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Old May 11th, 2008, 05:36 PM
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Default Re: Best Tank of WW2??????

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Originally Posted by bf109 emil View Post
If this thread title was changed, maybe it might get an answer to ones preference...say, what type of tank would you, having to command in WW2 would each person had chosen if such a myth or fact was able???Their are numerous arguments over costs, speed, maneuverability,armor...but simply...what tank design would you like to be posted with to use as your armor...regardless of either being Japanese, or Soviet, British, American, French,German...etc.

I would still prefer a Panzer V or VI (tiger I) unless perhaps my posting with this tank was in a swampy area, as in the Pacific, or if my posting required it to swim ashore at Normandy...
Given a choice, I'd ride in/command a StuG, of course. I would NOT want any parts of a Tiger.
They look 'cool' in movies, but in the real world it's a different story. Constantly broke down, humping jerry cans of fuel.
Wadeing through mud to hook up cables to be pulled out. Change tracks for train ride, re-change tracks once there. Constantly being shuttled to every hot-spot that is in danger.
Not my cup of tea.
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