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So...when did the 90mm come along for the M4? I thought that was the answer to the Tiger/Panther. Or am I thinking of a different tank (ie not the Pershing)?
Quantity does have a quality of its own.
The Sherman does win hands down when it came to numbers. But that can only take you so far.
If the allies didnt have so many fighter bombers to limit the effectiveness of the German armor, then things would have been worse for the M4.
Well at least we are getting their. 17pdr = 76.2mm I believe. Only 13.8mm to go.
but the reason the Germans started to develop the Tiger was because the Russians were producing the T34 at an alarming rate which was destroying the Panzer IVs with amazing success.
The average Panzer Division was made up of Panzer IV divisions and then had a Heavy BN which was made up of Tigers attached to it.
Many woman say that 1/2 an inch makes all the difference in the world........
No.Tiger was being developed before the T-34 saw combat........
m kenny said:No. By June 1944 the average Type 43 PD had 1 Panzer Regiment. The Panzer Regiment had 2 Abteilung. 1st Abteilung had Panthers and the 2nd Abteilung had PzIV's.
On May 26th of 1941, during the meeting concerning the development of new weaponry, Adolf Hitler ordered both Dr.Porsche and Henschel to supply their designs for a heavy tank, which was to be ready in the summer of 1942. Krupp was in charge of supplying main armament and producing turrets for designs by both Henschel and Porsche. The project was known as the "Tigerprogram".
In July of 1942, Henschel Tiger - VK 4501(H) was approved and went into production. Only five Tiger(P) were fully completed in July of 1942 by Nibelungenwerke with armored parts supplied by Krupp, before the production was stopped in August of 1942 (chassis number 150001-150010). Even before even the rejection of Tiger(P)'s design production of 90 pre-production VK4501(P) chassis started. Production of pre-production chassis continued, and in early September of 1942, it was decided to equip two sPzAbts (including sPzAbt 501) destined for North Africa with Tiger(P)s. This decision was made simply because of the stage of development and the fact that Tiger(P)'s engines were air-cooled. Once again unresolved problem of technical unreliability led to the cancellation of the production.