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Originally Posted by Owen D  B12253
Description: Major J K Holman (in the turret) and his Sherman tank crew of the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers), 8th Armoured Brigade, photographed after his squadron ('C ' Squadron) destroyed three Tiger tanks, Germany, 30 November 1944. |
That's
Stuart Hill's unit isn't it?, veteran and author of the recent 'By tank into Normandy', an excellent and lucid memoir of a Sherman Crewman/Commander who had no real problem with the vehicle and saw it for what it was, a perfectly adequate and exceptionally reliable tool for the job in hand, when used appropriately.
I'll say it again, If not the Sherman then what else?
Almost every Tanker Veteran I've talked to says they feared the AT gun and Panzerfaust more than any tank v tank encounter. If you're advancing against dug in 88's with excellent crews (either mounted on a carriage
or a vehicle, just count either as 'a gun') and you're driving a Sherman, a Cromwell, a Stuart, a Tiger, a Panther, a JS2 or even a 1960's spec Centurion... whatever, you're going to suffer huge attrition.