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strategiczergface:taskforcejesus:strategiczergface:satanswaitin6669:djapavlak:schnappbacks:xxgh0stdivision:fuehrerbefehl:Original color footage of new German panzers parading at the 1938 Nuremberg Rally.Wowwwall the snappy appearances in the world didn’t stop the allies from fucking em upnor did it stop German steel from being shitYeah but so snappy…German steel is shit? Alright, Sherman vs, Tiger, fight!I’m sure we all know how that’s going to end.Sherman has a better vision system, is faster, has less major weak points, and on average has a better-trained crew. Let’s assume it’s an American M4A3 vs a Tiger I.According to the track record, the Sherman wins. Look at Operation Cobra, Patton’s push, and esp. the Battle of Arracourt. The Sherman wins 8 times out of 10.The Sherman was a damned good tank.PanzerKampfwagen V. Panther. Ernst Braackmen. 1 panther. 12 shermans. lotsa dead shermans.I cannot remember his name, but during the Mortain Counter attack, a Tiger crew killed 12 vehicles, 6 of them being tanks in 5 minutes, before it took 6 British Shermans volley firiing to knock out his Tiger.Arracourt, 1944. A platoon of Sherman’s engages over 2 dozen Panthers. 3 Sherman’s are destroyed. Panthers are down 12 tanks. American reinforcements force a German retreat.Falaise Pocket, 1944. Polish tankers in Shermans are trapped behind enemy lines during a major German retreat. They not only survive, but cause major casualties during the retreat. They kill over twice their number.I can cherry-pick examples, too.2nd Battle of Sidi Barrani, 60 Italian Fiat 11/39 tanks go up against 19 British Crusader tanks. Half of the Italian tanks break down, 15 get lost on the way to the battlefield, the rest surrender. Beat that for cherry picking assholes! -- source link