Alternative WWI Soviet vs Preus vs Allies

Suicidal Tank Kamikaze Attack? Anyways Wittman never commanded a Panther on the Western or Eastern Fronts. He was forced to use Assault Guns, a Panzer IV and a Tiger's. And you said a fast tank (T-34) is better than a slow tank (Tiger) so his tanks were not superior anyways.
His tank was superior becouse he was fighting against british and yankee ones. Again a very bad argument.

My criteria for inclusion were that the tanks selected had to be a major factor in the war, be produced in large numbers, and be effective in battle.


1. German Mk. V Panther
2. Russian T-34
3. German PzKfW Mk. IV Panzer
4. German Mk. IV Tiger
5. American M4 Sherman

Here is a quote from Hasso Manteuffel, commander of the German 7th Panzer Division, taken from Basil Hart's book The Other Side of the Hill:

"Tanks must be fast. That, I would say, is the most important lesson of the war in regard to tank design. The Panther was on the right lines, as a prototype."

"Fire-power, armor protection, speed and cross-country performance are the essentials, and the best type of tank is that which combines these conflicting requirements with the most success. In my opinion the German Panzer V, the 'Panther,' was the most satisfactory of all, and would have been close to the ideal had it been possible to design with a lower silhouette."

A very good book, which you should read. Makes you rethink allied weaponry, which didnt match the german ones.
I cant understand how you can even try to say that churchill matches any german tank? Its totally useless to even try to convince me, but it is interesting and gives a good laugh. Thanks for that.

Seems like the only tank you have left is IS-2 let me brake it too, There you go:
The amount IS-2 used in real battle makes comparing IS-2 to any german tank totally useless. The amount of them used in battle is only marginal. It's even worse than King Tiger. My king tiger would blow your IS-2 to pieces if you really want to do that way. My flanking hetzer would do that also. Totally useless arguments.


Also your tl is way to short if you are serious about making one. A lot more detail would really help out and make it much more interesting. Its sorta dull at the moment.
I just skipped the things that really did happen in the OTL...
 
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