Were heavy tanks worth the cost in WWII?

[Norgy]

With the devil? Along with Johnny Cash?

[MadImmortalMan]

I got to see the lone surviving T28 monstrosity at Ft. Knox 20 (!) years ago.  Big and ugly-- reminded me of some Soviet vehicle.

They took it from us and sent it down to Georgia.

Is that the one at Benning?

[derspiess]

I got to see the lone surviving T28 monstrosity at Ft. Knox 20 (!) years ago.  Big and ugly-- reminded me of some Soviet vehicle.

They took it from us and sent it down to Georgia.

Yeah, I know.  That was a pretty cool museum. 

[Admiral Yi]

When did Johnny Cash go to Georgia? 

[PDH]

When did Johnny Cash go to Georgia? 

When he was counting Pz IIIs

[derspiess]

Charlie Daniels, Norg

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

When did Johnny Cash go to Georgia? 

When he was counting Pz IIIs

He shot a Pz III Ausf G in Tblisi, just to watch it burn.

[Razgovory]

That's impressive considering that that M3s only served front line duty for a short time.

The M3 was a key component of the British 14th Army's armored units in the CBI theater for virtually the entire war.  It was also used heavily by the Soviets from the start of Lend-Lease through mid-43.

Mid 1943 was pretty much when the US phased it out as well.  I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that that the British used them in Burma.  That theater was equipped with hand-me-downs.  Even a poor tank is better then nothing.

[Norgy]

When did Johnny Cash go to Georgia? 

When he was counting Pz IIIs

He shot a Pz III Ausf G in Tblisi, just to watch it burn.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Mid 1943 was pretty much when the US phased it out as well.  I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that that the British used them in Burma.  That theater was equipped with hand-me-downs.  Even a poor tank is better then nothing.

December '41 through mid-43 is not what I would classify as "a short time".

[Ed Anger]

That's impressive considering that that M3s only served front line duty for a short time.

The M3 was a key component of the British 14th Army's armored units in the CBI theater for virtually the entire war.  It was also used heavily by the Soviets from the start of Lend-Lease through mid-43.

Mid 1943 was pretty much when the US phased it out as well.  I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that that the British used them in Burma.  That theater was equipped with hand-me-downs.  Even a poor tank is better then nothing.

You didn't need anything fancy against the nips. Their tanks were made from sardine cans.

[Norgy]

Order up a #46 with Ode Wingate and extra Chindit, and you'd have a nice Nip-stuffing combo.

[Razgovory]

Mid 1943 was pretty much when the US phased it out as well.  I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that that the British used them in Burma.  That theater was equipped with hand-me-downs.  Even a poor tank is better then nothing.

December '41 through mid-43 is not what I would classify as "a short time".

I don't think they were being used in December of '41.  Looking around they first saw action saw action in late spring of 1942.  So they saw front line use for little over a year.  Compare this to the Panzer III which was used from 1939-1943, being phased out for the most part at the same time as the M3s or the Sherman being used from fall of 1942 till the end of the war and saw a lot of use in Korea as well.