I didn't mark three tanks in the poll. The reasons are:
Panzer IV: A fairly average tank. Although at any given time it was slighty ahead of the Sherman in firepower, armor was nearly the same. It also wasn't produced in remotely the numbers of the Sherman. While it did have a three-man turret and radio as standard, so did the earlier Panzer III.
Merkava: Mainly a defensive tank that hasn't really stood out in the combat it's seen. Came close to making the list.
M48 et al: Generally inferior to Russian tanks of it's era (primarily in armor) and not nearly as good as the Centurion.
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