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I think there is a good chance of it being a typo, but the final drives were a problem. The final drives being an issue are even documented in the boo Bible, Panther Tank the Quest for Combat Supremacy by Jentz documents the horrible operational rate of this tank from start to finish. The idea that having a supply chain, that keeps spare parts available for a tank, means that tank isn't actually reliable is really bad argument. You can't punish a Nation in an argument for knowing about logistics, and designing tanks to be easily maintained and repairable by the soldier. Not saying it was you who made this argument, @heretic88 but it was spewed somewhere in this thread. The items Shermans needed to stay running were things like, sparkplugs, fuel filters, road wheels, or bearings for them from wear and tear from those long road marches across Europe! Basically the little things everyone knows wear out, the big mechanical bits like the Tranny, Differential and Final drivers under normal use just don't wear out that fast. Most restored shermans, even one used as a demo bulldozer, that smashed down a HUGE neighborhood in Oakland California in the 50s, require no restoration work other than some external bolt replacements and a good paint job. Trying to paint the Sherman as un reliable is a fucking travesty to history.

Yeah, I bet the only way they did it is in the early days when they just piled lose ammo into the turret basket... and then only until that ammo and ready racks were gone. Maybe when the whole crew was feeding the gun when they were acting as an artillery battery. This was what was so amusing about SH-MM complaining about the Shermans HUGE ACKWARD rounds. I mean LOL.

15 RPM is amazing, when the gun and recoil mechanism can do it all day long if it has too. Lets take a look at what the report says. We know why you just didn't quote the passage now don't we. 20 rounds permitted only under exceptional cases, and limited by the recoil mechanism. The M3 gun is also capable of 20RPM on stand, without having to worry about the recoil mechanism failing. Still, this is very impressive for the Panther, and everyone was impressed with the gun, it was the rest of the tank that was a hot Nazi mess. If you think a Panther fired 20 rounds per minute on a regular basis, you might be a wehraboo.

I bring this back up In the spirit of not letting bullshit history spread. Are you trying to paint the Sherman 75 tanks as hard to load? The early versions could put out 15 rounds a minute with a good loader. The rounds for the 75mm M3 gun were not considered overly large, and they were not overly heavy. Also, if you're not sure of something, maybe you shouldn't try and use it to make some weird point. http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/M3-gun-data-image.png

You are the one who went on a rant about how you don't like people having tank comparison discussions. And now you're whining about not being able to compare tanks bits? Maybe try sticking to topics you actually know about instead of spewing out a long confusing rant about people discussion things on a discussion forum.

You keep bringing up objections to the A57 based on the early engine, there were only 1300 or so made without the single water pump. Once the Water pump and Generator issues were solved, it was very reliable. It also kind of weird your going on about an engine no one liked, because it was a stop gap, and just looking at it looked like it would be unreliable. That doesn't change the fact until the GAA V8 had all its bugs worked out, the A57 was more reliable in service than the 6046 and R975. @EnsignExpendable can clear up this claim of documentation from his site that talks about A57 problems, when the Soviets only ever got the multi water pump version to test.

Yeah, not wanting to compare tanks in a thread and forum for discussing tanks seems legit. Did someone shit in someone's cheerios? Or is this because when you compare tanks, it hurts the feelings of the wehraboo? Yeah, @DIADES this seems like a great argument, "the Sherman was not a developmental success, because I'm ignorant of it being the basis for the T20 series." The T20 series basically being a Sherman, with its main flaw, the foreword mounted drivetrain being fixed. You would then also have to ignore all the technology developed on the Sherman that was used and improved on in later tanks. Yeah, not a very good argument. The Sherman only having one turret hatch is a flaw, and it took a little to long for the fix to reach the troops. Crew Casualties figures show it wasn't a huge problem though, since the Commanders hatch had a HUGE opening, and two men could stand in it. http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/1st_armored_division_M4_sherman_in_piazza_del_duoma_Milan_Italy_1945.jpg 2 men 1 hatch. http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/14AD_M4Sherman_Silz.jpg 2 men 1 hatch small loaders hatch edition. http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/M4A1DT_ANZ44.jpg 2 men 1 hatch, Anzio edition, with inflatable! I too would like to see any Data on the M4A4 not being reliable in service, since the data we have show it was pretty much the most reliable version. I think the Soviets rejected it based on one of the early versions without all the engine fixes. They were well liked in service with the British. And a final note. Who ever said the Army didn't think the R975 radial was a flaw? Like, if you look at the T20 series, it was never considered for those tanks. It was used because that's what they had when they started working on the M3 Medium. If you look into it, the R975 was not a great engine for tanks, and took a whole redesign to get it to run past 500 hours if I recall right.

So it does not cover US Aero Engines, so it's just comparing the hand built junk?

Just a note on the Corsair wing tanks. They did not work well. They had a tendency to leak at the fold point. The pilots did not like them, even though they came with C/O2 purging system. The wing tanks were only found on the -1 and -1A birds. When they -1D went into production, they were eliminated, since it could carry up to three drop tanks. You would think instead of dropping them, they would have fixed the leaking problems, and given the the Corsair some extra range!

Looks like a good Carrier, since it looks like a Nimitz! What's the projected displacement?

So you could say, non gas operating systems, not electric, are retarded?!

They changed the view system in Arcade? Not being able to sneak around is the worst aspect of Arcade.

Whole German tree seems like easy mode when you play them. Yet German players still whine about them. In a recent battle, I was in a M4A2 76W tank, and had taken shelter inside a building to avoid air power, and once he was right outside, I drove through the all and shot him in the side. It made all the shit games for a week worth it lol. http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.29-14.56.40-1600x900.jpg http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.29-14.56.57-1600x900.jpg http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.29-14.58.29-1600x900.jpg http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.29-14.58.38-1600x900.jpg http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.29-14.58.40-1600x900.jpg

I have some amazing screen shots too, lol! Yeah, I take special pleasure of hunting down the asshole wheeled German scouts and killing them. The one that kills me is the Wirblewind, I shouldn't have to fear a fucking AA gun from the front in my Pershing!

That's how I feel any time I play anything above 6.3 RGB. I still enjoy 3.7 the most, and I couldn't play the game non-premium, it's already to much work to get to anything high end. I think part of it is the stupid crew skill mechanic. If you don't drop money on it getting crews skilled up takes forever, and does make a difference. A really big one in airplanes. Still, its better than WOT. It's also very pretty if you have a good system. My only goal other to just mess around was to get all the odd ball Shermans, and I'm almost to the M36B1, in the Italian Tree. That just leaves the stupid oddball Sherman in the Chinese Tree, I'm not sure I'll bother with. I think the game is designed around a player who plays 20 to 50 games a day. I'd post some fun beauty shots but posting images on this forum is broken right now...

They almost look like little tank cakes!

I have the premium Fletcher, and the destroyer right before it. Seems like Fleet is rarely busy though, when is a good time to play it? The big ships sure are pretty though http://www.theshermantank.com/wp-content/uploads/shot-2020.11.22-16.55.23.jpg

Really enjoying the new War Thunder Patch. DLSS support they added works with my video card so the game looks great and runs a little better. The new effects are cool. I like the new Forrestal Carrier in the game! They also made it so the Garage shows the vehicle selected, and then two other vehicles from the preset in the background. The weather changes in the Garage too.

I owned a 78, and it was the worst vehicle I ever owned...

Nice, now I'm tempted!

Did they ever put the Classic Mechs like Archer, Warhawk and Marauder in? They were all in the original boxed games and I think the first PC game, but at some point licensing issues happened if I recall right.

Well, why didn't you do that here?

Lol Good eye!

Is that like the AK versus AR debate in the gun world?

Does the sap have to get deep inside you to kill or can skin contact get you?