A very interesting site. This one is by Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitriy Loza who was part of a Sherman tank crew and he has a book out. Dmitriy Loza - I REMEMBER
A very interesting site. This one is by Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitriy Loza who was part of a Sherman tank crew and he has a book out. Dmitriy Loza - I REMEMBER I saved to read later. From what I have read he was really in the thick of things, and lucky to survive.
It's cropped up before, but I can't be arsed to find the thread and it's definitely well worth another mention. Did it used to be a part of Russian battlefield? Ah, I see it still is.
pretty detailed accounts...very nice read. Normally this would not be published on the web but in a bookformat (which doesnot reach as much interested readers as one would hope for). One thing I still don't understand , why the exported Valentine tank was ' highly' regarded by the soviets. Dmitrey says " because sloped armour" (really ?) Somewhere else I noted "because Valentines were relatively silent, so the germans (in city rubble?) wouldn't hear them coming .." (ok, less noisy than T34..but "silent" ?). Any other view points ?
Just noticed this. The Valentine was well regarded in the Red Army for its reliabilty, mobility and low profile, which made it very suitable as a reconnaissance tank. It wasn't a light tank proper, but it fulfilled its functions very well. Besides, the armour for a recce tank was more than adequate, so much the better. The gun was not exactly stellar, but the other recce tanks weren't either, but when the 6pdr versions started coming then it became was a very serious 'light tank' indeed.