PS- The M4A3E8 CONSISTENTLY killed T-34s in Korea... Just thought I'd throw that in, in addition to my "lovefest"-speech regarding "Dame M4"...
I recommend A book called Death traps written by Belton cooper who was tasked with coordinating recovery and reissue of Battle damaged tanks from Normandy through to Wars end he outlines how stubborn High command were to change some tactics and equipment he also outlines technical deficiencies on both sides he also stated losses of 500 percent from Normandy to To VE Day he details how the Pershing could have shortened the war if not saved many lives if they had of fielded it earlier By the time Ardennes rolled around Infantry soldiers were being given crash courses in being an M4 Crew as the losses of trained tank crews were staggering he also stated that the M4 was grossly unmatched to German Armor Please don't take this as my expert opinion only what I have read and was shocked by what he details in his book as I said If your interested in the M4 then this is a must read cheers Ben
Quoted TextI recommend A book called Death traps written by Belton cooper who was tasked with coordinating recovery and reissue of Battle damaged tanks from Normandy through to Wars end he outlines how stubborn High command were to change some tactics and equipment he also outlines technical deficiencies on both sides he also stated losses of 500 percent from Normandy to To VE Day he details how the Pershing could have shortened the war if not saved many lives if they had of fielded it earlier By the time Ardennes rolled around Infantry soldiers were being given crash courses in being an M4 Crew as the losses of trained tank crews were staggering he also stated that the M4 was grossly unmatched to German Armor Please don't take this as my expert opinion only what I have read and was shocked by what he details in his book as I said If your interested in the M4 then this is a must read cheers Ben
Having read Coopers book I sympathise with him but cannot agree with his conclusions. A far more reasoned and balanced study would be Steve Zalogas Armoured Thunderbolt which is recommended to anyone who is studying or interested in armoured warfare of World war 2. He soundly debunks a lot of Coopers emotionally based conclusions which mere made without access to all the factors just the end results.
CHeers
Al
... don't forget Ampersand's "Son of Sherman Vol 1"
... don't forget Ampersand's "Son of Sherman Vol 1"
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