Sherman tank...this one is the fastest of Europe!! 2009

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[Zfk41]

@mancub61081 Really, they lost? No shit.......

[Zfk41]

@Greatherlorre The ammount of ammo wasn't the problem most of the times (with wolfraam it was),it was more the lack of fuel,whereupon they mostly were abandoned/destroyed.They indeed spammed on panzers, but they were mostly supported by infantry, SPG's and AT's. M4A3E2 had thicker armor (on some sides), but still was slower (not much), had no firepower, less quantity then the Tiger I (and all other panzers), lack on radio and targeting equipment and a well trained (compared to German) crew.

[EverydayBullshit]

just fucking awesome!!!

looks like a great time driving a sherman tank around

[RevDogg]

Nice video. I was, however, quite relieved to hear the music finally stop, only to be discouraged when it started again. Some of us simply want to hear these beautiful machines, and nothing more.

[wildchild77x]

@geeknproud321 speed and practicl perating speed aretw dfferent things man. not tryin to argue, just sayin. if you want to see a real neat perspective on the tiger, read thebook "Tigers in the Mud" by panzer commander Otto Carius. he actually had more tank to tank kills than Michael Wittmann (probably the most famous tiger ace)

[wildchild77x]

@geeknproud321 wtf? since when was the tiger II built on a tiger I chassis? the only tank the germans had that had real mechanical problems was the Panther, but not because it was a piece of shit, it was just too complex to work on easily in the field. the tiger I did have reliability issues during the initial production tanks (every machine has teething problems) tigers were almost never driven over 20 mph (the maxspeed was about 28 mph) anthe sherman regularly oprated at 25 mph. production

[geeknproud321]

@Greatherlorre The Shermans that fought in the Middle East were actually "Super Shermans" not Fireflies. They had modern reactive laminated armor(much like the M48 Patton and T62), full electronics suites, and 102mm French naval guns to replace the aging 75s and 76s. So while, yes, the Sherman did whoop the shit out of way newer tanks, it did so with basically double the capability they were built to have.

[geeknproud321]

@Zfk41 Also, a crew of trained, experienced soldiers is no easy thing to replace.

[geeknproud321]

@Zfk41 Also, those repair statistics are not from the Allies, they are from German soldiers who lived in their tanks day and night and knew their machines exceptionally well. I have friends who actually served in the Pnazer V Panther and they will tell you the same. The tank's actual performance, armor, and firepower were spectacular, but they weren't reliable at all.

[geeknproud321]

@Zfk41 Germany aimed to fix these issues with their E-XX line. It was basically all of their previous designs unified into a single modular series of chassis and suspension. Conventional German tanks were all very specialized and complicated, and so very costly and time consuming to fix. Modular parts would have reduced both time and cost significantly. Sadly, the E-XX line was based on existing tank designs and would have been outdated by the time any were built.

[geeknproud321]

@Zfk41 They would develop a basic prototype and push it into combat with little or no real testing. So yes, breakdowns in German tanks were VERY common and the numbers are not exaggerated at all. This is due to Germany's early modular concepts. For example the Tiger II broke down constantly due to the extra weight on the stock Tiger I frame and suspension. The only working Maus tank ever made broke down on its way to its first combat and never fought.

[geeknproud321]

@Zfk41 Actually it's a very well known fact that the Sherman was well built and reliable. Not only that, but actual numbers-wise, the Sherman was supposed to compete with the Panzer 3 and 4, NOT the 5 and 6. The Panther and Tiger are what caused us to build things like the M-18 Hellcat and M26 Pershing with their much more powerful guns. The issue with break downs was that Germany never really did make a lot of improvements because they didn't have the resources or manpower to do it.