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Hi Ottoramsaig,

Ironically both Steel Fury and T34 versus Tiger were distributed by the same defunct( bankrupt) company Lighthouse Interactive.However the difference is that while TvsT was sold on the market ,half finished ,with lots of flaws and bugs and with the G5 Software washing it's hands of the product( they have even removed alll references to TvsT from their website),. Graviteam ,which developed amongst ohters T72 Balkans on Fire, on the other hand have been supporting Steel Fury and helping a community of dedicated Russian modders who have created dozens of fine mods for SF.

TvsT until ZeeWolf came along was destined to oblivion except for a dedicated MP community.But even then many were complaining of having trouble gettin into MP games because of faulty interface.If you are planning on purchasing TvsT and want SP not MP then don't buy it unless you buy into ZeeWolf's mods otherwise it's going to be a waste of money. ZeeWolf has made new missions and added new vehicles and wants to expand the game well beyond it's original Operation Bagration scope.However there are only 2 playable tanks the Panzer VI ausf.E and T34/85

SF is purely SP there's no MP component. It's got a solid variety of missions, campaigns, single and user-made( I have made about 60 myself)and a user-friendly mission editor .Now with all the mods there are about 40 different tanks including Tiger I and II, JS2, T34/76 and 85, SU85, Stug III C,D,F and G, Panzer IVF1, F2,SU122, SU152, KV2, Panzer II C, Panzer IIIg ( L42 and L60) , Mathilda, Valentine ,T60, and many other armoured vehicles light tanks and guns)AT and plain artillery).TvsT has slightly better graphics but Sf is more stable and has more variety of maps and landscapes which you can use for ambush or tactics.


Anyway I would recommend you get both games as they are different and each enjoyable in their own way.They're cheap and frankly I have both for 2 years now and enjoying them very muchthanks to the mods and add ons.I advise you to read the various threads dedicated to both TvsT and Steel Fury on the forum you'll glean lots of useful info.If you needs tips on things let me know.


Re gun stabilisation.I thought it had been invented after WWII?It's true US armour doctrine was quite different from the German or even British one.The much maligned( probably unfarily) Sherman tank was built more with the British doctrine in mind , most British tanks were meant as infantry support not to be used in tank vs tank combat.It's really the Germans who adopted that philosophy and later one the Soviets as well.

Cheers