The Pacific - Jap tank vs.Sherman scene "Relentless"

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[11Cheesewaffles]

In europe Sherman = shit

in asia Sherman = god

[BirgirZ]

@MrMovieDirector94 They are saying, Half load, hang it, Fire

[Holmannnnnnn]

In pacific Sherman tank looks Invicible (well it is)

In europe the German just laugh at sherman while inside a tiger/panther. (only to find another sherman behind them)

all im just trying to say is that while Sherman isn't the best, that's made up for it number :)

[Dreachon]

@motownmaniax

Don't forget also the vastly improved suspension, lower ground pressure and they also increase it's frontal protection.

The sherman was a workhorse that could easily and quickly be adpated to a multitude of different tasks.

[HeirofGojira91]

@motownmaniax Fine suspension with the 76mm M3 Easy 8 - personal favorite Sherman of mine and many - second only to the Mayfly Sherman with the QF17 pdr but thats just personal preference. The Cromwell is also another underlooked tank in WWII; while it was outshiend by not just the German heavies but also the Sherman and the '34/85' - the Crommwell was among the British tanks in WWII to actually achieve a balance between reliability, speed, firepower and adequate protection!

[motownmaniax]

@HeirofGojira91 Agree, Heiro. The last Sherman model of WW2, M4A3E8 Easy Eight, was as good as any Axis competitor in the same class. With an improved 76mm gun and engine it actually bettered Soviet T34/85's in Korea. Was the Sherman the best tank of WW2? No. Was it the most versatile and mechanically reliable? Absolutely. That's all I'm trying to say.

[HeirofGojira91]

@motownmaniax as the 75mm of the Panther's PaK/KwK 42 had a longer barrel hence more velocity and hence a bigger propellant charge with thicker casing; sacrificing some HE work for better AP and velocity so while the Panther's gun no doubt could still have a useful HE shell it is likely the SHerman's gun carrying thinner casing but more explosive charge would deal abit more damage but again who cares when it comes to tank-tank battles - hope I'm making some sense...not that anyone asked ...

[HeirofGojira91]

@motownmaniax Also the basic Sherman has some advantages over at least a Panther tank (and I'm not talking costs, numbers or reliability or flank tactics) The Panther for example suffered final drive gear problems while the Sherman had better double gears. Also while the Panther was better at pivot turning the smaller SHerman was better at close-range comb at and had a faster turret. Lastly while the PaK/KwK 42 of the Panther had superior AP - it is likely the Sherman's 75mm had better HE

[HeirofGojira91]

@motownmaniax I don't mean to interrupt rudely but yes good points - however the Sherman Mayfly was a good example that could have a chance agans the German heavies. As for the Pacific the only real tanks the Japanese would have had a chance giving the Sherman a run for its treads would have been the Type 4 or Type 5 Chi-ri - which never saw service due to material shortages and they were reserved for Operation Olympic if it ever occured.

[motownmaniax]

To those that continually run down the Sherman by comparing it with German Tigers and Panthers the argument is bogus. OF COURSE they were better tanks, but the Sherman was never designed to go up against heavier, more up-gunned opponents. It was designed as an exploitation tank, a role it fulfilled magnificently. While German tanks would suffer numerous mechanical breakdowns because of overly-designed construction the Sherman would roll on. And in the Pacific the Sherman reigned supreme.

[veteran2000]

Mitsubishi vs Chrysler? No contest!