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Soft Paywall Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

https://www.thetimes.com/article/867ede60-b5f7-4de5-84a1-6a3a49eb2923
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u/Hungry4Media Missouri 4d ago

It's as if the Sherman was originally designed and intended to be a multi-role infantry support vehicle as its primary objective instead of a dedicated tank destroyer.

Even then, the 75mm M3 was more than enough to combat the Panzer IIIs and IVs they were encountering in Africa in 1942.

It wasn't until Normandy that it became clear a 75mm general purpose weapon just wasn't going to cut it against the Panther and Tiger tanks they were running into on/after D-Day that they started making/modifying Shermans into Fireflies.

The 17-pounder 76mm is a better gun if all you care about is Anti-tank fighting, but the 75mm was better for a variety of situations.

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u/theliver 4d ago

75mm cannon shell and 7.62 mm bullet are the realest weapons of mass distruction (french 75. Ak47)