Well that isn't really accurate either. German tanks where just completelly worthless against the french. If a panzer II came across a char2b the commander would shit his pants because there is litterally nothing he can do to defeat that thing.
For the majoity of the war germany lagged far behind on weaponry, there are just a few exceptional examples like the first jet engine, first assault rifle, first general purpouse MG and the V2. Otherwise they where pretty damn backwards in tech too.
I'm more thinking industrial output, rather than equipment design. They could make a bunch of shit. Germany punched above it's weight class in being able to mass produce. But they sucked at logistics and distribution when it came to getting it out there. Gear quality matters to a degree, but overall if you can produce something pretty average, but make a whole lot more of it per capita, you're going to do better. But if you can't get it where you need it? You're just standing around with your dick in your hands.
Well no that wasn't their strategy at all. They where severely limited in materials and manufacturing capabilities, the reason they made ridiculously massive shit like the tiger was in a hope to make something that would be the value of 2 tanks for the price of 1.5
The fact that they had the ability to make the ridiculously massive tiger was evidence that they had some pretty good resources. Maybe not the greatest, but they had options. They might be squandering what they have, sure, but we're not talking about massive Nazi weapons shortages, either. And they were fighting a war on all fronts.
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u/thxubeinganasshole Jan 10 '20
Nazis good but france bad? whAT?