German tanks in World War II of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history. It had sloped armor which increased the effective thickness of the armor from to roughly , effectively making the front of the tank virtually impervious to enemy fire. However the sides of this tank were very vulnerable, ranging from only to of either barely sloped or completely flat armor plating. The tank carried a high-velocity 75 mm gun, which possessed more penetration than the Tiger's 88 mm gun at short range. Series production began in 1943. The tank was plagued with mechanical problems throughout its service life, several of which were never
Tank Battle Tank Battle Tank Battle is a Milton Bradley board game of strategy where players attempt to out-guess and out-maneuver their opponent in a contest of armored warfare, and includes the extra strategy brought by fuel and ammunition dumps as well as anti-tank guns and mines. The playing pieces are modeled after actual World War II tanks of the Americans and Germans, these being the M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank and the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. G. Milton Bradley touted this game as "The game of planning and strategy". The players take turns moving tanks across a 10x10 grid of 100 numbered