Originally Posted by
tdracer
BTW, back to the original thread topic - I read a book on WWII tanks many years ago (it had lots of neat cutaway illustrations and such - quite an interesting read). IIRC, the reason the Sherman (and other US tanks) had such mediocre guns was that the planners didn't foresee "tank vs. tank" as being the predominate battle tactic.
Not to mention the point that a critical design feature of the Sherman was based on how many would fit on a ship that would transport it across the ocean. That has BFA to do with good tank warfare, except that if you can't get to the fight you can't be in it.
