The Chieftain's Random Musings Thread

The_Chieftain: This question and my answers got me thinking. https://www.reddit.c...nker_of/d1tg017 The common perception is that a Sherman crew wwould be somewhat disconcerted if they ran into a cat. The unspoken implication being that the German tank crew would be less afraid because they were dealing with a "mere" Sherman. Talking to Tom reinforced my already extant impression that he viewed all enemies with anti tank weapons as worthy of respect, and similarly as targets to service and try to kill. It occurs to me that there is no reason to think that the Germans felt any differently: That the adrenaline rush caused by going into battle against a capable enemy determined to kill you is going to strongly override any theoretical assessments you may come up with in the rear, and you just fall back on your training and do your job as your best chance of survival. This is probably with a hatch article