"Gernot Hassenpflug" wrote in message
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"Tank" == Tank Fixer writes:

Tank In article ,
Tank on 11 May 2004 03:48:59 GMT, Denyav attempted
Tank to say .....

numerical superiority. One Panther could kill five
Shermans,includive crews but the sixth one will kill the
Panther antway. Since Civil War "overwhelming power" means not
quality but quantity in US.

Tank Except they didn't. Most of the crews of those knocked out
Tank Shermans were in another tank a few days later

Really? I was under the impression the Sherman was known as a
Ronson for good reasons. And fire being the worst enemy of tank
crews, is the high survival rate you imply due to the
self-preservation training of the crews? (let's say, for example,
all hatches open, skilled at getting out in a hurry, etc?) Or did
the German shells not cause catastrophic fires and ammunition
explosions?


The introduction of wet storage for ammunition from
1944 onwards greatly reduced the fires risk to crews

Keith