(August 18, 2016 at 2:38 am)Rhythm Wrote: Yeah, that's the usual narrative. It helped that their tank design was fucking visionary, too (since you mentioned tanks). The 34 and IS were monstrous. German armor didn't stand a chance (a fact which was immediately realized by german tank commanders and generals).
... who pretty much demanded a copy of the T-34, revolutionary as it was. The Panther was a good wagon, but without that aluminum-block diesel and that 85-mm rifle, and chock-a-block with bugs, it took a while for it to turn into an effective AFV.
