Vehicle:Sherman Calliope

1 Sherman Calliope Veterancy
2 Tactics
3 History
4 Requires
- 4.1 Calliope Rocket Launcher
5 Called In Using
- 5.1 M4 Sherman Calliope Reinforcement
6 Company Abilities
- 6.1 Field Repairs
- 6.2 Allied War Machine
7 Vehicle Abilities
- 7.1 Calliope Barrage
- 7.2 Sherman Smoke Shell
8 Vehicle Upgrades
- 8.1 Defensive Smoke Screen
9 Vehicle Weapons
- 9.1 Calliope Rocket
- 9.2 30 Cal Coaxial MG
- 9.3 30 Cal Hull MG

Sherman Calliope
	Health	636	Max Speed	4	Sight	35
	Cost	42090	Acceleration	1.6	Detection	0/0
	Time	55	Deceleration	4
Hotkey:	Population	10	Rotation	35	Target Type	armour_sherman
	Upkeep	13.824	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	supply_truck
			Crush Mode	crush_medium	Rear Damage Enabled	true

Sherman Calliope Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Maximum Speed Barrage Recharge	1.25 -5	12 Vet-Exp
	Penetration Barrage Recharge	1.5 -5	24 Vet-Exp
	Damage Barrage Recharge	1.25 -5	36 Vet-Exp

Tactics

The Calliope can only be used with the Armored Doctrine.
Calliopes do decent damage to vehicles and tanks.
The closer the calliope is to the target it is barraging the less spread the rockets will have.
Calliopes are excellent to use to support a Pershing, call in a calliope barrage first to weaken enemy tanks then move the Pershing in to attack the weakened tanks.

History

The US Army felt that they needed a rocket launcher of their own to match the German Nebelwerfer, and additionally sought to place it on a self-propelled chassis. One of the projects to develop a rocket platform brought forth the M4 Sherman Calliope, marrying the T-34 Calliope launcher to an M4 Sherman. This platform was given field trials in Italy, where it met with mixed results. The weapon's maximum range was shorter than desired, and it could only reach that range if the tank was angled upwards on a slope. The launcher was connected to the main gun, using it to traverse the launcher up and down, so the gun couldn't fire until the launcher was ejected. Reloading was a laborious process, and the tank crews required significant retraining to act as competent artillery. Despite this, the trials proved the rocket barrage was devastating against even armoured targets, and some of the modified vehicles were used in the main European theater in a select few tank battalions.

The M4 Sherman Calliope is another vehicle that shows up too early in Company of Heroes. There were none available during the Normandy invasion, and would only appear until their field trials in Italy were completed and that nation had fallen.

Requires

Calliope Rocket Launcher				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	3	Time
Hotkey:	Effects: Deploy an M4 Sherman outfitted with a Calliope T34 Rocket Launcher to the battlefield. ESee Upgrade:Calliope Rocket Launcher for details.

Called In Using

M4 Sherman Calliope Reinforcement				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	650	Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects: An M4 Sherman equipped with a T34 Calliope Rocket Launcher is available for mobile Artillery Support. ESee Ability:M4 Sherman Calliope Reinforcement 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. ESee 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. ESee Ability:Allied War Machine for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Calliope Barrage				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_position
	Recharge	90
Hotkey: B	Effects: Ripple fire a massive Rocket Barrage from the T34 Launcher on the Calliope. ESee Ability:Calliope Barrage for details.

Sherman Smoke Shell				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Activation	timed
	Duration	29	Target	tp_entity_and_position
	Recharge	45
Hotkey: S	Effects: A Smoke Round is fired from the vehicle, temporarily masking itself or targets. ESee Ability:Sherman Smoke Shell for details.

Vehicle Upgrades

Defensive Smoke Screen				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	15025	Time	45
Hotkey: N	Effects: Equip your M4 Sherman's with Smoke Canisters to create Defensive Smoke Screens. ESee Upgrade:Defensive Smoke Screen for details.