one is sweden.
late reply but Sweden does have a history of testing shermans for trial so I wouldn't be surprised
hey odd i was that crusader btw lol that was a good game
Hybrid vs T34 41 , what is the best?
The IAR 81 is the Best Aircraft hands down
13:30 ,,one sexy sherman,,
Pt 76 only apcr?
Can u play the American M3 GMC please
Holly ad rolls
thats a lot of damage!!!
Happy National Swiss Day to everybody
pls do tiger 2
I actually prefer the radial engine Shermans more than the multibanks
Hi Mr. OddBawZ! Have you considered turning on SSAA X4 in graphics option? You have excessively high frame rate, why not get a sharper image instead?
There is not much benefit to doing that. Also, it causes severe input delay with mouse movement which makes things really difficult. Sharpness is also super bad for rendering video. It makes the image all fuzzy.
Oh that is strange, I rather enjoy it. It was like putting a good pair of glasses for me. Well.. never mind then =)
that r3 is good if you stay alive. Everyone just Yolo rushes with it.
This game seriously needs an actual map rotation I gave up because for 4 days in a row I got the same 4 maps over and over again THE MAPS I CANT STSND TO PLAY OF COURSE
Anyone who though, King Tiger is our enemy so let's put some giant flat side armor panels on it.
Hey odd, love the vids ❤ But I do have one suggestion, maybe make them just a bit shorter. 40 minutes is kind of a while to sit down and commit to a video. Personally I'm way more likely to sit through a whole video if its 20-30 minutes long. However this may just be me, I figured I'd bring it up and maybe you could do a poll or something. Love the vids bud, keep it up!
0:16... idk why this annoys me as much as it does, but why didn't you fire?
My wee puppy nose booped me. So I looked down to give him a pat.
@@OddBawZ Oh, well then, can't be annoyed by Wholesome Family Friendly War Thunder content
At least this copy-paste vehicle isn't better than the original nation's
I'm looking at you Germany
Tigors everywhere
Shermans and more shermans. Gaijin's laziness....
Agreed. At least the french ones are unique
I think lots of people have white rock fortress disliked or banned. Rightfully so too, it is not a fun map to play.
I absolutely hate people that use air in ground battles as a console player.
P108 no love 😢
The r3 t20 is so fucking broken lol, should be atleast 5.3
The M4A1 is at 3.3, whereas this thing is at 3.7 lol. Why? Same story with the M4A4 at 3.7. It has terrible turret armour and no .50 cal. Also, the Sherman II. It has the same garbage armour as an M4A1, so why is it at 3.7? APCR? That's the worst round in the game!
Just saying the arl is 5.7 br
#WarThunder
R3 T20 FA-HS is fine... Remove 20mm and add scout for 1.0 premium event rank III is a new meta :Kappa:
How the fuck do people ping the ground without opening the map and pinging it there?
Wth why did you called that M4A2 as M42?? It bothers me idk why 🙃
57 seconds and 2 people beat me to the first like, damn
Bearcat plez. Attempt 14
Another copy-pasta sherman..
Disliked because of use of premium machines. I do not think you could perform in FTP machines. Challenge boi?
I have SO many videos on non-premium.
Strange take when this premium isn't even as good as the FTP Shermans....