Sherman Tank

[Kweassa]

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

 I would actually be agreeing with you if you had asked for a MBT. Instead, you've asked for another brand of stinkin' AA.

 But really, coming from an LTAR I shouldn't have ever expected more. So yeah, it is my fault.

[Wmaker]

For the moment, we have enough american units in the game. T-34/76 to the game before adding any more american GVs, please.

[Arlo]

No. Sherman. First Allied MBT for the game. It will happen.

[Turbo11]

Chi-Ha (Transport Vehicle)
Dailhatsu (Transport Boat)
Hanomag (Transport Vehicle)
KubleWagon (Taxi Car)
Wespe (2-Man Tank)

[Arlo]

I've never seen a more useless list suggested for AH. Ever.

[brady]

In the short term I feal the 76mm M4A3, would be the best overall adation for AH.

1) It is very clsoe to the Pannzer IVH we have now in the game in terms of Gun efectivenss vis a vis their abaility to kill one another, and they are prety much equily vulnerable in terms of their comparative armor values relative to the Main Arament guns they have.

2) The Sherman has an efective AA Weapon on it, the T34 does not, while I would rather see a T34, it's lack of an AA gun makes it very undersiable.

3) The Sherman was widely used in prety much every theater of the war, including the Russian front, this would make it a great adation to scenearious, events, and to the CT.


 You simply get more the modeling effort for the whole comunity by doing a Sherman at this time.

[Arlo]

Brady! Bless you! I may even recant on the Cant.

[brady]

lol:)

[Karnak]

These would be my choices:

Sd.Kfz.234/2 Puma
Sd.Kfz 251 Halftrack

M4A3E8 Sherman

Sherman Firefly Vc

T-34/85



(brady: note no AA vehicle. )

[BUG_EAF322]

Matilda
T35/85
KV-1
Staghound MkIII
sherman firefly
Tiger II with porsche turret

[Raptor]

Originally posted by Turbo11
Chi-Ha (Transport Vehicle)
Dailhatsu (Transport Boat)
Hanomag (Transport Vehicle)
KubleWagon (Taxi Car)
Wespe (2-Man Tank)

and for the allies lets add a motorcycle with a side car! transport troops 1 at a time to an enemy field:p

[Pei]

Originally posted by Karnak
These would be my choices:

Sd.Kfz.234/2 Puma
Sd.Kfz 251 Halftrack

M4A3E8 Sherman

Sherman Firefly Vc

T-34/85



(brady: note no AA vehicle. )

Why have two up-gunned late-war Shermans when you can have a Cromwell or Cavalier with a 17pdr and more armour?

[Arlo]

Because Shermans are cooler (and were WAY more numerous). That and the vast majority of American tank freaks, deep down, want to fight the Battle of the Bulge more than anything (and probably not an insignificant number of Eurpoean tank freaks). From D-Day to the fall of Germany ... more Shermans made tracks on European soil than any other western front MBT.

There are many tanks that some could claim were better. There are a few tanks some could claim "had a significant impact." But on the western front ... there is not a MBT (granted, various chassis and setups) that anyone can claim was used more by the allies.

The M4A1 (first accepted in February 1942) # made: 6281

The M4A2 (first accepted in April 1942) # made: 8053

The M4A3 (first accepted in June 1942) # made: 1690

The M4A3E2 "Jumbo" (June 1944) # made: 254

I'd recommend the A1 or A2 to be the first allied MBT followed by the T-34 for the Eastern front. Then later add the Jumbo Sherman as a perkie tank for the allies.

[Pei]

Not sure what the Firefly has to do with with American Tank freaks. One late war Sherman seems perfectly adequate and the late war British cruiser tanks are much more fun!

[Rino]

Originally posted by Turbo11
Chi-Ha (Transport Vehicle)
Dailhatsu (Transport Boat)
Hanomag (Transport Vehicle)
KubleWagon (Taxi Car)
Wespe (2-Man Tank)

     The Wespe is a self propelled artillery piece, think 105MM.