now you will get flamed, sorry for you...
True story about Cromwells near Normandy. Mate of mine's uncle was a commander of a Cromwell just around the time of Caen and their unit got buzzed a couple of times by P-51's - even to the point of being shot up by them, killing several crew.
This was despite several requests to the Americans that they sort their IFF issues the feck out and tell their guys that not all allied tanks were Shermans. So the unofficial word came out from the company commander, "Next time you see a yank plane come within range, shoot the b*stard down."
Plus ca change, eh?
BTW - what LOD is the model for that render?
When the Germans bombed the British ducked.
When the British bombed the Germans ducked.
When the Americans bombed every bas**rd ducked!
Some things never change.But the Normandy bocage made manoeuvring impossible, and the poor armament and thin armour of the Sherman and Cromwell led to massive losses as columns of armour were funnelled into the sights of the German Panthers and anti-tank guns. The Allies were forced to rely increasingly on their excellent artillery and on massive air bombardment (which frequently hit the Allied troops as well - the Canadians in particular were hit by US bombers so often that they began shooting them down).
yes there not that ugly its Not is if your asked to sleep with themBOLTSome things never change.
BTW, can some one please point me to not so ugly British tank? Did such things exist at all??
All tanks are uglyBTW, can some one please point me to not so ugly British tank? Did such things exist at all??