| Re: 10/4/2017 chat |
Subject: Re: 10/4/2017 chat by GRIS on 2017/10/4 16:45:54 Quote: APPEARS TO BE A LATE PRODUCTION M4A2, THE SECOND PRODUCTION MODEL OF THE "SHERMAN". MOST WENT TO LEND-LEASE, SOME TO USMC. IT WAS POWERED BY TWIN GM DIESEL ENGINES. THIS IS PROBABLY WHY THEY DID NOT GO TO THE ARMY, AS THE ARMY M4'S WERE GAS BURNERS AND LOGISTICS WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE MORE COMPLICATED. THE M4 SERIES WERE EXCELLENT AUTOMOTIVELY, MARGINAL CROSS COUNTRY DUE TO NARROW TRACKS, INADEQUATELY ARMORED, AND NEVER (IN US SERVICE) HAD A GUN THAT COULD TAKE ON THE BETTER GERMAN TANKS. THERE IS A BIT OF HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY OVER WHY WE STUCK WITH THE M4 WHEN WE HAD A TOTALLY SUPERIOR REPLACEMENT READY IN 1943. A LOT OF US TANKERS BURNED BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION. |
