The "zippo" Sherman has big problem with its gas tank, easily set on fire after being hit, Patton warned about them before, but no one listen till it is too late.
But by the time Normandy came up , it was out classed completely. Perhaps the US would have been better off going the Firefly route.
Plus this is only looking at tank versus tank not the various other things tanks get called upon to do. Infantry support, indirect fire and so forth.
A company of Shermans supporting a local operation is a lot more usefull then a Tiger 20 miles down the road worried about breaking downor running out of fuel if it moves and the ever present threat of air attacks killing it before it gets to the battle to rumble with the company of Shermans.
And I know those German FT-17s were not outclassing Shermans in France... I don't believe you...
The Elefant, more frontal armour than the Bismarck!
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