This was almost twice what Germany and Great Britain built combined during the same period. Among the many weapons produced by America's workers, tanks rate as an important example with 88,140 built between 19. The equipping of the United States military with the weapons it needed to prevail during World War II was an unparalleled example of America's industrial might at the time. This book details the full range of these vehicles, giving technical specifications and development features as well as describing how they were manned and fought in battle. That was the leading theory of the time and, as a result, the Army went with the M4 Sherman – producing over 50,000 of those tanks.Stuart, Sherman, Lee, and Grant tanks dominated the US Army and Marine Corps armored warfare effort versus Nazi Germany and Tojo's Japan. Meanwhile, the mission of the tank was to support infantry. These vehicles were fast and had potent guns, but sacrificed a lot of armor to achieve such a speed. Instead, that job was relegated to the aptly named tank destroyer class of vehicle. Prior to World War II, the United States Army didn't think that tanks should fight other tanks. The few tanks that did get to the front lines performed well, though - leaving many to wonder what might have happened had an Army general by the name of Leslie McNair been more open-minded. While over 2,000 of these tanks were produced, they largely missed World War II because of bureaucratic infighting. Well, the M26 Pershing fits into neither of these categories. In other cases, a piece of technology might mark an important milestone, but end up virtually obsolete by the time the next war rolls around, as was the case with USS Ranger (CV 4). In some cases, there simply aren't any conflicts going on through which the gear can demonstrate its worth (the B-36 Peacemaker comes to mind).
Sometimes, a good weapon system never gets a chance to shine.
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