Tank Battles thread

Churchill vs Panther:

These two are very dissimilar in qualities: The Churchill is a slab-sided infantry tank; slow moving with a barely adequite gun (the same on on a Sherman for all intents). Its only real outstanding quality is that it has good mobility in rough and soft terrain.
The Panther is a relatively fast and well armored vehicle designed for long range (relatively speaking) tank battles on fairly open flat terrain like is found in Russia.


Tiger vs KV-1: Two tanks a generation apart. The Tiger is a good heavy tank for WW 2 while the KV 1 is a good heavy tank for 1940. The KV 1 was simply passed by by technology and engineering developements during the war.

King Tiger vs IS-2: The IS 2 weighs in in the same class as the Panther rather than the nearly 30 tons heavier Tiger II. The Tiger II is the culmunation of heavy tank design for WW 2. The IS 2 is a good heavy designed for supporting lighter mediums like the T 34.

Sherman vs Type 4 (japanese tank): The Sherman is the contemporary of the Pz IV and T 34. All three are about in the same category. The Japanese fielded nothing that could take on a Sherman adequitely. A few prototypes hardly count.

Pershing vs Churchill: Another generational gap. The Churchill is all but obsolete by 1945. Yes, the British continued to use it in Korea because they had little else that would work there.... The Pershing is a new idea in tanks. It is one of the first of what would become main battle tanks replacing the previous light, medium, and heavy paradygn that had gone before it.

Jadgpanzer vs SU-76: This is a total mismatch. The Jgpz IV is an antitank weapon / tank destroyer. The SU 76 is a self-propelled artillery piece that is often used in the direct fire and antitank mode. It is a closer match to the US M7 Priest.

JSU-152 vs Jadgtiger Again, a mismatch. The ISU 152 is a heavy self-propelled artillery piece that has antitank capability. The Jadgtiger was designed as an ultra-heavy antitank weapon.

M.22 Locust vs Type 95 Ha-go The M22 saw no combat use by the US and was only used once by the British in the Rhine airborne landings. It was designed as a light airborne tank and as a result had alot of compromises in its design. The Japanese built the Type 95 as a light tank. It is more a contemporary of the US M3 Stuart or British A 13 Cruiser tank.

 

There was a Panther captured and used by the British, they give it the nickname 'Cookoo'