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Hi Bob,

Thanks for that...I didn't think of those things.

Most of tanks were Cromwells with perhaps 20% Challengers, so it's not like these guys were in Sherman 'Tommy cookers'.

In the first study I sited, they actually broke down the data by the type of tank (mostly). The Sherman was probably the worst, as you'd expect; but the Cromwell was in a group that fared quite well.

In my post and data I took into account both dead and wounded, so I'm fully aware of that part; but I'm not really sure what 'combat inneffective' encompasses?

I assume it can't mean anything temporary, as routed/fleeing takes care of that; and crew casualties are not available by the next battle in a campaign. Is it serious shell shock?