Re: Starting to build a tank [TANKS]

["jon s kowitz" <jonskowitz-at-hotmail.com>]

  I don't think they're are many (any?) driving Tigers left.  Most were 
destroyed by the allies at the end of the war.

  The Tiger held a clear advantage over the Sherman that no amount of 
numbers could help until the Sherman got the "lazy-8" tracks which gave it 
the mobility to really take advantage of the Sherman's superior numbers.  On 
another note, you're not exactly comparing apples to apples, the Sherman is 
a medium tank and the Tiger is a heavy tank (kind of like trying to compare 
an M1 with an M551).

  The Tiger, while a very impressive machine, may very well have been a 
factor in causing the Germans to lose the war.  By diverting huge amounts of 
resources away from other types they reduced the numbers of vehicles 
available overall.   My optinion is that they should've improved the Pzkw 
IVG and build a s$^tload of them instead of building three types of tanks, 
one of which was horribly unreliable (Pzkw V) and one of which was never 
available in sufficient numbers to actually equip all of the units with.

  On the Sherman side, I have absolutely no idea why in the hell they never 
followed suit with the Brits "Sherman III" and fitted them with diesel 
engines.  Damn "Ronsins"...