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Old April 15th, 2008, 10:23 PM
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Default Re: Top 10 tanks of the war
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Originally Posted by JagdtigerI View Post
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Anyone who thinks that the Sherman with its weak, low velocity 75mm, and light unsloped armor would defeat a T-34/85 is insane.


In the actual Sherman vs T34 battles (Korea and Syria) the Shermans won most of the time. Easy Eights killed 49 T34/85s against 20 M4A3E8s knocked out in Korea.

Source- Osprey's M26/M46 Pershing Tank, 1943-53
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