Vehicle:M4 'Crocodile' Sherman

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Contents 1    M4 'Crocodile' Sherman Veterancy 2 Tactics 3 History 4 Built From 4.1    Tank Depot 5 Company Abilities 5.1    Field Repairs 5.2    Allied War Machine 6 Vehicle Abilities 6.1    Lower the Bulldozer 7 Vehicle Upgrades 7.1    Bulldozer 8 Vehicle Weapons 8.1    Sherman Flamethrower 8.2    30 Cal Hull MG

M4 'Crocodile' Sherman
	Health	636	Max Speed	5.2	Sight	35
	Cost	320110	Acceleration	1.6	Detection	0/0
	Time	55	Deceleration	4
Hotkey: C	Population	8	Rotation	40	Target Type	armour_sherman
	Upkeep	13.824	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	armour
			Crush Mode	crush_medium	Rear Damage Enabled	true

M4 'Crocodile' Sherman Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Maximum Speed	1.25	8 Vet-Exp
	Penetration	1.5	16 Vet-Exp
	Damage	1.25	32 Vet-Exp

Tactics

• The flame thrower mounted on the Crocodile is useful against enemy in buildings, and it has armor. Making it a perfect tank to clear enemies out in buildings or just enemy buildings.
• Can support your assault by suppressing enemy infantry.
• Note: This tank does not have the firepower to even give 1 point of damage to any enemy tank. So make sure the Crocodile is protected by anti tank weaponry.
• If your playing a map like, McGechan's war you can use the bulldozer upgrade to just plow through the hedgerows. It is useful for making a quick route to the enemy base or to a point being captured by infantry, be careful though, because once the hedgerows are gone they ain't coming back.

History

The US Army did not put much stock into flamethrower tanks, and so very few examples were ever made. The few that existed were field conversions of existing M4 Sherman tanks, one of which was the Crocodile, so named for the fuel trailer that it towed. The co-axial machine-gun was replaced with a flamethrower, though the operation of the main gun was not affected. Other versions replaced the hull-mounted machine-gun with a flamethrower instead, but these lacked a fuel trailer. Aside from being able to carry more fuel, the fuel trailer also meant that the tank wasn't internally carrying volatile containers of gasoline vapor, so survivability was much higher. Despite the fuel trailer, the flamethrower could only be used for less than 10 seconds before it was emptied. Only 4 Sherman Crocodiles were ever made, and most of them served in the Pacific.

The Sherman Crocodile in Company of Heroes is historically inaccurate in that it lacks the fuel trailer needed to be a "crocodile". Also the main gun does not function, which wasn't a problem for the real model.

Built From

Tank Depot				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	775	Target Type	building
	Cost	35090	Critical Type	building
	Time	165
Hotkey: T	Effects: Primary Tank Production Structure. Deploys M10's, M4 Shermans as well as Sherman Crocodiles. Also contains upgrades for the M4 Sherman. — See Structure:Tank Depot for details.

Company Abilities

Field Repairs				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	20	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects: Crews will Repair their own Vehicles automatically. — See Ability:Field Repairs for details.

Allied War Machine				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	200	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	90
Hotkey:	Effects: Replaces up to 2 destroyed Allied tanks with a new Tank for a period of time. — See Ability:Allied War Machine for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Lower the Bulldozer				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	toggle
	Duration	3	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey: B	Effects: Lowers the Bulldozer attachment. When engaged the Tank can clear hedgerows, Tank Traps, and other heavy obstacles. — See Ability:Lower the Bulldozer for details.

Vehicle Upgrades

Bulldozer				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	75	Time	30
Hotkey: B	Effects: Equip your M4 'Crocodile' Sherman with the Bulldozer. — See Upgrade:Bulldozer for details.

Vehicle Weapons

Sherman Flamethrower				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:Sherman Flamethrower
	See Weapon:Sherman Flamethrower for details.

30 Cal Hull MG				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:30 Cal Hull MG
	See Weapon:30 Cal Hull MG for details.