sneaksie, type in eastern front footage and see the ten minute youtube bluerb on the use of Tiger ones at 2000 3000 meters against red army armor in 42 43 44 and how until the larger gunned t 34 85 and js 1;s the tigers smply stood off and killed the enemy tanks in large numbers.
BVery interesting bbc, I think. documentary with some great footage.. if you can not find it I will provide the link... it seems silly to talk about what gun could do what at 500 meters in the East.. at least for the heavies... and in the West had the Germans used there armor and troops differently more long range battles would have been fought. a 100 plus mm slopped sherman was still a pile of flaming debris at 2000meters ,far beyound the range its gun could scratch the tigers... Simple numbers and logistics in each front favored the Allies.
[ December 26, 2007, 06:46 PM: Message edited by: Freeboy ]