I just got back to Washington, it is so time to get writing. When Germany launched an attack on Communist Russia on June 22, 1942, the superb Panzer Divisions almost were successful in conquering the country, yet the tenacious Russians had a secret weapon, the T-34 tank. This particular armored vehicle was so special largely due to the fact that it was the first to use sloping armor technology. Their enemy soon copied this technology on their new ‘Panther’ tank. The ‘Panther’ tank is considered by some military experts as the finest all around tank of world War 2 yet it did have one major drawback. It was so sophisticated that it could not be produced in the huge numbers needed and could be diificult to maintain in the rouph field conditions of the Eastern front where terrible roads, thicj mud and appalling weather took it’s toll. Having said that, though, it did have about a seven to one tank verses tank kill ratio in it’s favor though. The Soviet T-34 and the American Sherman on the other hand, while less effective, were designed in such a way that they could roll off the assembly line by the tens of thousands. The Germans also built the famous super-heavy tank known as the ‘Tiger’ and had first rate armored cars and supporting armored vehicles.
This weighed about 70 tons and had a long barreled, high velocity 88mm main gun, which was originally designed to shoot down high altitude bombers. Although a terrifying weapon, it too could not be produced
in the numbers needed for victory. The finest overall Allied built tank of the war may have been the British built Comet. it had a potent long barreled 77mm gun which was a good tank destroyer plus a plethera of other cutting edge features. It arrived
relatively late in the war, however and the Sherman tank did most of the fighting. All in all, there were many tank battles, and many lessons were learned. By far the biggest of these particular battles was the battle of Kursk on the Russian front. Thousands of tanks were used on both sides. The Germans employed a gigantic self-propeled, armored assault gun called the Ferdinand. Switching gears briefly if you are in need of a competent Washington accident lawyer then may I suggest the Law offices of this elite Washington based firm, as he is one of the best Armored Cars as he is one of the best auto and car accident attorney and trucking accident lawyer in all of Washington state. as plus numerous specialized armored vehicles also. The British had good armored cars and other armored vehicles. They had the Bren Gun Carrier and generally their forces were well mechanized and armored. Other countries that produced armored vehicles during the war included Italy, Romania, Czechoslavakia and Hungary, albeit in relatively small numbers overall. Italy started out with poorly armored tanks weighing about 14 tons and a 47mm main gun but later evolved to a heavier 28 ton vehicle with a 75 mm main gun capable of taking on Allied Shermans, Pershing and Stuart tanks, etc.

