shermans.

my uncle was a tanker in WWII. served in shermans and cromwells. The
Sherman
was called a "ronson" after the cigarette lighter of the same name. 
Popular
banter on tactics was if you see a tiger what do you do??.Get out of the
tank. it's safer.  Numbers and the close ranges of the bocage helped but
he
maintained that watching shells bounce off of a tiger was not a
heartening
sight!!

Bob DeAngelis
Hobby pages
www.angelfire.com/games4/chubbybob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: Merc Guild

> > --- Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > What does everyone think of the "Shermans weren't as
> > > good as Tigers, just  more numerous"
>
> Because it's true (leaving aside production, logistical and strategic
> movement problems for the Tigers).  In a similar vein with Panthers,
IIRC
> the US lost 3 Shermans for every Panther.  But they started out with 5
> Sherms per Panther...
>