I have seen disjointed snippets of footage before, but never assembled together in a cogent storyline. The result, an anatomy of a tank duel.
Having visited Cologne a few times, I am familiar with the cityscape, and have walked the very same street corners before. Now that they have been identiied... if I ever go back to that city, I shall never experience it the same.
Having visited Cologne a few times, I am familiar with the cityscape, and have walked the very same street corners before. Now that they have been identiied... if I ever go back to that city, I shall never experience it the same.
I had seen some of this footage before, but not all strung together like this. Thanks for posting this.
One wonders if the Panther might have had a better chance at survival if it hadn't been taken in flank. That frintal armour, sloped at the angle it is, might have been more proof against the Pershing's 90mm gun, although I guess we'll never know for certain.
Hats off to those who fought, those who died, and those who survived.
War is Hell.
B
The Pershing was the first US tank fitted with a stabilized main gun. Admittedly, the stabilization wasn't much compared with what we see these days, but it did give the gunner a reasonable chance of hitting a stationary or nearly stationary target from a moving tank. So firing on the move was not an unreasonable response under the circumstances.