[quote=Goldmarble]
I am fully aware, and dreading Seuss pulling out something equivalent to a T34, KV1, Panzer IV Ausf. G with the applique armor on us, "ahead of schedule."
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Nah, I'm trying to stay on schedule. That stuff was developed as a result of operational experience; the T34, for example, was designed after the Soviets encountered the Japanese in 1939 and learned from that experience.