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Old 08-29-2009, 01:30 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by arsenal View Post
And they over engineered their tanks. They where too complicated, expensive, etc. And they were not able to produce enough of them, fast enough. The smaller, less complicated sherman was able to win on sheer numbers.
I don't buy this at all. A Sherman couldn't touch Panther. The allies were able to move forward because of their air superiority not because of armor. The Soviet T-71 would be a much better example.

I agree with you about the Germans building over complicated, expensive and heavy tanks though.
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