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| Feb 23, 2020 at 5:16 | comment | added | Agent Orange | In mid-1944, the British War Office asked the Australian Army to conduct a test in New Guinea to find the best tank for jungle warfare and the Churchill proved superior to the other vehicles tested, including the Sherman. (Wikipedia) | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 1:40 | comment | added | Schwern | German tanks in 1942 were not impressive either. PzI, II and Pz38s were obsolete. PzIII had done well earlier, but was now under-gunned and its armor was becoming inadequate. PzIV was an anti-infantry tank with a very short 75mm gun. The Tiger in late 1942 was a shock, but they were expensive, few were available, and had enormous mechanical problems. The Panther was still being designed. It wouldn't be until the PzIV was upgraded to Ausf G that the Germans had a good all-rounder tank. | |
| Jan 13, 2014 at 0:39 | comment | added | Pieter Geerkens | Of course the Brits had most of their industry producing destroyers and Spitfires, so it made no sense to duplicate effort with the Yanks on tank design or production after Pearl. | |
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| Mar 27, 2013 at 13:04 | history | answered | Robert Redmond | CC BY-SA 3.0 |