In some (only) defence, given the inability to get tactical combined arms to work between artillery and armour, they had to charge to close the range to the anti tank guns so that they could use the co-ax on them which was the only weapon they had to kill A/T guns.That's the donkey wallopers for you. What I meant was what is the alternative how else do you attack. You can't sneak up behind a tree
But we can see the reason for the short lived fad for hull HE guns and turreted A/T guns such as the Char B, Lee and early Churchill. Combined arms in one hull.