The most lethal tank in ww2

Right on!

 

Size does matter, though. As does weight, and sophistication, and shape, and process overall.

 

You always have to chose the lowest common denominator, though - you acn have the largest industrial base in the world, with plenty of raw materials, but if you can't put a crew in the tank it matters little.

 

Yes, and I totally agree with your opinion on the 'what if Germany produced (X) tanks' statements. It's just that in this case you sound slightly less credible, diplomatically put. I wasn't saying that for every King Tiger they should rather have built 2 PzKpfW IVs.

 

Yes. I see your point Christian.

 

Well, my favourite tank would be the PantherG.
Why? simply because in the triangle of mobility, firepower, and armour, it had the best balance.
Some would argue that it wasnt that relaiable, however, some of the last tanks that were produced were very reliable.
The Panther is in fact a hybrid. Combining some of the mobility of the panzerIVs with some of the armour of the TigerI.
Also, the Panther is a true offensive weapon unlike the tiger which is better when used in defence.

 

The Panther VG was the best medium tank during WW II. Here is its values: speed, groud pressure dispersment, fire power, armour and reliability. With the night fighting equipment for the commanders it had no equal.

If the latest upgraded King Tiger was available to me, with all the mechanical kinks and armour problems eliminated I would want to be in the King Tiger, without a doubt. Put the latest generation of the night optics on it and it's the best performer.

 

That is, if the night optics would fit, which they didn't

 

Correct me if im wrong but isnt the frontal amour of a PantherG heavier than that of a TigerI??

 

In a way yes, since the frontal armor of the panther is 80mm thick but sloped 55*... The Tiger-I's frontal armor is 110mm thick but not sloped, wich means it has less protection value.

KBO

 

I read somewhere that the Panther actually has 110mm of frontal armour and the tiger1 101mm of armour
is that false?

 

Yes. If you consider the slope, that is, if you calculate the amount of armour a shell would meet when hitting the plate horizontally, then the glacis of the Tiger has 110mm while the glacis of the Panther has 154mm.

 

Thanks for the info