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Old 16-11-2007, 12:25 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kyt View Post
Errr, Adrian, are you sure about the speed thing? The Russians used the speed advantage of the T-34, during the Battle of Kursk, to overwhelm the German advantage of armament, by rushing in and mixing it up close.
Ok, but there was more to the T34 than speed alone - that sloping front armour, a decent gun. They wouldn't have got far trying the Kursk tactics in a Crusader or Valentine.
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