Forget the gun, armor and engine what Tanks from WWII just plain looks the coolest.
I love the low profile and short gun of the stuG III and the angled turret of the Crusader.
From Germany I like the jagdpanzer IV/L70 Lange. It is very mean looking with its long gun. From the US I like the American M18 Hellcat.
well i say chaffee for the US
it had a neat clean look
for germany i say the pzkv iii again a neat clean looking tank
I’d say the Panther was a very good looking tank. The Germans were heading in the right direction in tank design.
For the Germans it would be the Panther G, King Tiger, Jagdpanther, and Pz III L
Russians: IS-2, T-34/85, KV-1C
US: Hellcat, Chaffee, Pershing
British: Crusader, Valentine, Cromwell
From Germany I’d have to say that a Tiger I late looks the best. It just looks mean with its blocky design (I think that’s why I liked my 84 Oldsmobile too). Its 88mm was proportional to its size (my Olds didn’t have an 88).
I like Shermans with longer gun barrels like the 76mm and the 17lb fireflies. The 75mm and 105mm guns seem too stubby. The Sherman is blocky too, which I think looks cool.
SU-85/100 just looked ready for business. recently i became really fascinated with the M10…but since they are all tank destroyers, i guess i will have to pick the late version panther G.
Panther G
Just looks the way a tank should look.
Karl
In order of favourites:
IS-2/ IS-3
Pershing
Panther