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German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War - From Tiger to E-100 (Paperback)
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German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War - From Tiger to E-100 (Paperback)
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The German army faced tanks of superior size, armor and firepower
from the outset of World War II. Although their Panzerwaffen
handled the Polish campaign, war with France meant confronting
superior heavy and medium tanks like the Char B and Somua, with 47
mm high velocity cannon that penetrated German tank armor with
ease. French infantry disposed of effective antitank weapons and a
portion of their 75 mm field guns were detailed as antitank guns.
Even greater challenges emerged with the Russo-German War, for the
Germans had no initial answer to the KV-1 heavy tank and T-34
medium. The successive technical shocks of superior tanks
introduced by each side produced a gun-armor race that continued in
some manner even after the war's end. The Germans placed a premium
on technological quality and superiority over mass production, for
which their industry (and, arguably, their regime) remained rather
unsuited. Not satisfied with the advantage they obtained with the
Tiger and Panther series tanks, the army leadership and Adolf
Hitler himself pushed for larger and more powerful tanks than had
ever been built.
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