![]() So if you are in a Panzer or behind a PAK, the fact that the tank has been knocked out and the crew has left it does not mean that you should stop shooting. This lowered the chance of ammo rack hit from 80% when it was first introduced in North Africa to just 15%.Ģ. Later in the war, US had introduced wet ammo stowage for the Shermans. ![]() This meant that a penetrating hit was likely to hit the ammo rack. In North Africa, the British stored ammunition poorly in the Sherman, putting it pretty much everywhere it could fit. There are two reasons for the fires on the Sherman.ġ. Myth: Shermans burned easily because of the gasoline engine and because of it, it gained nicknames like Tommy Cooker and Ronson.įact: Gasoline engine had nothing to do with the fires on the Sherman because the British and Germans also used gasoline engines in their tanks yet they don't have a reputation with fires. This is going to be pretty long but paragraphing does wonders to making things easier to read. I have however, done a lot of research on both of these tanks so lets see how facts compare to the myths. Yesterday i had someone claiming that Sherman tankers jumped out of their tanks whenever they met a Panther or Tiger. ![]() Its usually people believing every myth about the T-34 on the eastern front while also believing everything said about the Sherman in Belton Coopers Death Traps, which is largely responsible for the hatred towards the Sherman, especially when you have things like the History Channel using it as a source. I often get pretty frustrated when i see people talking about these two tanks. ![]()
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