M4 Sherman Tanks Destroyed in Nuclear Tests

M4 Sherman tanks destroyed in atomic tests in Nevada during Operation Upshot-Knothole in 1953. From Wikipedia: “Operation Upshot-Knothole was a series of eleven nuclear test shots conducted in 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. Over twenty-one thousand soldiers took part in the ground exercise Desert Rock V in conjunction with the Grable shot. Grable was a 280mm shell fired from the “Atomic Cannon“ and was viewed by a number of high-ranking military officials. Operation Upshot-Knothole followed Operation Ivy