Which was the most famous tanks of WWII?

Most famus the reds was the T-34/76 or T34/85 Brits was the churchill the americans well thats obiuos the m4a2 Sherman Germans Tiger Japs type 97 chi ha Italiens was the carro Armato M11/39
Fastest-Sherman
worst armour chiha or m11/39
best armour Tiger or t34-85
most reliable Sherman
worst gun chiha or m11/39

 

This specific type was apparently mostly shipped to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease, the most common Western types being the M4, M4A1 and M4A3.

The Panther was faster than the Sherman. So was the Panzer IV. Top speed, on road, that is; I doubt it's the same on cruise speed or off-road but I think the fastest medium tank of the war would have to be the Comet.

 

Are you sure?
I think some of the earlier British cruisers were faster...
I'll check!

 

Have you all forgotten the BT-series ?

Road speed and cross country speed are two entirely different things btw. The M18 was a lot faster than a Sherman on the road ( faster than pretty much all other tanks actually ), but the Shermans used as replacements for M18s by the Tank Destroyer Battalions had no trouble keeping up with them off road.

 

the bt series were fast but outgunned

 

well, the US should have the M3A3 Lee, the Sherman, the Sherman 105 (remade version of the original sherman) and the Grant

the Germans should have the Tiger tank, the panther, the King Tiger, the panzerwagen 1, thats about it

the British should have the Cromwell, the Churchill, the mathilda and the Valentine and the Firefly

the Japanese didnt really have any main battle tanks, but they did have Chi Ha which could be included

the Soviets had T34s and T35s, those 2 were the most famous...

 

The Grant was a British redesign of the Lee. I don't think the Americans ever used them.

Might I ask why they should have both the Tiger and the King Tiger, but not the most common tank in their armoured forces, the PzKpfw IV?

The T35 wasn't that famous, or that numerous, or that succesful, that I know of. If there are to be just two Soviet tanks, they should be the T34 and the KV1, in whatever version you prefer.

 

most famous must be the tiger tank, the t34 tank and the sherman tank...

 

Perhaps you would consider the following instead.

M5 Stuart
M4A3 Sherman
M3 Grant
M24 Chaffee
M26 Pershing (Both the Pershing and Chaffee made it into combat toward the end of hostilities)
M10 Wolverine (Tank Destroyer)
M18 Hellcat (Tank Destroyer)
M8 Greyhound (37mm equipped armored car)
M3 Halftrack (T.D. 75mm equipped. Not well suited to the task)
LVT(A)4 105 (Landing Vehicle Tracked equipped with 105 howitzer)

As for anti-aircraft vehicles serving with US forces during the war years, two come to mind. The first is the M16 halftrack which has already been mentioned and is usually thought of because of it's four .50 cal. Browning machine guns. The other is the M15 halftrack. This had two .50 cal machine guns mounted on either side of a 37 mm cannon and was mounted in a rotating gun tub on the back of the vehicle.

 

The Grant I (M3 medium with turret to British specifications (not design), no cupola, longer overhang, and pistol ports) was only used by the British.
Grant II was the M3A5 medium, was used by British and US.
Lee I was M3 medium (US turret)
Lee II was M3A1 medium
Lee III was M3A2 (none deliverd to the British)
Lee IV was M3A3 with Continental engine;
Lee V was diesel engiend M3A3
Lee VI was the M3A4

M3A1 Stuart:
I don't think there was a LVT(A)4 with 105mm howitzer, other than perhaps as an experiment.
LVT(A)1 had a 37mm gun (in an M3 turret)
LVT(A)4 and LVT(A)5 had a 75mm howitzer (in the open M8 GMC turret)

You might also want to consider the M36 90mm TD for your list as well.

 

You are absolutely right. I was thinking one thing and typing another. Of course the LVT(A)4 had a 75mm gun. I completely forgot about the M36 as well.

 

Let's see, that makes one right for me and, and, and ohmygawd that's awful lot wrong for me!

 

Jagdtiger was a TD
I think all the Japs tanks should be called "light"

 

Erm, if you're going to have Japanese AFVs in there could I make a request to put France back in please.
The Japanese tanks were relatively unknown to the general public (I still meet people that think they didn't have ANY).
Char B1bis - 47 mm and a 75 in the hull. The 47 was good for the period and the 75 was capable of HE fire against infantry (not to mention a good hit with a 75mm round against Pzkpfw I/ II and similar wouldn't do much for the crews.)
Other suggestions:
Somua 35
AMD 178 (armoured car)
Renault G1R (just kidding - they didn't put it into service, but should have)
H-39.
I'd play French. Their biggest problem was not being used properly (and the fact that they were one-man turrets). But can you imagine a counter-attack in 1940 with a French "Panzer division" composed of B1s and S-25s? They had superb armour for that time.
With a bit of thought the French could have done really well.
Oli

 

Just noticed on the post prior to mine.
Valentine -attacks: inf.
Surely that should be attacks: tank. No HE on 2pr guns.
(FWIW, infantry tanks were a Brit designation for tanks to SUPPORT infantry, not ATTACK - grandma, here's the egg, here's what you do with it...)
Oli

 

Oli,
The Japs actually had a chance to use their tanks while France didn't
Keep France off you should

 

What?! The French didn't use their tanks?? :lol: :lol: :lol:
We must have different history books.
Oli