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FTA: being a Sherman tank is not always an advantage, because you are not manouevrable and you are slow.

reminds me of POTUS comment about “new Sherman tank” in re July 4 celebration

Three points about the Sherman.

1) The Sherman was nicknamed the "Ronson" by the Germans (a popular German cigarette lighter) for its tendency to burst into flames upon being hit.

2) An urban legend, after the war an American tanker and a German tanker happened to meet up in a bar, and fell to discussing the war.

"I still don't understand why you lost," said the American. "Your tanks were so much better than ours, you had a 10:1 kill ratio."

"Ja, I know," replied the German. "But you bastards always showed up with eleven!"

3) The US produced something like 50,000 Sherman tanks during WW 2 -- quite different from current practice which is quality over quantity...