Busting Tank Myths: T-34, M4, and MkIV Compared

Torplexed · 04-10-06, 11:42 PM

One attribute of the Sherman that gets overlooked in all the gun/armour comparsions are it's reasonable dimensions, suitable for shipping overseas in bulk. For a nation isolated by vast oceans fighting an sometimes amphibious war in the Pacific as well as in Europe, plus supplying them to all it's major allies a very important consideration.

That being said I'm glad we didn't tangle with the Soviets shortly after the war as Patton advocated. I don't think the average WW2 Sherman with the 75mm gun was ready to take on the JS-1, JS-2 and the T-34/85. Unlike the Germans the Soviets had numbers.

04-10-06, 11:42 PM	#30
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	One attribute of the Sherman that gets overlooked in all the gun/armour comparsions are it's reasonable dimensions, suitable for shipping overseas in bulk. For a nation isolated by vast oceans fighting an sometimes amphibious war in the Pacific as well as in Europe, plus supplying them to all it's major allies a very important consideration. That being said I'm glad we didn't tangle with the Soviets shortly after the war as Patton advocated. I don't think the average WW2 Sherman with the 75mm gun was ready to take on the JS-1, JS-2 and the T-34/85. Unlike the Germans the Soviets had numbers. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--