tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post3311613764795537724..comments2024-03-16T05:19:07.061-04:00Comments on Retirement Blues: Crossword Puzzle BloggingJazzbumpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-74266047799616221472011-01-19T11:28:59.353-05:002011-01-19T11:28:59.353-05:00Tux -
Thanks for the tank lore.
Cheers!
JzBTux -<br /><br />Thanks for the tank lore.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-85753248805469565712011-01-19T11:17:53.655-05:002011-01-19T11:17:53.655-05:00In fairness to the Sherman tank, the predominant G...In fairness to the Sherman tank, the predominant German tank when it was designed in 1940-1941 was the Panzer IV, which mounted a.... 75mm gun. Given that fewer than 5,000 Tiger and Tiger II tanks were produced, vs. around 48,000 Sherman tanks (of which the latter half of the production used much stronger 76mm guns), clearly the U.S. was aiming for quantity, not quality... but at least early in the war, the Sherman was reasonable quality too.<br /><br />The best tank of the war was, of course, the Soviet T-34, which is still in existence today in a much up-armored, up-gunned, and up-engined form as the Russian T-90 tank. And the original T-34 was armed with a.... 76mm gun, later upgraded to an 85mm gun with a new turret which dropped the loader and put in an auto-loader to allow it to have a bigger gun in the same sized turret ring. The T-34 was faster, had better shaped armor, and more stopping power than any other tank of 1941, it was a truly unpleasant surprise for the German invaders, instantly rendering the Panzer III that had served so well in France obsolete...<br /><br />And therein is your WW2 tank lesson for today ;).<br /><br />- Badtux the Technology Geek PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.com