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Subject: KING TIGER VS T-29 US HEAVY TANK
duck    6/13/2004 7:02:51 AM
Which tank is better
 
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donstrock       4/28/2013 7:05:41 PM

I read somewhere that one of the reasons for selecting the M-4 over a heavier tank like the M-6 was shipping. You could ship two Shermans over to Europe int he space required for a single heavier tank.

Correct.  Furthermore the M-4 was extremely reliable, had a great radio, and were adaptable.  Nazi AFV's  while innovative and quite deadly were poor machines for all of that.  
 
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donstrock       4/28/2013 7:11:36 PM
The M-4 used an air cooled  aircraft engine (Wright R-975) as well.  The claims of fire danger seem dubious IMO; all afv's will catch on fire if hit....
 
Whether the policy of  using a mass produced medium AFV to battle heavy AFV's was mistaken is best left to qualified historians.   
 
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