10/25/2023 0 Comments Best german tiger tank battlesLater, with the advent of 'wet storage' the loss rate dropped to 1 killed and 1 wounded for each tank loss. This in part was identified to the Shermans propensity to 'brew up'. It was found that German tank and anti-tank guns accounted for almost 90% of Shermans lost, and that tank crew losses averaged 1 killed and two wounded for each tank destroyed. A US 1st Army study found that of tank crew casualities, the ratio was roughly one quarter were killed to three-quarters wounded.Īlso mentioned in the book was a British battlefield study conducted just after the (costly) Caen battles. Historically shells rarely penetrated deep enough to hit the crew compartments, in fact if a tank was knocked out the crew typically would still be alive inside.Īccording to a 12th Army Group report quoted in "Armoured Thunderbolt" by Stephen Zaloga (a superb book on the Sherman IMHO) US tank casualities averaged 1 killed and 1 wounded when a Sherman was knocked out. That's another silly thing, "crews being stunned" In this game though, you can be driving a tiger and be 1 shot from the front by a sherman, or have your crew stunned. Shermans were able to defeat the Tigers with their numbers however. Most tanks, especially destroyers were designed for head-on engagements, so the front of their armor was always incredibly thick allowing them to take direct hits.įor example, it was said a Tiger Tank could destroy 5 Shermans in battle. I find this game kind of hard to believe when they say it's "historical" when a tank destroyer can be 1 shot from the front or its crew being stunned.
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