M-50 Sherman Israeli Tank Part 1 - The French Upgrade to an American Tank

The M-50 Sherman was an Israeli upgrade of the United States Army M4 Sherman medium tank. It was developed in the mid-50s to keep the venerable WW2 era tank effective and able to face other contemporary vehicles of the Arab armies of neighboring states even fifteen years after its development. Article: If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon: Paypal: Information sources: Chariots Of The Desert - David Eshel Israeli Sherman - Thomas Gannon Sherman - Richard Hunnicutt Inside Israel’s Northern Command - Dani Asher Lioness and lion of the line III Volume - Robert Manasherob The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria - Simon Dunstan The Six Day War 1967: Sinai - Simon Dunstan The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Golan Heights - Simon Dunstan The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Sinai - Simon Du