I did not know that the Sherman had a very bad reputation.
https://youtu.be/Ns6l7sCoWX4
Depends on who you ask, Still being argued about today, Also hotly debated is the Russky T34, and the German armour, I often participate in other forums and know many guys in the Oregon Military vehicle club and several members own tanks. My wife wants one badly! (Really!)
A guy about 3 miles from me was killed a few years ago when a round misfired in his tank. I knew the guy. He had a nice collection. I know a lot of people who were in US Armour divisions & units and talk a lot about this stuff.
Some considred the Sherman a death trap, certainly the Sheridan as well was considered a death trap.. They used some in Vietnam and a guy I know on Quora talks about them all the time. I read a lot of his stuff and he is a Canadian who enlisted in the US Army, chatted with Gen Pattons Son who was his commander at one point, and saw a lot of combat in Vietnam as a Tank driver. ASK HIM any tank questions that come to mind. He knows his stuff.
https://www.quora.com/profile/Ron-Holland-12https://www.quora.com/What-type-of-vehicles-do-troopers-operate" The 11th. Armored Cavalry Regiment (the Black Horse Regiment) in Vietnam, consisted of three full squadrons of armored cavalry. The squadron normally consisted of a headquarters troop, three cavalry troops, a tank company, a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer battery, and an aviation troop.
https://www.quora.com/How-would-Patton-lead-the-modern-U-S-tank-corps