[Mountain Troll]

The US didn’t HAVE any heavy armor. The M26 Pershing tank didn’t make it to the battlefield until February of 1945. The most advanced weapon available was the M4 Sherman. A number of them were converted for amphibious operations, but none survived the swim to the beach.

[Spktyr]

Yup, the weather sank almost all of the "swimming" M4s, the "Dual Drive" tanks. Only two made it to the beach, and they ran afoul of the barriers. Forgot to add that.

Here's a pic of the antitank barriers. Rows of these extended out into the water, making it nigh-impossible to drop vehicles in the surf.

[Spktyr]

[MARTIAL MONK]

There were a handful of Shermans on Omaha Beach. Most sank in the choppy water.