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Old November 18th, 2002, 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by Doc Raider:
I've heard nothing but bad stories about the sherman from vets that drove it - no armor, small gun, high profile, etc.
Well, if you compare it to a heavy tank like a Tiger I suppose that is true. Stack it up against a T-34 or Pz-IV it doesn't look so bad. Guards Colonel Dmitri Loza has quite a few good things to say about the Lend-Lease Shermans he fought in:

http://www.iremember.ru/tankers/loza/loza1.html

I especially like the story about how they took care of attacking Tigers...
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