I cannot say that the film contributed to the humanity in any greater way. Was a lot of obvious thing in it. German armour was greatly outnumbered and always short on fuel and ammo. The superior tanks couldn't compensate for the overwhelming numbers of Allied Tanks/aircrafts/and so on. Quantity is also quality. Not even if the Germans had a hundred Abrams they would have won in France. A tank is no good if u don't get fuel and ammo to it.
Shermans were comparable to PzKw IV And they matched each other fairly well. With the support they had the Shermans could compensate for the fact that they were inferior to Panthers and Tigers.
I'll take the bait.... the M4 Sherman, armed with the 75mm gun, was equal to the Panzer IV in armor thickness and speed. The longer 7.5cm main gun on the Panzer IV F/H was superior in AP performance and an equal in HE. Rate of fire was similar. Optics were superior on the Panzer IV albeit a low magnification.
Tank vs tank, the odds were in the favor of the Panzer IV F/H over the 75mm M4 Sherman (and still a tad bit superior than the 76mm). Bring in all the other variables by 1944 and the tank vs tank comparison is not viable.
