ORIGINAL: Panther F
Well, no one said the Tamiya system is perfect. It's an attempt to field some more heavy tanks on the Allied side other than the Pershing.
I'll rely on the many IR battles under my belt, the many years spent studying armor and the time building R/C tanks to speak for itself.
Debate or argue I'll not participate in that.
So, you agree then, the Sherman is a US Army designated WWII medium tank, even when it got fat & over-weight?
Some of the best humor I have witnessed, at one past TamiyaCon SCAT Demo Battle, was when 5 adult driven Sherman's went after one middle school aged drivers Tiger I. Up to that point the young teenager had picked off virtually every other allied tank on the field.
Later, with a Sherman, the kid lead the destruction of the Axis forces, at least once, with marksmanship and tactics.
The game can be anything a club wants and perhaps it isn't really about the Tamiya system.
I would enjoy fighting a nine hit, quick, fast Sherman. Probably won' happen.
But if you want to fight a heavy Allied WWII tank, start building and fighting Allied Russian armor, that seems the best, most fair and historically correct solution.
Just my 2 cents.