The Sherman was 108 inches tall, whereas trucks tend to have a cab height of about 76 inches. are about the same length as a Sherman tank, give or take a few inches, and less than two feet narrower. Generally speaking, pickup trucks in the U.S. (We did not include heavy duty pickups, which tend to be used for commercial purposes.) Here are the results:Īs you can see, the most startling result is that there isn't a huge difference. We then compared those lengths, widths (without mirrors), and heights with top-selling light duty pickup and large SUV models as listed on their respective manufacturer websites.

All dimensions for those tanks come from Tanks Encyclopedia and are the vehicle dimensions not including the main gun. To keep things as simple as possible, we've chosen three of the most prominent tanks deployed in World War II: The American M4 Sherman, the German Panzer Mk III, and the Soviet T-34-85 (1944 production model), all of which are 'Medium' tanks. We also understand there are many, many different types of tanks used in World War II, with many variations and modifications to fit specific purposes (again, not unlike modern cars, which have various 'trims' at different price points modifying the same basic design). They also were not capable of accelerating anywhere near as quickly as modern pickups and SUVs, and World War II tanks could barely go faster than 30 miles per hour.

Shermans weighed approximately 10 times as much as your standard pickup, due in large part to its huge gun and thick armor. To be sure, there are many differences between World War II tanks and pickups. This is why we've chosen to compare the size of these vehicles to World War II tanks.

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