To: Jeff Chandler
And the Shermans worked while the Tiger frequently broke down, ran out of gas or could not find a bridge strong enough to hold their weight
59 posted on
01/17/2020 11:34:52 AM PST by
MNJohnnie
(They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: MNJohnnie
"And the Shermans worked while the Tiger frequently broke down, ran out of gas or could not find a bridge strong enough to hold their weight."
U.S. tanks were repaired in the field. Hitler has no such repair capabilities set in place for his tanks.
69 posted on
01/17/2020 11:46:41 AM PST by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: MNJohnnie
And the Shermans worked while the Tiger frequently broke down, ran out of gas or could not find a bridge strong enough to hold their weightIndeed. The Sherman was highly reliable. Not only that, Shermans which were knocked out in battle could be recovered and rebuilt, then put back into service.
Tigers were feared by the Allies, almost mythical in the prowess, but were notoriously unreliable. Many, many Tigers were lost due to mechanical failure.
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