See Rule #2
See Rule #2
I'm not saying you were using personal insults, but....
I'm sorry Nemisis, but I have to back Ack-Ack on this. "Rule #2- Threads should remain on topic, do not "hijack" topics." It's Rule #4 that is for flaming, insulting, etc, etc. I hope Skuzzy doesn't think I'm trying to be a "back seat moderator".
I'm just defending Ack-Ack on this one. He merely made two post that were off topic.
"Standard Army doctrine at the time emphasized the importance of the infantry support role of the tank, and the high explosive round was considered more important. Hence the 76 mm M4 was not initially accepted by various U.S. Armored Division commanders, even though a number had already been produced and were available. All of the U.S. Army M4s deployed initially in Normandy in June 1944 had the 75 mm gun.[21]"
"Fighting against Panther tanks in Normandy quickly demonstrated the need for better anti-tank firepower, and the 76 mm M4s were deployed to First Army units in July 1944. Patton's Third Army started with 75 mm M4s and accepted 76 mm M4 Shermans only after the Battle of Arracourt against Panther tanks in late September 1944.[24]"
Both quotes I used were from Wiki, which states above, that the 76mm M4's were deployed to First Army units in July 1944. This would mean that they were not deployed during D-Day. Nothing in the wiki page indicates that they were used prior to this date. This would put the 76mm Sherman as a LW era tank.
"The M4A1 Sherman first saw combat at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 with the British 8th Army"
It would be the 75mm Sherman that would be seen in MW and LW arenas.
"Panthers were supplied to form Panzer Abteilung 51 (Tank Battalion 51) on 9 January, and then Pz.Abt. 52 on 6 February.[65]"
"The first production Panther tanks were plagued with mechanical problems. The engine was dangerously prone to overheating and suffered from connecting rod or bearing failures. Gasoline leaks from the fuel pump or carburettor, as well as motor oil leaks from gaskets easily produced fires in the engine compartment; several Panthers were destroyed in such fires. Transmission and final drive breakdowns were the most common and difficult to repair. A large list of other problems were detected in these early Panthers and so from April through May 1943 all Panthers were shipped to Falkensee and Nuernburg for a major rebuilding program. This did not correct all of the problems, so a second program was started at Grafenwoehr and Erlangen in June 1943."
This would easily make the Panzer a MW/LW arena tank.
Overall, I still feel the Panther would make the biggest impact in the game, as it would span MW and LW arenas while the 76mm Sherman would be restricted to LW. It would be perked (likely) equal, if not slightly higher, than the Tiger I because of it's deadlier gun, slightly higher speed (5 MPH faster) and excellent armor.
EW: 1939-1941, MW: 1941-1943, LW: 1943-1945. Is this how HTC measures the arena time line? I did a search check, but it turned up 11 pages of squat. And no, I can't tell by the planes that are in each arena because I havn't been to EW or MW arenas. My account is not active, so I can't just log in the check what planes were in each arena. Otherwise, I could see what plane was in each arena and google their respective deployment times for myself.
