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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:31 PM

Yep, the French asked far too much in all their tank designs from the commander. Put that aside though and the Somua had a better AT gun in the 47mm, better armor, and better overall performance vs. the 35(t). It's not widely known/acknowledged just how thin skinned most of the German armor was at the time of the French campaign and a lot of hard lessons were learned which is why you see all of the in-production designs getting up-armored between June 1940 and the subsequent campaigns in 1941.

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, October 10, 2011 12:37 PM

Actually the Somua had a 47mm and the Pz 35 a 37mm gun. I'd say the Somua wins that. The problem in the Somua, was the commander was also the gunner and was performing too many functions. 

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Posted by T26E4 on Monday, October 10, 2011 7:46 AM

The Somua 35 was more heavily armored than the Pz 35(t) and arguably, one of the best medium tanks extant in 1940.  Probably mechanically more reliable than the mediocre Pz 35(t) as well.  Their armament was similar.  The S35 wins in this matchup

The OT-26 would still have been in service in the '41 invasion.  It would have been there to face the German onslaught.

The M7 HMC did have provision to carry 105mm rounds capable of AT work.  Definitely not what it was designed for but it retained this emergency capability.

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Posted by Phil_H on Monday, October 10, 2011 12:27 AM

Can't help you with the first two, but the M7 Priest was mobile artillery, mounting a 105mm howitzer and is unlikely to have engaged tanks directly. It was not designed to do so.

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The long Built up
Posted by T-rex on Friday, October 7, 2011 12:05 PM

Its been a long time since I posted here, I've taken a good modeling break due to school and other thing, But now that the weather is taking on the worst, Plus my stash is over flowing with kits that have to be done.

I'll be posting my build soon, starting with my completed Tamiya Universal Carrier in soviet marking (Lend Lense) which will go in a winter dio with my SU-122 which is almost done too, its just the winter scheme is giving me some problems.

For now I just got a few quick questions

1. What would have a better chance to win? Somua S35 or Pz.Kpfw 35(t) during the battle of France

2. I got a rare model called a OT-26 (model 1935), thought I don't know if the tank saw service in the early parts of WW2. I assume it fought in poland and finland, but what about Babarossa?

3. Did the M7 priest had any combat experience as a tank destroyer in close range combat?

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