T34-85 vrs Shermann

See that is the problem. There is a very small chance that a projectivle will hit directly on a target how you would expect it. Most people just assume that if the round can't penetrate the armour fully at the given slope of the armour than the round will not go through. It is quite the opposite as it is very difficult under battlefield conditions for a round to hit directly straight at the tanks. Instead the round will probably be shot at an angle. (sounds better in my head im bad with words)

 

>Yugoslav Shermans (M4A, M-10, M-36) were not lend - leased but were bought from US in late 1940's and early 50's together with number of M-8/20 armored cars

actually they got them from Britain...

AFAIK

 

Your'e quite right, except that most real world trajectories will result in the round having to penetrate a greater amount of metal, not less.

 

Don't know about that. According to one of my friends who was M-36 commander in early 70's (during his 12 month service). His tank was destroyed in Korea retrived, repaired and modified in the US and then sold to Yugoslavia. (he said that he did managed to steal technical book of the wheicle)

About Yugoslav Shermans read this.
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/yu.htm
He got it wrong on Stuarts tough (siplliead by Brits during ww2), but otherwise good article.