Is Fury a realistic film?

While the storyline is fictional, the depiction of Fury and its commander Wardaddy parallels the experience of several real Allied tankers, such as the American tank commander Staff Sergeant Lafayette G.

Why the Tiger tank was bad?

Late war Germans tanks like the Tiger and Panther had a reputation for being over-engineered and mechanically finicky. As with any sophisticated weapon, the Tiger II did suffer from reliability issues, especially at the hands of the poorly trained and inexperienced tank drivers of the late war German army.

Is Tiger tank overrated?

While the Tiger I and Tiger II tanks were certainly formidable heavy tanks and more than capable of going toe to toe with any allied tank that they could put in the field, they remain one of the most overrated tanks of WW2. The allies had airplanes, tank destroyers, and artillery to take out Tigers.

What was the best tank in WW2?

the T-34
Though later tanks produced during this time period proved to have better armor and armament, the T-34 is often recognized as the most effective, highly influential and efficient tank design of WWII.

How realistic is the Tiger tank in fury?

For Bill, the scene in which this Tiger tank takes on three US counterparts was the most realistic part of the film. Fury accurately portrays how superior the German tanks were. A Sherman provided you with protection against most enemy fire but against a Tiger it could easily become your coffin.

What do you think about the movie Fury?

Fury shows just how vulnerable you were fighting in a Sherman tank. There is a lot of blood and gore in the film but nothing can really come close to the true horrors of tank warfare. I saw people being blown up and burnt alive. Going to see Fury you don’t get that dreadful, nauseating smell of burnt flesh.

What is the Tiger tank?

E, often shortened to simply just Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly impressive Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1.

How does freedomfury portray how superior the German tanks were?

Fury accurately portrays how superior the German tanks were. A Sherman provided you with protection against most enemy fire but against a Tiger it could easily become your coffin. I remember a very near miss where an eight cm shell from a Tiger tank went within inches of our turret and we decided not to stay around too long after that.