5.7 Shermans

[LordBUM]

now i remember why i stopped playing them THEY ALL SUCK seriously gaijin these things have no business being at 5.7 they should all be 4.7 or at least 5.0. they are almost useless at 5.7 its not worth playing them.

[Tongan_Boy01]

The 76 mm is one of the most versatile guns of ww2, making the Sherman's petty good if you ask me

[DOOPs Greatest Admiral]

They are great tanks, but are over-tiered like everything US in 5-6.7. that br range is maximum german hand holding.

[Sweetie]

Originally posted by DOOPs Greatest Admiral:

They are great tanks, but are over-tiered like everything US in 5-6.7. that br range is maximum german hand holding.

Yeah the easy 8 Shermans are hyped up as good but you have to be on top of your game and you can't tank shots and you aren't even more mobile than any other medium tank but they totally should be at 5.0-5.7! The reality is that compared to Panthers, the ONLY thing Shermans have going for them is the stabilizer. That is it.
Anyone telling you that the sherman can or should compete with Panthers is full of crap. Panthers I'd argue are even better than Tigers. I've bounced way more shells off a Panther UFP than an angled Tiger.

[Lucky_Star_Fan]

Originally posted by Tongan_Boy01:

The 76 mm is one of the most versatile guns of ww2, making the Sherman's petty good if you ask me

Yeah, and if their HVAP rounds could penetrate panther front plates like they could in real life, maybe they should be at 5.7. But they can't.

[nuke]

Originally posted by Lucky_Star_Fan:

Originally posted by Tongan_Boy01:

The 76 mm is one of the most versatile guns of ww2, making the Sherman's petty good if you ask me

Yeah, and if their HVAP rounds could penetrate panther front plates like they could in real life, maybe they should be at 5.7. But they can't.

hvap is straight up bad in game and needs a rework, the pen values for half the rounds do not match the actual irl values

[{sBc} Bane5]

If armor plates could actually crack from multiple HE hits or failed penetrations to a single location, then the 75mm sherman vs panther matchup wouldn't feel so lopsided.

War thunder models pen as all or nothing, but IRL there's some nuance in between with strength of materials.

[Cop Unit 12]

Originally posted by nuke:

Originally posted by Lucky_Star_Fan:

Yeah, and if their HVAP rounds could penetrate panther front plates like they could in real life, maybe they should be at 5.7. But they can't.

hvap is straight up bad in game and needs a rework, the pen values for half the rounds do not match the actual irl values

APCR rounds were nerfed years ago due to them being the only round used. What you see today is because gajjin has no idea what to do with them.