Comments by "josh fritz" (@joshfritz5345) on "German vs Soviet Tanks | Animated History" video.

  1. They were arguably no less reliable than most of the Soviet tanks. The transmissions were overtaxed, and a good driver was required to reduce wear on them, but the Russian tanks, especially the KV and IS series tanks had numerous issues with unreliable transmissions, very short lived engines, sub-par armor quality, poorly made ammunition, gun barrels and optics, cramped interiors... Germany's late war tanks such as the Panther and Tiger II did not undergo sufficient testing, they were over-engineered and unreliable. By comparison, their early and mid war designs such as the Panzers II through IV, and the Tiger I were excellent vehicles, well designed and built. Their armor quality was the best in the world (although only about on par with the sloped armor of US and Soviet tanks) and their guns and sights were superior to anything else as well. The Tiger was, contrary to popular belief, actually quite reliable and fuel efficient by the standards of heavy tanks. Only top notch vehicles like the M4 Sherman were more reliable, and the Tiger only consumed around 40% more fuel than a M4 or T34, and actually slightly less than a KV1. The Tiger was one of the best tanks of the war, its only real limiting factor was that they were slower to build and consumed more resources than medium tanks, thus could only be deployed in limited numbers.
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