MontyB
All-Blacks Supporter
I am not arguing that the PzIV was not good tank I am arguing that it was by 1944 an obsolete tank and for any military looking at fighting a prolonged war (say into 1946) it would have been the wrong tank to have standardised on when clearly the Panther was the better vehicle and had more design life available.
If it was me I would have focused on the easier, cheaper and just as efficient jagdpanzer lines (Hetzer, IV series) as the defensive armour needed in bulk while developing the Panther series in smaller numbers as a future offensive force.
If it was me I would have focused on the easier, cheaper and just as efficient jagdpanzer lines (Hetzer, IV series) as the defensive armour needed in bulk while developing the Panther series in smaller numbers as a future offensive force.