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<blockquote data-quote="smbakeresq" data-source="post: 7553003" data-attributes="member: 28301"><p>It depends on what your strategic and tactical requirements are.</p><p></p><p>1. USA had to ship everything over to fight, Sherman’s were easy to ship and could fit 2 side by side into a standard merchant ship width.</p><p></p><p>2. The USA understood mass production better then anyone at that time. The Sherman was designed for this and further improved for this as war went on. For example the Sherman Tank engine was two standard production 6 cylinder truck engines married together.</p><p></p><p>3. The USA also understood that many different tanks just leads to less production and increased supply chain. Remember USA had to ship supplies also.</p><p></p><p>4. USA production also had to include everything else such as ships, planes, etc for allies. They also had to produce for both fronts of the war, the USA was the main force in the Pacific.</p><p></p><p>5. USA tactical doctrine emphasized artillery, which the USA was good at and could produce and supply in great numbers. </p><p></p><p>6. Tactical doctrine also had the belief that tank vs tank was far less effective than using artillery to break up tank formations and attacks and then use armored vehicles to clean up. This of course was supplemented by air power later. This is of course true.</p><p></p><p>7. For example, Fury was a good movie but the scene where they attacked across an open field would be rare. They would have just called in artillery to paste them first. There are myriad accounts in German archives that Germans feared marker shells as they then knew the arty or air support was coming in.</p><p></p><p>8. The Sherman tank was very effective as infantry support, reasonable shell, good platform to shoot from, good rate of fire, etc. That was it’s design.</p><p></p><p>9. The Sherman tank was also easy to operate compared to other tanks, for the crew.</p><p></p><p>10. Mechanically the USA had a huge advantage as if you are moving forward you get to recover all your broken down vehicles. I read ( and will have find where) that contrary to popular belief Sherman tank breakdown rate was about the same as other nations, including Germany, but recovery rate was much better due to above and more standardized parts and equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smbakeresq, post: 7553003, member: 28301"] It depends on what your strategic and tactical requirements are. 1. USA had to ship everything over to fight, Sherman’s were easy to ship and could fit 2 side by side into a standard merchant ship width. 2. The USA understood mass production better then anyone at that time. The Sherman was designed for this and further improved for this as war went on. For example the Sherman Tank engine was two standard production 6 cylinder truck engines married together. 3. The USA also understood that many different tanks just leads to less production and increased supply chain. Remember USA had to ship supplies also. 4. USA production also had to include everything else such as ships, planes, etc for allies. They also had to produce for both fronts of the war, the USA was the main force in the Pacific. 5. USA tactical doctrine emphasized artillery, which the USA was good at and could produce and supply in great numbers. 6. Tactical doctrine also had the belief that tank vs tank was far less effective than using artillery to break up tank formations and attacks and then use armored vehicles to clean up. This of course was supplemented by air power later. This is of course true. 7. For example, Fury was a good movie but the scene where they attacked across an open field would be rare. They would have just called in artillery to paste them first. There are myriad accounts in German archives that Germans feared marker shells as they then knew the arty or air support was coming in. 8. The Sherman tank was very effective as infantry support, reasonable shell, good platform to shoot from, good rate of fire, etc. That was it’s design. 9. The Sherman tank was also easy to operate compared to other tanks, for the crew. 10. Mechanically the USA had a huge advantage as if you are moving forward you get to recover all your broken down vehicles. I read ( and will have find where) that contrary to popular belief Sherman tank breakdown rate was about the same as other nations, including Germany, but recovery rate was much better due to above and more standardized parts and equipment. [/QUOTE]
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