So my question is why does Israel start at a pathetic 6.0 with the worst ammo ever when there was clearly plenty of earlier tanks available?? Granted these were apparently stolen but lets face facts - when it comes to realistic in Warthunder it does stretch a bit!
Israel acquired its first functional tanks in May 1948, just days after declaring independence. These were two British Cromwell tanks stolen from the British army by Jewish sympathizers, which were quickly followed by a shipment of second hand Sherman tanks that arrived in November 1948. (Tanks of the Israel Defense Forces - Wikipedia), 2, 3, 4, 5]
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- The Stolen Cromwells (May 1948): Two British soldiers defected and drove two Cromwell tanks out of a British military base, handing them over to the Haganah (the precursor to the Israel Defense Forces). [1, 2, 3, 4]
- The “Meir” Sherman (May 1948): Concurrently, Israeli forces managed to acquire and patch up an abandoned, damaged M4 Sherman tank nicknamed “Meir”. [1, 2]
- First Official Shipment (November 1948): Ten additional Sherman tanks (originally missing their main guns) were clandestinely shipped and delivered to the port of Haifa. [1]
- First Combat: Three of these early Shermans and one Cromwell first saw operational action during Operation Horev in December 1948. [1]
The above tanks are just a few selections of tanks the tech tree SHOULD have!!! Cant see why its overlooked or just ignored.!!!
Playing 6.0 with the WORST ever M4 is just dumb in my opinion.!! Barely worth 5.0!