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Originally Posted by sturmovik
Hmmm, that's odd. The propaganda clearly states that it was better.
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Perhaps not so odd the key word being propaganda

Nothing like a morale booster for the troops we have a whizz bang super piece of kit for you guys.
USA tank guns suffered from constant meddling by the arty arm nearly resulting in guns that are designed with there requirements in mind. Normally that's simplicity reliability & a good barrel life but with the net result of poor penetration performance.