Some arguments will never die and unfortunately (or fortunately) the age old debate of "What was the best tank of ww2" is one of those arguments. In this episode i narrowed the playing field down to three tanks in particular: The Firefly, the Panther, and the T-34/85. No, the STUG is not in the running as technically it is not a tank. Nor is the Tiger for that matter (even though it is a tank). The list is compiled of tanks that have an optimal blend of the "holy trinity": speed, armor and firepower.
Tons of games include armor but not all of them showcase armor and of those that do not all of them showcase armor well. As such, i took a look at the fundamentals of tank portrayal within games via 2 wargaming corner stones: Panzerblitz and Panzer leader, and a wargaming capstone: ASL. This list is is by no means comprehensive and for time purposes i just wouldn't be able to examine the tank within every game worth looking at.
So what is the best tank of ww2? The question is not as simple as it may seem. Sure we can look at tank design on paper but that leaves out a flurry of things from commander, to tactics, to experience, etc. If we look at the three aforementioned tanks in light of those things we may get a different answer each time. That said, the fundamental question remains, what is the best tank of ww2? I guess you'll just have to listen to the show, (or take a hint from this page.)
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