RE: WW2 Tanks.... A question....
December 4, 2018 at 12:01 am
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2018 at 12:07 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Just adding that, contrary to what alot of folks believe, the shermans did have an engagement profile that they were flatly superior in than the tanks they commonly faced...and in those engagements that didn't favor them, their superior numbers and (commonly) greater expertise in cqc made all the diff.
More nazi mismanagement....the best tanks weren't going where they needed to go. Green nazi crews were getting lighter tanks that the us forces could just roll with their combined tactical superiority. It's one thing to imagine a duel in an open field at 50 tank-paces...but american tankers weren't exactly interested in that bullshit. Didn't start out that way, we were getting our asses handed to us for quite some time. It was air superiority and maintenance/supply issues that eventually ended any hope that the german tanks could fullfill their mission. The shermans acted like common fucking raiders...lol, picking off the weak and wounded and slow.
More nazi mismanagement....the best tanks weren't going where they needed to go. Green nazi crews were getting lighter tanks that the us forces could just roll with their combined tactical superiority. It's one thing to imagine a duel in an open field at 50 tank-paces...but american tankers weren't exactly interested in that bullshit. Didn't start out that way, we were getting our asses handed to us for quite some time. It was air superiority and maintenance/supply issues that eventually ended any hope that the german tanks could fullfill their mission. The shermans acted like common fucking raiders...lol, picking off the weak and wounded and slow.
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