Best Medium Tank of WWII

[Dann88]

Now the Sherman look bad-ass like the other soviet tanks . Are we gonna have the next poll "Best heavy tank in WII" and "Best light tank in WWII"?

[vonklaus]

alot of WW2 stuff was used in Korea by America because initially the Americans were caught off guard so the 1st troops in were those stationed in Japan which had alot of Shermans and other older equipment. Also we used alot of reserve forces which were not armed with our most modern equipment naturally. Most of the newer bombers were also left at home as atomic deterrent.

[Sommarkatze]

Thanks for the sherman confirmation! And the thompson smg was widely used in Vietnam yes. Mostly by the ARVN who were equipped with old GI equipment. So I Think yes maybe the south vietnameses got a couples of shermans but dont citate me on it!

[Otto Halfhand]

Howdy guys. I am a Tank fanboy.
The THompson M1A1 and a variant of the Sherman were both used by Amis in Vietnam. The Israeli Sherman is a 105 main tank gun utilizing Standardized NATO Ammunition. I believe THe Centurion holds pride of place in influencing Israeli Armor design.

WWII:

• Coolest medium tank: Pz Vg.
• Most widely used tank: Sherman. Not only did every Allied Nation use them (including the Italians after 1943), but the Germans used them too.
• "Get there first with the most" -Bedford Forrest CSA. Dead heat the T34 and the Sherman.
• Best medium tank of WWII: THe T34. Influenced Tank Design for over fifty years. Still in service in more than 20 countries. Last seen in combat in Bosnia. (Shermans were used there too)!
• No Prize: All the maintenance and tank crews that kept those absurd Water Tanks in operation.

I AM A TANK FANBOY 

Storybooks: Panzertales

[Tankbuster]

OOh! love the comic. Say did the Germans read these comics when they were bored in their tanks.

[Otto Halfhand]

OOh! love the comic. Say did the Germans read these comics when they were bored in their tanks.

Not unless they had a time machine and could read Japanese. BTW that's my buddy Otto in the Comic.

http://www.world-tank-museum.com/panzertales.html

Q1. How many of the tanks in this poll would be excluded From EF by virtue of the "Units that will never be in EF criteria poster"?
Q2. Isn't the 40 M Turan a tank destroyer?

[Tankbuster]

OOh! love the comic. Say did the Germans read these comics when they were bored in their tanks.

Not unless they had a time machine and could read Japanese. BTW that's my buddy Otto in the Comic.

http://www.world-tank-museum.com/panzertales.html

Q1. How many of the tanks in this poll would be excluded From EF by virtue of the "Units that will never be in EF criteria poster"?
Q2. Isn't the 40 M Turan a tank destroyer?

Read the comic. It is written in English. It is about the Tiger. So it has a higher chance of being originally written in German rather than Japanese. However, the Germans must be busy destroying Shermans(did I rap) to get enough time to read them.

[Sommarkatze]

Get the Panzertales book! Wounderful bedtime reading!

(If I ever get a girlfriend.. AGAIN (nawh..) Iam going to read that book with her in hopes he gets into tanks<3)

[DrRockzo1986]

OOh! love the comic. Say did the Germans read these comics when they were bored in their tanks.

Not unless they had a time machine and could read Japanese. BTW that's my buddy Otto in the Comic.

http://www.world-tank-museum.com/panzertales.html

Q1. How many of the tanks in this poll would be excluded From EF by virtue of the "Units that will never be in EF criteria poster"?
Q2. Isn't the 40 M Turan a tank destroyer?

The 40 M Turan is just a regular Medium tank that had a 40mm gun, not neatly strong enough to be on a TD

[RedGuard]

(If I ever get a girlfriend.. AGAIN (nawh..) Iam going to read that book with her in hopes he gets into tanks<3)

goodluck getting him to enjoy it, my wife has grown to loathe the military/historical/political television shows

there just not into guy stuff

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

The 40 M Turan is just a regular Medium tank that had a 40mm gun, not neatly strong enough to be on a TD

Looks like a mix of Matilda II and Panzer IV. Beautiful though. I hope this will be the 2nd tank to make it into Ostheers foreign battle group.

[Killar]

Isnt it a little too heavy for the foreign tanks?

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

The American offmap combat group does also contain M10s/Hellcats, so why not.

Edit: It's weight is just 19,2 tons.

[Cranialwizard]

Isnt it a little too heavy for the foreign tanks?

It also lacks the penetration and the damage of "Heavier" tanks like Shermans and P4s. This would act like a heftier and more slow version of a Stuart or T70

[Paciat]

Isnt it a little too heavy for the foreign tanks?

It also lacks the penetration and the damage of "Heavier" tanks like Shermans and P4s. This would act like a heftier and more slow version of a Stuart or T70

We have PzIII for that. Dont think Ostheer will ever need a slow tank with a puny gun in late game.