> The top German tanker (Michael
> ...?) was killed by a Firefly in Normandy the day after having carried out
> the most amazing single tank demolition derby on record. 20+ armoured 
> and/or
> tracked or support vehicles destroyed in under 10 minutes (probably with
> minimal loss of life)(relatively).While at its work it was fired on at 
> point
> blank range by a British tank with no effect.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Villers-Bocage

If you like inspiring accounts of achievements against impressive odds this 
is worth reading. It's a vast shame (he said again) that such games result 
in people dying - the "competitive" aspects are astounding. Quite how you 
retain this and eliminate war is a problem. Sport just doesn't manage.

Not bad for a single Tiger tank:

    "Wittmann and his crew pushed down the main road towards Villers-Bocage 
and, in the following fifteen minutes, destroyed ten tanks, two anti-tank 
guns, and a dozen or more half-tracks and Universal carriers.[12] "

Sadly for him, next day the Fireflys came.

Michael Wittman.
Top German tank commander.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wittmann

Killed by a Firefly the day after this most astounding incident.


   Russell


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