Comments by "John Burns" (@johnburns4017) on "Three Stories of the Dreaded \"88\"" video.

  1. The Matida 2 tank could knock out any German tank, however no German tank could knock it out. The 88mm had a solid shell developed to bust the bunkers of the Maginot Line. In desperation, and panic, they levelled the gun at British tanks at Arras using the solid shells. It worked. Hence the German 88mm anti-tank gun was born. The Germans were lucky they had enough of these guns around to improvise in the anti-tank role - and crews trained well enough to use them in that role. After all they are an AA gun being trained in that role. The now new German anti-tank gun gave them an unexpected edge in the early war. The 88mm was bettered by the British 17pdr in late 1942. Which was more mobile as well.
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