Showing posts with label Armor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Armor. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

American Tanks in WWII

It is interesting how much focus the M4 Sherman gets among the military community in the US. Armchair Generals and the like act as if the eastern front never happened sometimes. I think it is astounding, especially when 9 out of 10 Whermacht killed during the war were killed by Red Army Soldiers.

So while I do think American Tanks were reliable and capable, they were nothing compared to what the Germans or Russians were playing around with at the time.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

British Tanks

The British employed their own unique concepts and methodologies for using the Tank in World War II. British tanks were generally faster and meant for longer range, with the exception of Infantry tanks. While they held the concept of penetration (of enemy lines) that the Germans held, they had little development in the way of tank to tank combat.

Still, a very interesting article, and worth checking out.