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The best tank ace in the world, Wittman, commanded a Tiger.
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Kurt Knispel was the biggest tank on tank ace with 168 kills. Wittmann had 138 tank on tank kills. Wittman was actually something like 3rd or 4th.
(US)Staff Sergeant Lafayette G. Pool is credited with 258 enemy vehicle kills, by type is unknown.
The M60 was a direct desendent of the MG42, the 240G is a totally different animal. All your choices are "in the family of" choices. Thats like saying the M3 submachine gun is derived from the MP40. It isn't but it's in the family of.
The doctrine in the early 80's was tailor made to deal with the soviet machine. There is zero German style WW2 tactics. The officer corp during our military rebirth were the junior officers of Vietnam and they swore that Korea and Vietnam would never happen again. From the ground up the doctrine and tables of organization was designed for what our mission was at the time. It sure didn't incorporate WW2 doctrine. I will agree with you that thousands of lives were thrown away due to ignorance and stupidity.