Not a single panzer in the list? I guess the Krauts really built good tanks.
Soviet to
New Zealand Bob Semper
Japanese type at Ha Go
American M3 Stuart
British Valiant
Got to drive an M 60 once when in the service. Tanks and submarines are the only things I would disobey orders for.
M60 Patton Tank
One of the longest serving tanks in US history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M60_tank#/media/File:M60_Patton_Tank_Fort_Lewis_Military_Museum.jpg
Map of M60 operators as of 2020 in blue with former operators in red
M3 was far superior to Italian tanks. Italian tank crews actually fought in their machines, poor bastards.
The M-3 Stuart was actually pretty popular in North Africa where it was found to be fast and mechanically reliable. The Brits called the “Honey” for that reason. The 37mm gun was adequate for the period and, unlike the British 2 pounder, had a useful HE round. At the very least the 37mm was no worse than the 2 pounder (40 mm) AT gun that British tanks like the Matilda and Crusader carried.
The “underpowered” 57mm was the British 6 pounder and both the Churchill and Valentine tanks were using. They were certainly a big improvement over the 40mm two pounder and were marginally better against armor than the low velocity 75mm that Shermans of the time carried.
I thought the Brits _liked_ the M3 Stuart? They called it The Honey because it was so easy to maintain.
The Ferdinand (a late-war German tank destroyer: boxed-in 88mm anti-tank gun on an early Tiger chassis) was possibly the worst German armored vehichle to see action.
Sherman tank = tommy cooker
One can argue all week about tank. The Tiger was capable, but an expensive maintenance nightmare. Like many German weapons they were custom built and if a major part broke you couldn’t just cannibalize a part from another Tiger like the USA or Russians could. All these discussions leave this aspect off. Ease of repairing damage.
I would not wanted to be a tank crew man
Nor the grunt assigned to clean out the mess
I’ve read WWII accounts
That and ball turret cleanup
Whew
I like tanks. WWII was obviously the Golden Age of tank warfare. Used to replay many battles with 1/72 scale armor.
