Doppleganger
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SHERMAN said:10. M-4 Sherman (US)- I Would definetly put it much higher up than this. Made in huge noumbers and allowed the alllies superiority in noumbers that countered the quality of German tanks. In my eyes it is the American T-34
I generally agree with what you said, except the above. In no way should the Sherman ever be compared to the T-34. True the Shermans were available in very large numbers, were easy to build and service in the field. But there's no getting away from the fact that the Sherman was a bad tank design. The T-34 was also easy to build, available in vast numbers and easy to service in the field but the big difference is that it was an excellent tank design that was improved upon by the Panther. But the Panther was too hard to build in wartime and was too complicated. So I generally agree with the T34/85 being the best overall tank of all time. The Sherman, by contrast, has no right to be on that list.