M4A3(76)W HVSS (M4A3E8) – nicknamed the "Easy Eight," from the E8 variation code identifying the HVSS suspension. Introduced in 1944, this was upgraded with widetrack HVSS, fitted with the 76mm M1A2 cannon, improved armor and firepower and wet stowed ammunition.

2024年7月13日 · An example of this practice is the fact that neither the E6 nor E4 were equipped with the newer T23 turret or the newer Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS). These were kept for the US Army’s own M4s, specifically their M4A3E8s. Frontline or friendlier nations on the other hand would get these components in parts or as complete vehicles.

A couple of interesting Sherman variations were created specifically for the MDAP program - the M4A1E6 and the M4A3E4. The M4A1E6 was an M4A1(75)VVSS in which the original 75mm was replaced with a 76mm gun. Except for 100 or so of the last units produced by Pressed Steel Car, M4A1(75)s featured the original design "small" drivers' hatches.

战时谢尔曼系列的集大成者——m4a3(76)w-hvss，即后来的m4a3e8，可以明显看到使用了540mm宽幅履带和hvss悬挂系统。 上图为M4A3(105)，下图为M4A3(105)-HVSS，区别在于它们的悬挂系统，这两种型号都使用全景指挥塔和椭圆形装填手舱门。

M4A3E8/M4A3(76)W HVSS (Easy Eight 简八) -使用HVSS悬吊系统，装有76毫米M1A1/M1A1C/M1A2坦克炮。 简八坦克，该坦克拍摄于朝鲜战场 简八

使用新式全名为"Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension"的HVSS悬吊系统，因此又称为M4A3(76W) HVSS。 采用湿式弹药库，M1A2 76毫米 52倍径炮，履带增宽，正面64mm倾斜装甲，总重：32公吨，速度：45公里/小时。

2018年7月31日 · Entering service late in the Second World War, this model featured an improved Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) that replaced the iconic Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) of earlier models. This suspension allowed for a wider track, improving grip and lowered the tanks ground pressure.

The M4A3E4 was specifically intended for "Defense Assistance" (MDAP), and the use of VVSS only was intentional, as the US Government sought to reserve HVSS for its own needs. Basically the 75mm gun mount was redesigned to "utilize 76mm gun."

M4A3E8/M4A3 (76)W HVSS (Easy Eight) - Upgraded with widetrack Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS), fitted with the 76mm High Velocity cannon. Chrysler A57 engine; welded, lengthened hull; 75-mm gun only as-built. Users: Britain, France, China, Lebanon (Firefly), Nicaragua (small numbers).

塞族部队的m4a3e4。m4a3e4是战后美军在原先的75炮m4a3的炮塔里直接塞进76炮，从而翻新旧货，输出给希腊、南斯拉夫、巴基斯坦等国的产物。南斯拉夫一共接收了630辆m4a3e4及其变型车（m-32, m32b1 and m-74抢修车之类）。