"The Sherman had good speed both on- and off-road. Off-road performance varied. In the desert, the Sherman's rubber tracks performed well. In the confined, hilly terrain of Italy, the Sherman could often cross terrain German tanks could not. However, US crews found that on soft ground, such as mud or snow, the narrow tracks gave poor ground pressure compared to wide-tracked second-generation German tanks such as the Panther."
"The Sherman performed well against World War II Japanese tanks, Italian tanks, and the German standard tank of the time, the Panzer IV medium series. However, the typical Sherman was significantly inferior in both armor and armament to the German Tiger heavy tanks, Panther "medium" (heavy by US standards) and some of the tank destroyers fielded by the Germans in 1944.
When the US encountered German tank units containing large numbers of Panther tanks in 1944 high US losses sometimes resulted. However, Panther and Tiger-equipped units frequently suffered defeats once Allied aircraft entered the field."
Így talán érthető miért volt kevesebb sherman tank veszteség néha. Mivel volt utánpótlás dögivel mindig hívtak segítséget, közben igen mozgékonyak voltak. De nem mentek fejjel a falnak, hisz tudták hogy a német tankok jobbak. Illetve nem egy olyan vezetés volt mögöttük akik a saját katonáikra is lőttek ha menekülni akartak. Tehát inkább taktika és macska-egér játék volt az eljárás amíg a légierősítés megérkezett nem lerohanni az ellent.
Summary-t érdemes elolvasni a t-34-ről is beszélnek.
"The Sherman had good speed both on- and off-road. Off-road performance varied. In the desert, the Sherman's rubber tracks performed well. In the confined, hilly terrain of Italy, the Sherman could often cross terrain German tanks could not. However, US crews found that on soft ground, such as mud or snow, the narrow tracks gave poor ground pressure compared to wide-tracked second-generation German tanks such as the Panther."
"The Sherman performed well against World War II Japanese tanks, Italian tanks, and the German standard tank of the time, the Panzer IV medium series. However, the typical Sherman was significantly inferior in both armor and armament to the German Tiger heavy tanks, Panther "medium" (heavy by US standards) and some of the tank destroyers fielded by the Germans in 1944.
When the US encountered German tank units containing large numbers of Panther tanks in 1944 high US losses sometimes resulted. However, Panther and Tiger-equipped units frequently suffered defeats once Allied aircraft entered the field."
Így talán érthető miért volt kevesebb sherman tank veszteség néha. Mivel volt utánpótlás dögivel mindig hívtak segítséget, közben igen mozgékonyak voltak. De nem mentek fejjel a falnak, hisz tudták hogy a német tankok jobbak. Illetve nem egy olyan vezetés volt mögöttük akik a saját katonáikra is lőttek ha menekülni akartak. Tehát inkább taktika és macska-egér játék volt az eljárás amíg a légierősítés megérkezett nem lerohanni az ellent.