The Myth of the "inferior" 75mm Gun (Patreon)

Why Tankers preferred 75 over 76mm

Although the Sherman with 76mm gun was clearly a better at fighting other tanks, most tankers actually preferred the 75mm gun Sherman. Yet, why? This question is answered by Joshua "Wiki" Collins from ww2armor.org who provides some interesting insights while we stand in front of "Fred". Disclaimer: This video was made possible by Wargaming, who flew me over to Ohio, provided food, lodging and additional services. WW2ARMOR: http://ww2armor.org/ WW2ARMOR facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ww2armor/ D-Day Ohio: https://www.ddayohio.us/ Great Tank Destruction Myth Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2cRZTv14o »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Coox, Alvin D.; Naisawald, L. Van Loan: Technical Memorandum ORO-T-117 – Survey of Allied Tank Casualties in World War II, March 1951 TM 9-1907 Ballistic Data Performance of Ammunition. Department of the Army, United States 1948 Zaloga, Steven: Patton versus the Panzers: The Battle of Arracourt, September 1944. Stackpole Books: 2016. amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2ZhpFqG amazon.de (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/33LeMkj » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. #Sherman #WW2 #75vs76