April 13th, 2006, 04:33 PM
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Re: Shermans vs T-34s
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whdonnelly said:
One possibiliy for the T-34s reputation could be the opposition. The T-34 faced a lot of the earlier German and Italian models, (PzKfw 2,Pz 35t, Pz 38, etc)that the Sherman never got to meet. The T-34 outclassed all these in armor, weapon, and mobility.
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Bingo! Cannot agree more! Had Sherman encountered PaK-36 and Pz-IIIE's/Pz-38(t)'s in the North Africa, it would fare probably even better than T-34 due to better ergonomics etc. But it was faced by first Tigers and by long-barrelled 75mm guns instead...
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