Talk:Old Phyliss/@comment-132.3.45.83-20160310204506

Old Phyliss used the T23 turret, which had been originally intended for a new medium tank which was supposed to be an upgrade to the Sherman. Tests showed few substantial improvements over simply upgrading the Sherman with many of the T23's features, including adopting the new turret. It wasn't uncommon for an older chassis to get the usable turret from a newer vehicle as the repair depots would piece together a functional tank from the remains of several wrecked ones. This interchangeability was one of the Sherman's strengths, and shows how American industry ingenuity and practicality often trumped the German's penchant for technical gizmos that weren't always maintainable in the field.