Comments by "" (@TheArklyte) on "Most underrated Soviet Tank @thetankmuseum" video.

@dgmt1 1)fair assessment if T-34, but... 2)T-44 WAS put into production. And I don't mean small series of 100-400 tanks that were made, but never used. No, I mean T-34-85 turrets here. All that was good in T-34-85 was coming from its turret, which was just T-44 turret. I'll just copy the conclusion russian speaking community has outside people with severe propaganda brain rot. Ideal soviet tank for 1941-1945 would have been simplified T-34M hull(ie same torsion bar suspension, but flat sides) with KV-1S turret(and since KV-1S isn't around for a few years yet, KV-1 turret). The production cost would have been the same, maintenance would be much simpler, not to mention possible(the fact that no russian source mentions how much of a b//tch Christie suspension is to maintain when it's inside hull side is already a statement that T-34 in general wasn't surviving long enough to face even first round of general maintenance), it would have 3 men turret without gas build up problem and with proper optics arrangement for all crew members. Moreover, 85mm gun could be installed into this same turret as proven by KV-1G. Given availability of F-30 gun back in 1940, such version can be introduced fairly early on as soviet mirror image of Firefly and later on generally replace main version. If you look closely, this approach would have been basically soviet Sherman.
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@edward9674 Pz.IV. It served from through the whole war and was viewed as adequate at all its periods when different versions and modifications are taken into account. It was also basis for several dozens of other vehicles. Including Jagdpanzer IV which would have still been a bane of allied tankers even in 1945 if there were enough of them. Panther had good simplified production and economy of scale on its side, but it was too little, too late. On soviet side, by same rules I'm complied to mention T-(60/)70 as best soviet tank. It served its role well and was basis for supreme(but largely misused by soviets) SU-76. And Stuart is probably the best american one by same criteria? Sherman was awesome, but it only saw half the war. Brits? Idk, maybe Valentine?
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@emperorfancypants2512 UK fought since 1939, China(and Japan too) since 1937. By 1944 allies had already capitulated Italy, broken Japan's back, basically won in mainland China and ruled the Mediterranean. Meanwhile on the soviet front, we've FINALLY learned how to use equipment (largely made with lend lease help to cover all bottlenecks such as dead soviet radio production, inability to properly heat treat cutting equipment and laughable chemical industry, that could neither refine oil into fuel properly, nor cover the demand for explosives ie filler for shells and bombs, basic propellants for ALL firearms, even mining was heavily reliant on imported explosives) instead of throwing out men and dooming our country to post war demographic collapse(though it still happened as it was too late).
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