01-26-2016, 11:26 PM
#8 is only partly correct. When Hitler invade France, the allies actually had better tanks. Their problem was how they used them. The prevailing theory at the time was that tanks should be spread out among the infantry and used as support. The blitzkrieg was formulated with this in mind. Even though their tanks we're better armed and armored, there we're never enough of them in any one place to stop the concentrated German formations.
What I find ironic is that this is exactly what Patton did to the Germans only a few years later. While a single Sherman was no match for a Panther, let alone a Tiger, 4 or 5 Sherman's could overwhelm anything the Reich had in the field.
What I find ironic is that this is exactly what Patton did to the Germans only a few years later. While a single Sherman was no match for a Panther, let alone a Tiger, 4 or 5 Sherman's could overwhelm anything the Reich had in the field.
