[Kozak]

Sherman M4’s were jokingly referred to by British soldiers as “Ronsons”, a brand of lighter whose slogan was “Lights up the first time, every time!”[iv] Polish soldiers referred to them simply as “The Burning Grave”.

However to quote Comrade Stalin
‘Quantity has a quality all its own.’
There were A LOT of Shermans...

[LS]

We built 11,000 tanks in WW II---not all Shermans, of course, but the armor and technology had a lot to do with why we could field so many tanks. You could change the tread of a Sherman in 15 min---six bolts. A Panther took at least an hour. You could, with a winch, replace a Sherman turret in about an hour. Tigers had to be towed from the front---they couldn't be repaired there.

In Lima, OH, they were turning out a tank ever 4.5 HOURS. You simply can't beat that with high tech.