Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "Why the Germans had the Tactical Advantage early in WW2 | Tank and Anti-Tank Warfare" video.

@Garth... the M-1 was designed as a dream weapon. It was not only supposed to defeat Soviet armor, it was expected to shoot up everything else in sight. Naturally it's price tag went into orbit. It was also, like the Sherman, expected to be capable just about anywhere on the planet. During actual war, all tanks slow down -- way, way, way down -- at the battle front. Typical war speed drops down to 3kph -- heads are on a swivel. Everyone's brain is on total overload. During 1991 TC's had to be screamed at to get them to even recognize that an enemy tank was virtually under tread! The TC kept confusing the tank he saw with the one his driver was howling about. During the battle the M-1s were just creeping ahead. This battle was combined arms, too. For the Bradleys were essential to the troop. Unless in urban/complex terrain, dismounted infantry are useless. Their IR signatures will make them bullet stoppers every time. The US Army shunned urban fighting as a matter of doctrine through the Cold War. It always stunk. ( see Hue ) However the Army has been forced to 'get urban' in the middle east. The solution has been to stay with night fighting whenever possible. During the day, just stay on defense.
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The TOP German advantage was signals intelligence. This came back to bite them, royally, when the British gained the upper hand in signals intelligence. Even now, folks miss the B'dienst team impact. It's worth a dozen videos. B'dienst intel totally dominated the Barbarossa campaign, as well as North Africa. When it stopped working, the Germans actually shut the units down, stopped production of their key vehicles. Today virtually all such intel is performed by airborne units... on up into orbit.
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