The Tiger was a great tank, burt the Krauts could have built 5 MK IV’s for every MK VI they produced. The Tiger was a dumb decision.
I disagree. The Germans were never going to be able to match U.S/ Soviet tank production. The Mark IV was marginally better than the Sherman, but not as good as the upgunned T-34. But look at the effect of the Tigers in Normandy, North Africa and Russia. It was all out of proportion to the numbers. The individual Tiger was a force multiplier by itself. Quality had a quantity all its own.
I will agree the Germans should not have over-engineered eith the Tiger or the Panther, and therefore produced more of them. or would I have been opposed to concentrating on Panther production.
But having said that, I beleive the Germans took the correct approach. And that philosophy is alive and well in the M1Abrams and its’ variants.