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2. Thanks for the compliment & for checking out my post!

Sun May 12, 2024, 06:18 PM

May 2024

I might add that while the M4 Sherman is criticized for its 51mm frontal armor, that armor is sloped and still more than the Russian T34's 47mm, of which the M4 'easy eights' were able to hold their own against in Korea...

While in WW2 a single 17 pounder firefly of the Canadian 1st Hussars knocked out out 5 Panthers in about 5 minutes:

https://www.facebook.com/FirstHussarsMuseum/posts/pfbid027r7i8bm9zAyMbEgg3TMoQ3k78Wm283xWJjMbmZsh5T6fN6xNCvPBJErzkBGV9vVul

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Thanks for the compliment & for checking out my post! Hiawatha Pete May 2024 #2

I read of a Russian tank ace who would only fight in lend-lease Shermans captain queeg May 2024 #5

Thanks for your very cool presentation, my dear Hiawatha Pete! CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #3

Thanks for the compliment California Peggy! Hiawatha Pete May 2024 #4