Do you actually know how tanks work? All tanks are effective against infantry - even the puny Japanese tanks were effective against infantry. But tanks are an anti-infantry weapon only in the absence of other tanks.
The difference was that the German tanks - the Panther and the Tiger - were way too effective against the Sherman and we lost far too many good men because we refused to move more quickly to develop a competitive design. The cold-blooded decision our planners made was that it took more shipping to move heavier tanks and we had the production lines going for the Sherman and we had plenty of men to spare. So they died in a less capable but more numerous tank.
Even the improved 76mm main gun was inadequate against the Panther and the Tiger. It took the British Firefly version with its monster 17-pounder gun to finally defeat the heavier German tanks.
Try not BS somebody who knows his history.
Why do I ever comment on posts by pissy little self-appointed experts? Well, I don’t see the point of arguing with someone who is apparently a legend in his own mind.
What an asinine question: “Do I know how a tank works?” You know absolutely NOTHING about me, so go stuff yourself with your personal comments. I won’t dignify your response with a recitation of my credentials. And I don’t disagree with your major points. The Allied high command decided that the key to victory was to kill German infantry, not tanks. That doesn’t conflict with anything you’ve said.
Why don’t you try getting the chip off your shoulder and getting outside your own echo chamber? You might actually learn something you didn’t know before. Your attitude REALLY stinks, stranger. If you act like a horse’s ass with people who are trying to support what you say, then you must not have many friends or allies. And I have a lot better things to do than correspond with you.
So kiss off.