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Originally Posted by Shipwreck
Just to keep the records straight, here is the exact statement that triggered this discussion :
That the Pattons were "far superior" to the Shermans doesn't sound unreasonable.
That some within the Indian armor community believed at the time that the Pakistani Pattons were "far superior" to their Centurions doesn't sound implausible.
That the Pakistani Pattons were actually "far superior" to the Indian Centurions at the time is a gross overstatement to say the least.
That the Pakistani possessed M48A5 and/or laser-rangefinder-equipped M48s back in 1965 is pure nonsense.
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Its an outright falsehood. The ballistic computer should have given it (M-48) better accuracy at long range with a highly skilled crew. But that never materialized in the NATO tank gunnery competitions. Without that computer the Centurions only other shortfall is its slower speed it leads in every other catagory.
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The Chieftain was actually issued its No.1 Mk.2 laser sight in the early 1970s
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Ok thanks