| It terms of German Armor, I am more impressed with the smaller designs than the larger armored monsters. They were better designed, much easier to produce and had a better war record.
For Example The Hetzer Tank-Destroyer...
The Hetzer was an ingenious design. It used a captured Czech 38(T) light tank chassis (a very sturdy but obsolete vicheal). The German removed the turret an provided very good sloping armour that provided excellent protection. The Hetzer was very small and only about 2 meters high (size of a man). This meant it was very hard to spot and difficult to kill as Allied Tanks had difficulty travesing their guns downward in order to hit it.
It was perfect for ambushing Allied Tank convoys. For Punch it packed a fast firing 75L48 that could destory any Allied Tank at range with the exception of the Russian the IS-2.
Germany could build 3 Hetzers for the price of a Tiger. |