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Since there aren't many recordings of this event, part of the video was illustrated with material recorded in War Thunder, and if it catches your attention and you want to play it, you can download it completely FREE from the following link: https://warthunder.com/es/ The channel's discord is now available! I share the link: / discord Also don't forget to follow me on twitter: https://x.com/Der_Auslnder 1949. Israel has just emerged victorious from its first war against an Arab coalition that will continue to be a threat in the immediate future, which is why they began to receive weapons from nations such as France and the United States, and specifically the latter country, equipped the Israeli army with several hundred Shermans of all imaginable models, mostly old M4A1s and other variants with short 75-millimeter cannons, whose anti-tank capabilities were already falling behind and would not be enough to face the Arab armored divisions that were mainly composed of Soviet tanks such as the T-34/85. Although the guns of the first Shermans were obsolete, they were still vehicles with more than adequate protection and above all, compared to the only thing the Israelis could acquire at the time, the French-made AMX-13s, they offered better coverage for their crews. Despite this, the French had a gun with similar or even superior performance to the German Panther of World War II, so taking advantage of what they had, the Israelis decided to mix the best of both vehicles to create the Super Shermans, both the M-50 and the M-51, which were a very important piece of the Israeli armored force during some of its most critical years, and as crazy as it sounds, they were powerful enough to face and defeat some of the newest Soviet tanks of their time. Chapters: Introduction: 0:00 Conception of the M-50: 2:36 Characteristics: 5:10 The Suez Canal Crisis: 8:36 The M-51: 10:43 Joint service history: 13:36 Conclusion: 18:18 Credits and farewell: 19:30 I hope you enjoy the video!