The data showed the Panther had a 10% advantage over the attacking Sherman when the Panther defended, but the Sherman was a whopping 8.4 times more effective then attacking Panthers when the Sherman defended. In these engagements, the Shermans was credited for destroying 70 Panthers for the loss of 20 Shermans. Overall the Sherman enjoyed a numerical advantage of 1.2:1. Out of a total of 17 Shermans and 24 Panthers, 5 Shermans were lost, 0 Panthers were lost. There were 2 engagements where the Shermans were attacking, but it was unclear who fired first. All 5 Shermans were destroyed for the loss of 0 out of 4 Panthers. There was 1 engagement where the Panthers fired first and the attacker was unclear. For a total of 10 Shermans vs 4 Panthers, 3 Shermans and 1 Panther were lost. 5 Shermans were lost in return for 57 Panthers.Ģ engagements were identified where the Shermans were attacking but the Panthers fired the first shot. These 19 engagements totaled 104 Shermans vs 93 Panthers. The casualties were 2 Shermans for the loss of 12 Panthers.ġ9 engagements were identified where the Shermans were defending and they fired the first shot. In these 5 engagements there were a total number of 41 Shermans against 17 Panthers. There were 5 engagements where the Shermans were attacking and fired the first shot. 29 engagements between Panthers and M4 Shermans were identified. In 1954 the US Ballistic Research Laboratory conducted a study on the engagements of the 3rd and 4th Armored Divisions from August 1944-December 1944.

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