M4 Sherman "The Right Tank for the Wrong War"
Дата: 14.09.2017 21:40:16
Kenshin2kx, on Sep 14 2017 - 17:15, said: What you say makes sense ... particularly about the
depression and the fact that we Americans were not embroiled in a
'focusing' war at that point in time ... I guess the thing that I
find most disappointing here is that it amounted to an all or
nothing outcome ... personally, I think I would have opted for a
middle ground compromise in the form of 'extended research
procurement and funding' within the context of ongoing developments
in the field (which if done dilligently, would not cost massive
amounts, but possibly shed some light on our then dubious tank
doctrine). So, yes, no whole hearted purchase ... but rather
funded and ongoing background research for the eventuality of
effective armaments acquisition in the form of a home grown
effective arms solutions that did not require the expediency of
INSTANTANEOUS technogenesis when hostilities do (or did) break
out. The_Chieftain: I think it is unfair to say that the US did not do that do a
large extent anyway. Excluding the M1918/21 which isn't a
traditional 'Christie' design, and the M1928 which seems to have
been a demo model not paid for by the Army, the US Army
acquired for testing or service 31 traditional Christie suspension
tanks in the 1930s. 18 M2 Mediums were built in the 1930s, one or
two T5 mediums, 89 Combat Car M1s, and a T7. So it's not as if the
US Army did not give a significant amount of attention to the
Christie design, being as some 30 out of 140 tanks purchased
in the 1930s were Christie-based designs.
M4 Sherman "The Right Tank for the Wrong War"