Author Topic: Sherman Tank (Read 3207 times)

Arlo · « **on:** June 19, 2004, 02:03:12 PM »

Nuff said.

Raptor · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2004, 02:43:15 PM »

Sherman has weak gun and 1 shell will kill it. I say if your gonna get a tank that will be destroyed by 1 shell, get the m-18 Hellcat

Speeds up to 45mph and a 76 mm M1 gun

DJ111 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2004, 02:54:11 PM »

Rasker · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2004, 02:54:38 PM »

There were several diferent models of Shermans, weak, short 75mm gun or long, hi-velocity 76mm gun; generic-model, weak armor, Easy-Eight, better armor, or Jumbo, best armor (plus whatever troops in the field welded, piled or taped on).

I forget if the Firefly had the 76mm gun or some other, but it's said Michael Wittman (Tiger ace) would have pulled back, and not been killed, if he had known Firefly's were in the area.

Which model US tank-destroyer sported the 90mm gun, was that the Jackson?

Widewing · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2004, 04:19:41 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Rasker
There were several diferent models of Shermans, weak, short 75mm gun or long, hi-velocity 76mm gun; generic-model, weak armor, Easy-Eight, better armor, or Jumbo, best armor (plus whatever troops in the field welded, piled or taped on).

I forget if the Firefly had the 76mm gun or some other, but it's said Michael Wittman (Tiger ace) would have pulled back, and not been killed, if he had known Firefly's were in the area.

Which model US tank-destroyer sported the 90mm gun, was that the Jackson?

Sherman armor was as good or better than that of the Panzer Mk.IV.

The Jumbo, or Assault Sherman was up-armored considerably. However, speed and maneuverability suffered.

Firefly was armed with 17 pounder and very dangerous to German armor.

Someone mentioned the M-18's speed at 45 mph. It was actually 65 mph on prepared roads.

The M-36 Jackson was armed with the 90 mm gun, as was the M-26 Pershing heavy tank (later reclassified as a medium tank). However, the M-36 was an upgunned M-10, albeit on a later type of M4 chassis. Any one of the these (Sherman Firefly, M-18, M-36 or M-26 could kill the Tiger I from just about any angle.

My regards,

Widewing

1K3 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2004, 04:31:18 PM »

We neeeeed these too

T-34/76 (early war variant with short barrel 76mm gun)

T-34/85 (mid-late war variant with long barrel 85mm gun)

'nuff said

Arlo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2004, 04:36:17 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Raptor01
Sherman has weak gun and 1 shell will kill it. I say if your gonna get a tank that will be destroyed by 1 shell, get the m-18 Hellcat
Speeds up to 45mph and a 76 mm M1 gun

This ain't no "uber-argument."

MOIL · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2004, 08:19:48 PM »

Yes the T34 & Sherman would be an awesome addition to the GV line up!

But you can't forget

Kweassa · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2004, 08:31:19 PM »

Don't need any more stinkin' wussy AA guns. M16 and Osty is enough; fast firing, very accurate, weak armoured AA, and slow to fire, less accurate, well armoured AA side by side.

Pei · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2004, 09:57:29 PM »

I'd like to see an Early war tank, later war, perk tank and amroured car for each of Russia, UK, USA and germany:

Germany:
Tiger 1 (perk)
Pz IVH (later war)
Pz IIIF (earlier war)
SdKfz 232 (armoured car)

USA
M26 (perk)
M4A3 (later war)
M4A1 (earlier war)
M8 (armoured car)

Russia
IS-2 (perk)
T-34/85 (later war)
T-34 (earlier war)
BAZ (amphibious armoured car)

UK
A34 Comet (perk)
A27 Cromwell or Cavalier (later war)
A15 Crusader (earlier war)
Humber MkIV (armoured car)

Urchin · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2004, 09:57:46 PM »

Maybe 2 Shermans.. one with a 75mm gun and the other with either the long barrelled 76mm or the 17-pounder.

And a T-34.

MOIL · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2004, 11:27:58 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Kweassa
Don't need any more stinkin' wussy AA guns. M16 and Osty is enough; fast firing, very accurate, weak armoured AA, and slow to fire, less accurate, well armoured AA side by side.

Hey maybe YOU don't, but thier is plenty of us who would like to see couple new vehicles on the battlefield.
Besides, what do you care......... most just want to fly anyways right?
Since this is a "flight sim" or so I've been told:rolleyes:

Which is so funny, cuz everyone that knows us LTAR's say we are SOOOOOOOOOOOO easy to kill, whats the big deal then if we get our T34's & Wirbelwinds ?

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2004, 12:21:02 AM »

Panther;) .
omg i drool at the though of a king tiger or jagdpanther

Flyboy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2004, 03:38:57 AM »

if we ever get the king tiger we will allso need a B29 with a Abomb load out so we could actually kill it

Replicant · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2004, 04:34:21 AM »

British Sherman Firefly 17 pounder pleeeeeeeeaaaase

T-34 and PnzrV would be nice too!

PnzrV Panther is gorgeous and has been one of my favourite tanks but could you see many differences to performance/armour than the PnzrIV?