Info: Great Tank Battles & Lessons Learned

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McMaster recounts: “What struck me was how quickly it occurred. And if you’re able to get the jump on the enemy in the desert and fire first with 9 M1A1 tanks that don’t miss, fire a round every 3 seconds, very rapidly you can break the enemy’s back to the point where he just can’t recover it.” Source: amp.dailycaller.com


* Michael Wittmann: Greatest Tank Ace
Michael Wittmann - the most decorated tank ace in history - fought at Kursk and in Normandy - and in many of the greatest tank battles of all time.

My list of great tank battles:

5. The Battle of Tunisia
Two of history's most-famous commanders go head-to-head in a North African battle.


4. The Battle of Kursk: Southern Front
SS troops battle Russian defenders in the Russian village of Prokhorovka in the largest tank battle.


3. The Battle of Arracourt
The largest tank to tank battle of WWII, as Hitler is desperate to halt Patton's advance.

2. The Battles of El Alamein
Rommel's Desert Afrika Corps faces off against Montgomery's Eighth Army.


1. The Battle of 73 Easting
The most studied tank battle, the Battle of 73 Easting during the Gulf War.

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