Where did did Black6 claim he had figures? Perhaps I missed it. Duckbill
Irrelevant, even with making the considerable leap of faith in assuming the numbers are statistically valid. The unavoidable fact remains that...
Citing sources in not a trifling matter. It is the very foundation for any rational, intelligent discussion on military history. The problem...
On 3 July 1944 Eisenhower cabled his Chief of Staff, Bedell Smith from the First Army headquarters in Normandy. In this cable he described the...
The introduction into this discussion discrete sets of data that have not been analyzed using the proper statistical techniques is less than...
My reference to General Devers’ assertion that tanks were the best tank destroyers has everything to do with the subject under discussion....
Nay. These things were all entwined.. logistics you see. Combat experience in Italy led to the renewed production of the steel tracks, and as...
Quite right. I do not know the exact British maintenance rates, but the War Department failed to heed British advice on the subject. And as a...
The heavy armored division had 38% more medium tanks than the light armored division. As a result you cannot compare their losses directly....
Like most Wiki articles this one has a few errors. The 99th crossed the Isar River after CCR, 14th Armored Division cleared the city on the west...
And yet General Jacob L. Devers, Chief of the Armored Force, said on more than one occasion that the best tank destroyer was another tank. Duckbill
There is the not so small matter of planned replacement rates vs actual losses. I can provide them if you wish, but suffice it to say the actual...
In other words, its not the tank's fault its the crews' because they took it somewhere where it got knocked out. How do you separate the tool...
If this is truly the case how do you explain the existence of the M1 Abrams series of tanks? Simply put, the Abrams is the result of a long,...
TA, This is not entirely accurate. Armored units operating in Italy found that tracks with rubber blocks had an average life of less than 500...
The II Corps patch on the left shoulder represents the unit to which the jacket owner was currently attached. The 99th Infantry Division patch on...
According to Stanton's book, WWII Order of Battle, the 664th was activated at Fort Hood, Texas on 8 May 1943 and inactivated at Camp Maxey, Texas...
You asked for some of my criticisms of the M4 medium tank. In response I provided you with a few often overlooked, but quite legitimate criticisms...
I need to improve my reading skills. I saw "Slipdigit passes" and instantly went into mourning. :D 10,000 posts is a hefty number....
Welcome ! You will find here a bevy of well-read, erudite individuals with whom you can discuss all things WWII. :D Seriously, its a good...
