Tanks of Fury...on the Smithsonian Channel...

Posted by Mark Man (A) on December 11, 2014 at 16:43:24

In Reply to: "Fury" - entertaining but unrealistic posted by Eldragon on December 11, 2014 at 08:26:49:

Delves into the different versions of the Sherman tanks and there improvements through the war...

The original versions had smaller projectiles and could not penetrate the 4" thick Tiger Tank armor...(Sherman's had 3" armor)...

The biggest advantage the Tigers had was 88 MM shells...they blew the crap out of the Sherman's...It was not until late in the war, when the US put on a new cannon with a larger projectile that could penetrate the Tigers armor ...

The tank in Fury was one with the bigger cannon...AND last known running Tiger tank was used in the movie for 1-day...the museum curators were on sight and they were a bunch of nervous nellies...

Next to the Sherman, (Bulldog)...the Tiger, (Mastiff)...it is a pretty easy decision which dog I would pick in that fight...

thanks
Mark

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Topic - "Fury" - entertaining but unrealistic - Eldragon 08:26:49 12/11/14 (16)

Did you notice how long it stayed in theaters? - Billy Wonka 14:32:15 12/12/14 (4)

RE: yeah maybe, after watching the Band of Brothers and Pacific - Eldragon 15:19:11 12/12/14 (3)

Pacific was inferior to Band . . . - Billy Wonka 17:48:43 12/12/14 (2)

+1 for BoB. Pacific had its moments, but BoB solid all the way thru^ - Road Warrior 20:05:22 12/12/14 (0)

RE: ...my homeland reputation? Hyped up... - Eldragon 18:11:12 12/12/14 (0)

Tanks of Fury...on the Smithsonian Channel... - Mark Man 16:43:24 12/11/14 (3)

M4A1 - Mossback 11:14:51 12/12/14 (0)

RE: They got into trouble during the Russian winter though. - Eldragon 08:36:55 12/12/14 (1)

Saw a short Stalingrad documentary about two huge . . . - Billy Wonka 22:16:57 12/13/14 (0)

I thought it was worth the couple of hours I spent watching it - Road Warrior 16:02:47 12/11/14 (3)

RE: I thought it was worth the couple of hours I spent watching it - Eldragon 11:53:39 12/12/14 (1)

Yes! Saw the BoB again durng the Marathon over Veterans Day. Also saw the Pacific - Road Warrior 20:09:34 12/12/14 (0)

Agreed. I liked it too. (nt) - reelsmith. 17:18:26 12/11/14 (0)

Might it be a take on Sgt. Fury? - free.ranger 15:02:40 12/11/14 (0)

Haven't seen it yet... - mkuller 11:15:07 12/11/14 (0)

Supposedly an "A-line" film. How many tanks, 3? What a miserly producer. nt - tinear 08:54:12 12/11/14 (0)

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Tanks of Fury...on the Smithsonian Channel... - Mark Man 16:43:24 12/11/14 (3)

M4A1 - Mossback 11:14:51 12/12/14 (0)

RE: They got into trouble during the Russian winter though. - Eldragon 08:36:55 12/12/14 (1)

Saw a short Stalingrad documentary about two huge . . . - Billy Wonka 22:16:57 12/13/14 (0)

Tanks of Fury...on the Smithsonian Channel...

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