re: How were German armored divisions so much more elite than their US counterparts

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I think that the movie "Fury" takes place mostly in 1945


I did see the movie and SPOILER BELOW:
























Of course its a movie, but the platoon of shermans were sent to gaurd the crossroads. 4 tanks what appear to be Fury (M4e8) and 3 M4's are traveling down the road toward their objective. They are attacked by a hidden Tiger in a hull down position across a large field from Fury's 3 o clock position.

Of course the heavy Tiger then advances out of his perfect hull down position into a muddy field to engage the 3 remaining US tanks... i could not get over this. lol. A veteran Tiger commander would simply use his superior position and gun range rather then advance through a field likely get stuck. ahhh...movies.


I think the reason the Tiger advanced was to press his advantage. His vision was obscured by smoke. If he would have just stayed at his current location and continued to get covered by smoke, the American tanks could have easily flanked him. By pressing through the smoke he was able to engage the Americans head on, which was to his advantage.