Combat Mission Normandy tank duel

Two Panthers hunt a recently retreated Sherman...

Combat Mission: Normandy

Some lessons we can learn from this:
The tactical problem I faced was that the Sherman had retreated through a gate and so to approach it I had to drive in such a way as to expose myself to the gate before rotating to face - thus exposing my side-armour to a waiting Sherman gun. I have from experience noted that although a Sherman has almost no chance to penetrate a Panther frontally, it can be quite successful from the side - even on the turret.

I moved the Panther in focus along a dry creek bed to keep it concealed. Even if it was visible, it would only be exposing the top of its turrent to the enemy - both the strongest part of the tank, and a smaller target to hit.

I was able to drive down it to line up with the gate, then rotate to present the front armour and use a "slow" command to creep up the embankment to get the shot. Even if the Sherman had have got the first shot - entirely possible since it was stationary and waiting for me - it would have had a very hard time (if not impossible) to penetrate my Panther.

It was a bonus that he exposed himself to the second Panther and received 3 shots to his 1.

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• ww2
• World War II
• Normandy Landings
• Germany
• Wwii
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