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Originally posted by drache:
Reading B. Cooper's "Death Traps" and he makes some interesting observations about the deficiency of American armor. The 88 on the Tiger could knock out a Sherman after shooting thorugh a brick wall and, in at least one instance, shooting through another Sherman tank!
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Sounds like a tad suspicious evidence to call the Sherman a "death trap", although rather typical to focus exclusively on the armour vs armour aspect.
By the same token, I have read accounts of ISU-152s knocking Panthers out and the impact from the shell throwing them back like broken toys. This does not the Panther a death trap make!