Originally Posted by Joe

JagdPanthers and Ferdinands/Elephants would have been useful in The Desert, but not in the Bocage or Forests or whatever. Think Frontal Armour and a huge long-range punch where a good thing for the Desert, and not much chance of being outflanked. Same goes for the Tiger. Good for wide open spaces. Not so good for Urban or Bocage (Or any western European countryside in fact) style fighting.

Good things for tanks in Western Desert or whatever;
-Think Armour
-A large hitting, long range gun
Unfortunately no British or Allied tank had these Characteristics. However, the Tiger did. So did the Panther and, to a lesser extent, the Panzer IV Specials.