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Experts told Tom Hanks the American Sherman tank succeeded in WW2 not because of technical superiority over German Panzers, but simply because the US produced vastly more of them.
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James Regan asks the simple but perfectly pitched question: what is Tom Hanks's favourite tank? Hanks throws himself into it with genuine enthusiasm, recounting his conversations with WW2 experts who explained that the American Sherman was not a technical match for German Cromwells or Panzers. [1] — Tom Hanks "Sherman tank: a volume business: Experts told Tom Hanks the American Sherman tank succeeded in WW2 not because of technical superiority ove…" 29:40 The American answer? Volume. They just made vastly more Sherman tanks. It's a satisfying, counterintuitive piece of military history from a man who has clearly done his homework — and it connects directly to the WW2 destroyer film he revealed earlier in the interview.
The American Sherman tank couldn't match German Panzers on firepower or armour. But the US won because they simply had vastly more of them. Tom Hanks says this answer — pure industrial volume — genuinely surprised him.
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