Comments on the T34 from somewhere in my memory suggest it was better because of wider treads. It was more able to negotiate soft ground. (maybe from 900 Days - the Seige of Leningrad) (The Russians built those tanks while the Germans shelled the factory!) Regards, Bob S.
On 10/19/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2007/10/18 Thu PM 06:16:54 GMT > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Completely and totally OT: Politics > > > > The arms of Krupp is not entirely correct. The invasion of France was > > carried out using a large number of "training" tanks, (Panzer I and II's > > which had very small guns and light armor, the I in fact had no gun at > > all in the heavy weapon category, it was armed with twin .30 cal, > > (7.62mm) machine guns), there weren't enough of any front line German > > tanks to go around, and large numbers of Czech Tanks were pressed into > > service. A number of weapons thought to be quintessentially German were > > really of Czech origin. Russian Tanks were never that much better than > > German, in fact the vaunted T34 while a very good tank was most > > effective because of it's large numbers not it's inherent superiority, > > it was actually a prewar (1937-38 or there about) design, that began to > > enter service in late 1940 to early 1941.. The Germans actually were the > > ones who created the mid war designs, the Panther and Tiger were both > > answers to the T34. If they could have been built in sufficient numbers, > > (the Russians out produced the Germans in tanks by somewhere between > > 10-20 to 1, most being the T34, because they were good enough), the > > Russian T34 probably wouldn't have the reputation it has today. ... > > Wahoo! Tank thread! Just been discussing this elsewhere.. > > The PanzerV (developed to combat the T34) was, indeed, in some ways a better > tank. In fact, in only one way - it was much better armed. In a direct > confrontation it would beat both the T34 and the "Tommykocher" Sherman. > But... > > It was massively more complex and expensive to build. It was also not > designed well for field maintenance. It had a petrol engine, making it > quicker but much more thirsty then the opposition. Finally, the slave labour > that was forced to build it has a pretty good programme of sabotage going. A > recent rebuild of one found oil galleries not completely drilled, cigarette > butts in oilways, handfuls of swarf in gearboxes. > > Once the T34 was rearmed with an equivalent artillery piece, it was more then > a fighting match for the PV, which had never been a match for the T34 as a > functional fighting machine. > > > > > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Adam, > > > Based on the "Arms of Krupp" book, Hitler had the war machine designed > > > and under construction long before overtaking any Chechoslovak > > > stockpiles. By the end of the war, the German tanks (pre '40's > > > designs) were outmatched by the Russian tanks (newer, better armored > > > designs). Whether or not some resistance early on would have derailed > > > Hitler is pretty speculative. > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > > On 10/18/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> frank theriault wrote: > > >> > > >>> On 10/18/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Bob, > > >>>> > > >>>> It's an all too common opinion in post-Trudeau Canada. > > >>>> > > >>>> It's also not shared by all Canadians. > > >>>> > > >>> The sad thing is that war ~isn't~ a "last resort" these days > > >>> (competent actors or no)... > > >>> > > >>> cheers, > > >>> frank > > >>> > > >>> ps: what's Trudeau got to do with it? > > >>> > > >>> -f > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> As an aside, the history of WW2 would be a lot different if the British > > >> and French governments hadn't used violence as a last resort. There's a > > >> lot of evidence to indicate that a robust response to either the > > >> Remilitarization of the Rhineland or the Occupation of the Sudetenland > > >> would have resulted in a quick coup removing Hitler. > > >> > > >> It's certain that most of the tanks that rolled into Poland in September > > >> 1939 were Czech, the Weremacht was in many ways an empty shell until the > > >> takeover of Czechoslovakia gave the Germans access to the Czech's > > >> stockpiles of armor and equipment. > > >> > > >> Violence is the last resort of the incompetent only because the > > >> competent resort to it sooner. 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