Seth -> (7/12/2000 2:30:00 AM)
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Well, I was all set to say Panther, but then you had to go and bring reliability into it. I guess maybe the T-34/85? Maybe the Patton, although I really don't know much about it. Even though the heavies like Tiger II and IS-2 have enormous guns and armor, they're quite cumbersome, and the IS-2 has very few shots. I think the Panther is marginally to significantly better than the T-34/85 in all respects, except that you can't drive it more than about 20 yards before something falls off. Panther probably stands for: Please, Another New Transmission & Heavy Engine Repair!
As far as the Char B1bis, give it a decent radio, a bigger engine, perhaps some better f/c and a better crew disposition, and you've got a world-beater. For early 1940, that is. It can't possibly even try to compete with an early T-34, much less a Tiger, etc. It was a very nice tank, but outdated in concept.
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