Steve Grammont wrote:
> Panther was developed to beat the T-34, not the other way around. And
> boy... did it :-)
Steve,
But did it, REALLY? So how come they lost so many? And how did it come to pass
that your average, pissed-off Commonwealth Lance Corporal with a PIAT could have
Panthers for breakfast if he had the Big Brass Ones to get close enough? :-P
The Panther was seriously overrated, IMHO, a legacy which survives to this day
for some strange reason. They were far from invincible regardless of
circumstance. It was a war machine ahead of its time in one respect, but without
the engineering expertise to develop and sustain it. The simple fact of the
matter is that if it were THAT good, the Allies would have reverse-engineered it
after the war and continued its manufacture. They didn't.
Having said that, it's one hell of an impressive tank viewed close-up, but
nothing our Lance Corporals can't handle... :-)
-- Regards,Geoff Winnington-Ball MAPLE LEAF UP! ==> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maple Leaf Up - The Canadian Army Overseas in WW2 http://www.mapleleafup.org <sunray@mapleleafup.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment http://www.1cacr.org <info@1cacr.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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