Comments by "John Burns" (@johnburns4017) on "The Five Best Tanks of World War II" video.

  1.  @philipm06  It was the Mustang. It was called the Mustang first. It was a British plane made by Americans in an American factory, for them
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  2.  @thelevellerx  The Mustang was a British plane made by Americans in an American factory.
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  3.  @ianmarsden1130  Sabot rounds were made by two manufacturers. They found one was inaccurate. They rectified the problem.
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  4.  @drinksnapple8997  Although it was widely believed from 1941–2 that British tanks in North Africa were inferior to German in quantity and quality, this view was shown to be incorrect by an official history published in the 1950s, by Sir Basil Liddell Hart’s history of the Royal Tank Regiment published in 1959, and in his later work. Throughout the North African campaign between 1940 and early 1943, British forces had a two to threefold tank advantage in medium and heavy tanks over the German forces, a figure which would be reduced somewhat by including Italian tanks, but was still overwhelming. For the November 1941 offensive (Operation Crusader) British and imperial forces in North Africa had over 300 cruisers (mostly Crusaders) and 200 infantry tanks (Matildas and Valentines), together with large numbers of light tanks, and large reserves of all types. By contrast the Germans had fewer than 174 of the comparable Panzer IIIs and IVs, and the Italians 146 13/40s, with no reserves. Crusader was a success. ...... British tank forces were better equipped than US ones. - Britain's War Machine by David Edgerton
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  5.  @stevenbreach2561  76mm was an inferior gun. E8 was post war.
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  6.  @davidhimmelsbach557  After the Germans mauled Americans in the Bulge attack, the USA ordered Fireflys. They were ready for service, then the war ended.
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  7. @Drink Snapple  One what do you base this article of faith?
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  8.  @davidhimmelsbach557  Read what I wrote. It is easier that way.
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  9.  @davidhimmelsbach557  The British had the Comet during WW2, which was superior than the Firefly. Also the Challenger, a Cromwell with a 17-pdr.
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