Kenneth Estes
Autor de Handbook for Marine NCOs
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Author shows how Germans reacted to Russian T34 by going for bigger, better armored and better armed tanks. While this resulted in useful vehicles like Tiger I and II rest of the developed heavy hitters weren't that useful due to the sheer size, complexity, lacking means of in the field maintenance, even if they managed to get built and deployed.
All the relevant information on the tanks, production and testing, unavoidable political interference (Porsche played a really important role here) and of course actual fighting and use of these vehicles are given here. As author very well notes, even with relative low number of these tanks and other fighting vehicle due to the limitations of the production, main problem was lack of trained and experienced personnel, not to mention supporting infantry and combat engineers - for all these armed branches, they suffered losses that literary obliterated the original units that started war in 1939 and 1940 in Poland and France; after replacing them with the new, inexperienced troops lacking previous generation battle training and drills, German army found itself on a constant defensive. Without experienced and trained personnel, no matter how powerful these armored giants were nothing could be gained on the battlefield. This is something that is validated even today.
Especially interesting are attached allied intelligence reports on German tank industry (tanks, transmission and engines) and especially heavy tank production, data gathered by interrogating the captured engineers and investigating the industrial capacity. Chobham Armor Test Laboratory's analysis of quality of German tank armor was truly something.
Excellent book, highly recommended to all fans of armored vehicles and armored warfare.… (más)