World War 2 Talk - View Single Post - T-34 no better than the M4 Sherman.

sapper_k9 · 08-07-2007, 03:14 AM

I guess that Heinz Guderian said it all when he sent a T34 back to Germany, "Don't fiddle with the damn thing, just copy it!"

The balance between; firepower, protection and mobility, combined with its reliability - something the Panther never achieved. The Panzer Leader saw it, experienced it, and wanted it.

Tiger was a mobility/logistic/reliability nightmare. M4 was petrol powered, but that does not necessarily detract from it as the Centurion in the Six Day War was loved by its crews; as IF it was hit it never brewed up and it was a petrol machine at that time.

But the Sherman was stove!

I therefore accept the proposition of the Guru, General Heinz Guderian. No higher recommendation. Best was T34 in its many guises.

08-07-2007, 03:14 AM	#21 (permalink)
sapper_k9 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 6	I guess that Heinz Guderian said it all when he sent a T34 back to Germany, "Don't fiddle with the damn thing, just copy it!" The balance between; firepower, protection and mobility, combined with its reliability - something the Panther never achieved. The Panzer Leader saw it, experienced it, and wanted it. Tiger was a mobility/logistic/reliability nightmare. M4 was petrol powered, but that does not necessarily detract from it as the Centurion in the Six Day War was loved by its crews; as IF it was hit it never brewed up and it was a petrol machine at that time. But the Sherman was stove! I therefore accept the proposition of the Guru, General Heinz Guderian. No higher recommendation. Best was T34 in its many guises.