Posted: Aug 23, 2012 11:57 am
Rome Existed wrote:Well, that's because most of the Heer was in battle against the USSR. However, the kill ratio was heavily in the German's favour. For every one of their tanks knocked out they knocked out a few American tanks. Cold comfort to the American crews in those tanks that their lives could be spent more easily.
Meh. You can play that one both ways. Most American tank crews spent their time facing German infantry who were taking vastly higher losses, all because their leaders were indulging their wank fantasies in building small numbers of super-tanks rather than addressing the practical needs of their army.
And the Germans did ever so well against the USSR too, didn't they?
Stugs, like many German Tank Destroyers, had low profiles, which meant that they could hide quite easily. Shermans on the other hand were quite tall.
Yes, you will get a much lower profile if you forego the turret, but then you'll have a vehicle whose only real use is killing tanks from ambush positions in a defensive battle, and is useless for supporting infantry and exploiting breakthroughs which is what the Sherman was generally used for. Compare the StuG to the M18 Hellcat if you must, but it's apples vs oranges to the Sherman.