Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "German Thoughts on the Churchill Tank" video.

  1. The British 57mm Six Pounder was a potent tank killer. In 1942, during the second battle of Tobruk, a brigade of six pounders took out at least 100 German tanks including Panzer IV. In 1944, one Six Pounder took out two Tiger tanks. It did not have the impact of the German 88mm but it was far easier to use and needed a smaller crew and less logistical support. What it lost in brute hitting power it made up with rate of fire and being easy to hide.
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  2. The tanks did not break down. They simply could not move across the stony shingle beach - just like any other tracked vehicle. Who knows why the Brits never bothered to test any tank on a shingle beach before they organised the raid.
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