[moonshot925]

The Germans had FM radios, trained crews and better tactics. That is why they destroyed so many Soviet tanks.

[jboot]

That is all true, with emphasis on the Germans having better tank crews and leadership. Had the Soviets had equivalent men in their tanks they would have smashed the Germans to bits.

It is always the soldier who is the decisive factor, not the equipment. Bad equipment can encumber a good army, that is true. But good equipment does nothing to improve a bad army.