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  1. liang

    liang New Member

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    Well let's see, the Sherman is okay but its forehead is too high, the T-34 is slick but it can use some make-ups (e.g., paint jobs) before taking her out for a ride in town. The Tigers and JS were very advance tanks but they are a bit on the obese side. The TDs (hetzer, jagdpanther, SU-100.. etc) were magnificant beasts but lacked that runway look.
    If I have to go with a hot ride into town, I will pick the slick and sexy Panther G, it possess the virtues of both medium and heavy tanks. It doesn't hurt to have a well-proportioned body as well as well as a nice beautifully finished exterior. Okay, maybe its mechanics weren't that reliable initially, but I have spare tires.
     
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    Yes, definitely the Panther G. Beautiful lines, wicked gun, front glacis that was nearly impenetrable, wide tracks, German optics, reasonable weight.
     
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    drools 8) , yes the panther!!!!
     
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  4. Danyel Phelps

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    I fear I will never understand peoples concept of beauty.
     
    Danyel Phelps, Jun 30, 2004
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    That's because you are a Sherman fan! It goes with the territory of ugliness. I couldn't exactly call the Tiger I beautiful either.
     
    Lyndon, Jul 1, 2004
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    like some one said: a tiger is like a box kicKed about 300 times! :lol:
     
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  7. Danyel Phelps

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    That was my line a few months back.
     
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    A Tiger is a box kicked 300 times but STILL no damage done and 300 enemy boxes have been wasted in the meantime! No sweat. ;)
     
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    Tiger I

    Does this or does this Tiger I not look like a tank that can do some business? Honest answers only please! Come on Daniel. A Sherman??? Pah!

    By the way, the 331 numbering would have been in a cool blue colour with a yellow outline. Now you don't get that with allied tanks!
     
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    Sherman strong, like bull [​IMG]
     
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    Hmmm

    Does THIS Tiger look like it's been kicked 300 times? :D

    Notice the lower hull plate sloping inwards?
     
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  12. Danyel Phelps

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    The Sherman don't need no oversized, page breaking pictures to show its complete coolness.
     
    Danyel Phelps, Jul 1, 2004
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    I really like the Sherman, but cool has never been a word that comes to mind when I see one.
     
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    But the Tiger NEEDS a full page pic to get that big gun in. :D


    I have to admit the later Shermans look decent enough, though they still aren't as awesome as Tigers! :-?
     
    Lyndon, Jul 2, 2004
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  15. Danyel Phelps

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    Man, you got probs homes. That dope sloped armor on the Sherman is so totally the shnit.
     
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    Yeah, but the Tiger does look far more menacing. More 'businesslike'.
     
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  17. Danyel Phelps

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    Just because its bigger?
     
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    No - more angular. It just looks more squat & menacing.
    It looks like a bulldog, as if it is just thinking "come & have a go if you think you're hard enough".
    And that big, chunky, overhanging gun...

    The Sherman looks a bit more like a toy in comparison.
    Most tanks do...
    (no comment on comparative abilites, just looks!)
     
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    Exactly! And that's what Tigers did. Stand off and invite enemy tanks to show what they've got. In most cases it wasn't enough! :lol:
     
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    yeap, I agre with you on that, just remenber that most tankers feared the sole mentioning of the tiger :smok:
     
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