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To: SAMWolf
Crew comfort might have been unheard of, but they had heavier armor and bigger guns than the Sherman and they could be manufactured in huge numbers under truly primitive conditions. The Tiger might have been the best tank of the war, but the T34 was pretty good and could be produced in ten times the numbers.
23 posted on 05/13/2003 11:12:48 AM PDT by elmer fudd
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To: elmer fudd
I think the Panther was the better tank. Faster, it's gun was just as good as the 88 in taking out any known armor.

Once they got the teething troubles fixed it was a better buy for the money. Even with it's weak side armor from up front it was hard to kill.
24 posted on 05/13/2003 11:18:01 AM PDT by SAMWolf ((A)bort (R)etry (K)nock it off, I read the *message*)
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28 posted on 05/13/2003 11:28:10 AM PDT by SAMWolf ((A)bort (R)etry (K)nock it off, I read the *message*)
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