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Old 11-13-2011, 07:17 AM
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Probably the Sherman - once it got a decent gun it could take on just about anything. The 17 Pounder in the Firefly made the Germans very wary of British Sherman formations in WW2. Even the Russians quite liked the lend lease Shermans once they got the 76mm gun version. The Easy 8 version could hold its own against T-34/85s in Korea. The Israelis were using their version (M-51) of the Sherman until the 1980s with a French 105mm gun. The kill ratio against T-54/55s in the 6 day war in 1967 was quite outstanding.

The T-34 would be close but it was a bit of an ergonomic slum for the crew to get the best out of the tank.

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Charlie
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