Remember reading that it took half a dozen Shermans to take down a Tiger (Panzerkampfwagon Mark VI).
Not good if you’re the guys in the first five Shermans.
The Brits upgunned it with a “17pounder” (90mm) and called it the Firefly. Better gun, but still underarmored compared to the some of the beasts the Germans were using. But at least the bigger gun gave it a fighting chance against the thicker armor on the Tigers and Panthers (Mark V) and the bigger King Tigers (Mark VIB).
My old man was WWII Airborne. He had a healthy respect for German armor... saw a lot of in the Ardennes. Too much.
Yep...and don’t forget, along with heavy armor and big guns, the Germans had two (2) other critical pieces of force multipliers: Veteran crews and Zeiss optics. The Germans could see farther and better than the Americans. Once the US got Air superiority and/or ANGLECO Radio operator on line, the heavy german tanks days were numbered.