How Effective Were The American Tank Destroyer Forces During WW2? March 12, 2023 Unipro2013main Historical, History, Military History, WW2 Battle Tanks </p> <h2>American Tank Destroyer Forces During WW2</h2> <p> The German success in concentrating and using armoured forces in a fast-moving offensive in the early stages of WWII astounded military observers.</p> <p>The US Army’s response to the Germans’ massed formations of armored vehicles was the tank destroyer force.</p> <p>Tank-destroyers, like armor and artillery, established their own branch of the army with the support of Lt. Gen. Leslie McNair the Army’s chief of training and doctrine.</p> <p>The tank destroyer concept envisioned battalions working as autonomous units capable of reacting quickly to large enemy tank attacks.</p> <p>When mobile troops were threatened by enemy fire, US Tank Destroyer doctrine called for them to move fast to a certain position, fire on enemy armor once they were within range and then retreat immediately and take up another position.</p> <p>In terms of vehicle design, mobile tank destroyers were to be heavily armed but with speed taking precedence over armor protection.<br /> <br /> Credit to :</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
