That was the entire point, they didnt need more tanks, they needed more tanks which were operational. Fewer heavy tanks with more spare parts...
Small casting with welding is a far better process, and produces more uniform quality for much less effort. The Panther was the same cost as the...
I apologize for making the thread go off course with my comparison, and I can see how you consider the M36 comparable to my PzIII stug comparison,...
Didnt help that the British attacked the red cross amphibs of the Germans, and declared them enemy combatants.
The F2 and G are exactly the same. The F2 started with 50mm of armor, but had 30mm added before the entire series was reclassified as the G model....
Unfortunately these are all myths, and they caused major issues. Very few overall tank kills were with aircraft, in fact, only 1 in 20 German...
You have to admit the German ones were much more aggressive in design. Most of these are almost comically lame. All the Germans ones were meant to...
Im not sure if it really takes the cake as most important sight, as the H2S and other radar aiming systems were used on almost all of the most...
Remember, concrete and cement are not the same thing. Concrete is cement with some form of filler. You can use fiberglass and it makes a very...
When it comes to the Panther's gun, its quite safe to say it was overrated. This is coming from me, who you guys insist is a Panzer queen. you...
The accounts of quality issues are vastly overblown. Reliability was on par with most equivalent allied weapons, that is, when they had spare...
Thats only a half truth, the gained a small increase in HE capability with a lethal 20% reduction in AP performance. The 17 pounder absolutely...
Absolutely, the Sherman 76 could have been armed with the 90mm, if only they had chosen to do so. The 90mm was designed specifically to fit into...
Another myth, the slave labor program absolutely helped Germany. Popular myth says that everyone who went to concentration camps died, but in fact...
That is a popular myth, but in reality it was much different. When you look at the cost of the Tiger, it is not even twice that of the Stug, let...
Like W-man already pointed out, there was a 90mm Sherman which was not produced. Except that it was, almost unchanged, except for the gun. What...
On a slightly related issue, I was reading "Five Years, Four Fronts", which is by Georg Grossjohan. He was the infantry Commander in Normandy and...
When it comes to production, Germany had three main issues which caused major issues. Firstly, they produced too much. Yes, I just said that....
The most important funny that was ignored was the rug roller, which put down a rug to keep the tanks from sinking into the sand. Saved the UK a...
Yes, but the Panther would have had two stugs and a hetzer with it, as well as infantry armed with 'Fausts and 'Shrecks. If Im not mistaken, and...
