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JayTownsend · 08-22-2021, 12:34 PM,

I always thought the Sherman tank should have an Armor factor of 4, especially years ago when the Battle of the Bulge game first was released, as fighting the Germans was just painful with a 3 factor in both Bulge games, Beyond Normandy & Liberation and even Road to Berlin.

Now with that said the Japanese will suffer even more with the tank on tank engagements. When it was a 3 value, the Type 95 and Type 97 had a chance, how ever small it was, if they rolled a 12, with a 4 they wouldn't. Now only the Type 97 Shinhoto has a chance against a Sherman tank with an armor factor of 4. Maybe that is how it should be, not counting the crossfire modifier and adjacent modifier. The Japanese 47mm AT gun weapons would need to a roll a 11 or 12 to do damage against 4 valued Shermans.

I think overall I would be happy with the 4, for all games. So many games have already been printed with the 3 value. Americans, British & Soviets all have 3 in the older games but why continue down that path going forward.

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Poll: What should Sherman canon be? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Armor 4 Shermans should be the new normal, backwards and forward.	15.38%	2	15.38%
Armor 4 Shermans unbalance things too much, leave them in "Specials".	7.69%	1	7.69%
Armor values should vary by time period. (Please specify in a reply.)	53.85%	7	53.85%
Armor 4 should be standard with armor 3 as an alternate.	15.38%	2	15.38%
Armor 3 should be standard with armor 4 as an alternate.	7.69%	1	7.69%
Total		13 vote(s)	100%