Sherman tank myths debunked

[Crossroads]

It might have been Beevor's Normandy 1944, or some other book, but yes I've seen that stat mentioned somewhere else too. But as the author here mentioned as well, they pretty much annihilated any soft skinned vehicles they saw, and the tankers become utterly demoralised due the total air superiority and attacks on them.

What was new to me was how early the 76mm gun planning started, and how long it then got before the production truly started. Funny comment about the good rep the Fireflys got in Normandy too. "They were considered so good only because there was nothing else there, at the time". Ha.