![]() ![]() While Allies did have combined-arms units and approach, these were centered around foot infantry. Unlike Allied armored divisions, German armored divisions were combined-arms units, consisting of tanks, light armored vehicles, mechanized infantry and artillery, as well as “borrowed” Luftwaffe units. While Allies dispersed tanks among infantry units, Germans made their tanks centerpieces of armored divisions. But better leadership, tactics, morale and organization meant that Germany achieved easy victory. In terms of tank forces, they were outnumbered 1,5:1, and most British and French tanks were, on paper, superior to their German counterparts unlike Allies, Germans heavily relied on horse-drawn transport. In 1940 Battle of France, Germans were outnumbered and outgunned in most aspects. ![]() He was entirely correct, as will be seen from the following. George Patton also wrote that it would have been impossible for him to achieve the successes of the Third army if he had been forced to use German tanks. “Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.” “The tank’s purpose is to bring machine-guns to bear on the enemy’s unprotected rear, using speed and surprise.” Consequently, first thing that has to be established is actual usage of tanks all necessary characteristics stem from that. These are likely to be different from typical focus on armor and firepower above all else. This article will compare NATO tanks according to characteristics actually required of battle tanks. ![]()
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