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To: donmeaker

There are other disadvantages the Tiger had. It was also pretty slow. Shermans had an advantage in a wooded environment because the long Tiger gun often meant that a trees would block the turret traverse that the much shorter Sherman gun could easily clear. Maneuver quickly into the woods to the slower Tiger's side or rear and hit him in the thin side or even thinner rear armor. Instant flaming Tiger. The Panther was the better tank of the two -- Big gun, great speed and mobility and well-armored. It and the T34 were the best.


119 posted on 12/14/2004 5:52:53 PM PST by Zhangliqun (What are intellectuals for but to complexify the obvious?)
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To: Zhangliqun

Or at least 'til that brief shining moment when the M26 came along. 90mm gun and designed to be a tank killer...


120 posted on 12/14/2004 5:53:43 PM PST by Zhangliqun (What are intellectuals for but to complexify the obvious?)
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To: Zhangliqun

The T-34 had great mobility. Kind of a loud squeaking when it moved because the track pins were not held in with bolts, but rather pressed back in by rubbing against the side of the chassis.

The T-34 was also cramped, the loader had to load left handed, and if you fired the gun at the wrong time you got the "wound of wounds".

The commander had rotten visibility and an absurd work load. The driver would quickly be exhausted from shifting through the gears. The Pzkw-4 H with the long barrel 75 was much its superior. Pzkw4 were used until 1972.


123 posted on 12/15/2004 10:00:24 AM PST by donmeaker (Why did the Romans cross the road? To keep the slaves from revolting again.)
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