Posted on May 5, 2015
Looking at the ERAs served, which is a better tank, the Sherman or Abrams?
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I love the old sherman for some reason. As for a medium battle field tank, it sucked. Though, the maintenance was easy. A blown out tank could be cannibalized in the field easily to fix other down tanks. Germans could not do that with their mighty tigers.
Over all, the M1 is a better tank in comparison to it's era.
Over all, the M1 is a better tank in comparison to it's era.
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The Sherman was outclassed by just about everybody's Main Battle Tanks at the time. It was inferior in armament and crew protection, and only through force of numbers and guts did they prevail against the Germans.
The Abrams on the other hand is clearly the gold standard of tanks. Some would argue for the Leopard II or Markava, but the Abrams has proven itself over and over. Even the Army's last two attemps to improve upon it for a new tank have both failed to prove to be "better enough" to justify the investment.
With honorable mention to the Tiger II and T-34C, the M-1 will likely go down in history as the best tank ever.
The Abrams on the other hand is clearly the gold standard of tanks. Some would argue for the Leopard II or Markava, but the Abrams has proven itself over and over. Even the Army's last two attemps to improve upon it for a new tank have both failed to prove to be "better enough" to justify the investment.
With honorable mention to the Tiger II and T-34C, the M-1 will likely go down in history as the best tank ever.
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The Sherman was a grayhound for the era, fast and maneuverable, also had the added joy of just being so damn many of them. But that's about all you can say about them, they had a high profile, light armor, and wimpy gun
The Abrams, almost falls victim to the same thing the Germans had of over engineering but all in all it has the best of armor, weapon systems, and speed
The Sherman was a grayhound for the era, fast and maneuverable, also had the added joy of just being so damn many of them. But that's about all you can say about them, they had a high profile, light armor, and wimpy gun
The Abrams, almost falls victim to the same thing the Germans had of over engineering but all in all it has the best of armor, weapon systems, and speed
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