best overall tank

Egg_Shen · Post by **Egg_Shen** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 9:30 pm

out of all of ww2 what is your top 3 tanks or SP guns?

1. tiger
2. panther
3. firefly

OKW-73 · Post by **OKW-73** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 9:53 pm

1. Maus
2. Jagdpanther
3. Tiger II

DerC · Post by **DerC** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 9:58 pm

1. Panther
2. T34/85
3. Firefly

All these combine mobility with adequate firepower.

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 10:09 pm

1. Jagdpanther
2. T34/85
3. Panther G

ananias · Post by **ananias** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 11:18 pm

1.Panther
2. T-34 (any model)
3. KV-1

Drex · Post by **Drex** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 11:33 pm

Pershing
Chaffee
Jackson

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 2:41 am

I will mention the heavies only;

Heavies:
1. Tiger I
2. Tiger II
3. Pershing
4. IS-2

Comments:

I consider the Tiger I the best heavy tank because it was extremely effective from September/October 1942 right to the end of the war. The Tiger II was overkill, by any contemporary standards. But these two tanks were never produced in enough numbers to really make a difference, although the Tiger I showed an impressive kill ratio (up to over 10:1 in 1943 - 44*), especially in the East Front, even if we consider that no more than 1,349 units were produced. German economy just couldn't produce them in sufficient numbers. The Russians produced 23,937 T-34/76 (not including the T-34/85!) from 1942 to 1945.

Tigers were almost always seriously outnumbered and fighting in difficult to terrible conditions, and this tank truly deserves its reputation. When one talks "tank", the Tiger will always be mentioned.

There was nothing like the Tiger I. The Tiger I is not just a tank. It is a weapon that made history.

*"During their first period in action between 20 September 1943 and 10 January 1944, s.PzAbt.506 reported 213 tanks and 194 anti-tank guns destroyed, while losing 19 Tigers". JENTZ, Tom, et. al. , Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-1945, New Vanguard Series - Osprey Books, 1998, page 40.

Fab

Goblin · Post by **Goblin** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:37 am

Tiger!

Panther!

Jagdpanther!

Goblin- A Goblin likes kittens:D

learnerever · Post by **learnerever** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 4:35 am

Tiger

Pershing

Sturmtiger

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 7:10 am

1 IS-3
2 Tiger II
3 Pershing

IS-3s are awesome! I have seen one being pounded by two pershing and 4 or 5 easy eights before its crew decided American coffee was better than Russian propoganda.

tohoku · Post by **tohoku** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:05 am

1. Jagdpanzer IV/L70
2. Comet
3. JS 3

tohoku
YMMV

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:39 am

Originally posted by Hades
1 IS-3
2 Tiger II
3 Pershing

IS-3s are awesome! I have seen one being pounded by two pershing and 4 or 5 easy eights before its crew decided American coffee was better than Russian propoganda.

The Russian heavies were indeed awesome, specially in the armor protection department. It is noteworthy that the IS-2 weighed a mere 46 tons, and the IS-3 around 48 tons, if my memory doesn't fails; while the Tiger I weighed 56 tons and the Tiger II, 68 tons!
So, Russian engineers achieved, by a tank design which emphasized very steep armor inclination angles, tremendous armor protection while keeping the IS - 2/3 series weight around the Panther's weight (45 tons), which was no small feat.

Fab

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:40 am

Originally posted by Goblin
Tiger!

Panther!

Jagdpanther!

Goblin- A Goblin likes kittens:D

Me, too!:D

Fab

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:12 pm

Matilda Mk I
Italian Semovente
Japanese Type 97

Ok so I am just kidding heheh.

But hey, the problem with all the already mentioned to death cliche late war heavies, is they are all late war heavies.

Put on your thinking caps now and impress Sarge with the top three tanks from each of 1939, 1940 and 1941.
Then maybe your knowledge of armour might be tested.
Oh and I am right now deleting the T-34 from any consideration (just so the other tanks have a fair chance eh:) ).

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 4:00 am

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
Matilda Mk I
Italian Semovente
Japanese Type 97

Ok so I am just kidding heheh.

But hey, the problem with all the already mentioned to death cliche late war heavies, is they are all late war heavies.

Put on your thinking caps now and impress Sarge with the top three tanks from each of 1939, 1940 and 1941.
Then maybe your knowledge of armour might be tested.
Oh and I am right now deleting the T-34 from any consideration (just so the other tanks have a fair chance eh:) ).

Ok, Here we go...

1939:
PzKpfw III Ausf E/F (50mm L/42)
Char Somua S-35
PzKpfw IV Ausf D

1940:
PzKpfw III Ausf F/G/H (50mm L/42)
Char Somua S-35
PzKpfw IV Ausf D/E

1941:
PzKpfw III Ausf H/J (50mm L/60)
M3 Grant/Lee
PzKpfw IV Ausf D/E/F1

Of course, without including the T-34...

And the heavies:

A12 Matilda II Infantry Tank ( 1940-41)
Char B1 Heavy Tank (1939-40)
KV-1 Heavy Tank (1940-41)

Fab

Goblin · Post by **Goblin** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 4:07 am

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
But hey, the problem with all the already mentioned to death cliche late war heavies, is they are all late war heavies.

Your thread did say best overall tank, Les.

For that time period:

Char B1 bis!

PZIII's!

Grant!

(T34 )

Goblin- A Goblin still loves his felines:D

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 4:36 am

Originally posted by Goblin

Your thread did say best overall tank, Les.

For that time period:

Char B1 bis!

PZIII's!

Grant!

(T34 )

Goblin- A Goblin still loves his felines:D

Me, too...

Fab

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 5:28 am

Well actually my choices were in defiance of the late war heavies heheh.
I was trying to pick the most lame tanks I could think of in 20 seconds.

I routinely play with Matilda Mk II when British.
Sure the gun isn't impressive but man the armour!. Speed is no trouble either, my tanks usually hang around the troops anyway.
Matilda MkII and 8 inch artillery barrages, gotta love em.

You should have seen the bitching and whining my buddy went through when I finally coerced him to play France 1940 instead of 1945.
No Tigers no Panthers, god it was fun humiliating him.

Dropped arty on his positions. Then sat on my butt till smoke screen came. Then drive into smoke not through. He of course superior and all attacked with his Panzer IIIs.

And I blew them all up.

And his victory hexes he was so proud of grabbing turn one. What wasn't on fire was beating it the heck out of there.

Oh yes and 88's yes he had a nice batch of them. Amazing how worthless an 88 is under 8 inch artillery fire.

Although in all fairness, we were playing hotseat on one computer. But we both set up hidden from sight. He saw my stuff and I saw his.
But he thought to much of his Panzer IIIs heheh.

In addition to Matilda Mk II hmmm well I should be say T-34 and KV1 but I excluded those as to easy.
Sooooo, I would say a Panzer IV actualy (not a III as I like the bigger gun for infantry purposes).
and a Panzer 38t, nice speed and a reasonable gun.

Goblin · Post by **Goblin** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 5:31 am

Originally posted by Fabio Prado

Me, too...

Fab

Fabio, you are a person of great taste, and a capital fellow too!

Goblin- A Goblin likes concurrance;)

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 9:08 am

Originally posted by Goblin

Fabio, you are a person of great taste, and a capital fellow too!

Goblin- A Goblin likes concurrance;)

I agree 100%, buddy! LOL

Fab

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