Posted by oldtanker on July 20, 2013 at 06:10:03 from (66.228.255.116):
In Reply to: Tanks As Tractors posted by Roy in UK on July 19, 2013 at 07:10:11:
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Actually the Sherman was successful against the German tanks....at 3 to one. Basically the Shermans main faults were too lite of both the gun and armor. But they were much faster and more maneuverable. So they had to have 2 Shermans distract a German tank while the 3rd snuck in behind it to kill it. We were putting out the "heavy Sherman" by the end of the war with a 90MM gun that could take out a Tiger. The US also was fielding the new tank to replace the Sherman, the M26. Only a couple of battalions actually saw combat. Just too late in the war. It too had the 90MM gun. The M26 did prove effective in the Korean war although the Army didn't have very many at the beginning. After VJ day the cuts started and the Army still had the Sherman in some units. Some national Guard units still had the Shermans in the early 60's. Yea the government selling striped down tanks for farming wasn't a great idea. But for other jobs they were OK.
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