"Panzer III vs Somua S 35" Topic
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Tango01 | 22 Nov 2015 9:49 p.m. PST |
"In its invasion of France in May of 1940, Germany would face off against foes that had superior tanks against it. Some of the British and French tanks that the Germans faced would have superior armor and weaponry against the panzers. However, the German Army had had more time to organize its armored units into capable combat formations, its tanks had several technical advances over their counterparts, and most importantly of all; those formations had passed through the crucible that really mattered combat. The invasion of France consisted of two parts. While most of the panzer divisions attacked through the Ardennes, several panzer divisions participated in the attack on Belgium and the Low Countries in an attempt to convince the Allies that it was the main attack and send their forces north to meet them, while the main German attack force advanced through the Ardennes to encircle them. Panzer III vs Somua S 35 is the 63rd book in the Osprey "Duel" series. Its author is Steven J. Zaloga, who has written multiple books for Osprey Publishing. Previously the author had written about the tank battles around Sedan and the pivot point where the heaviest tanks of the German and French armies faced off against each other, the Panzer IV and the Char B tanks respectively. The focus of Panzer III vs Somua S 35 is on the tank battles in the Low Countries, which were in a sense the first true tank battles in history…" Full review here ww2db.com/read.php?read_id=421 Amicalement Armand |
Who asked this joker | 23 Nov 2015 8:30 a.m. PST |
Tank on tank combats were kind of few and far between during the invasion of France. Had those really been allowed to happen (the Germans set the tone for the entire campaign) the Germans probably would have lost a lot of equipment. The early PZ-IIIs were not those of the desert. They had weak armor and the 37mm gun that proved inadequate against the French sloped frontal armor. The S-35 had more than 2" of sloped armor from the front, decent side and rear armor and was relatively quick compared to the Matilda II which had similar armor. They also mention the PZ-IV vs the Char B1. That sort of duel would have been a laugher. The PZ-IV of the early war was nothing like the PZ-IV of 1944 in gun, armor or capability. The Char was an armored behemoth by 1940 standards. |
Tango01 | 23 Nov 2015 10:21 a.m. PST |
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hindsTMP | 23 Nov 2015 6:18 p.m. PST |
Tank on tank combats were kind of few and far between during the invasion of France. Not sure where you got that idea, which is entirely incorrect. You can get some examples from the Osprey book referred to by the OP. Zaloga (author) is generally well thought of in this area. MH |
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