>>15355676since he served in ww1 he personally saw mk iv tanks on the battlefield and their sheer size and armor
this stuck with him and caused him to believe that bigger and heavier = better
from this he failed to understand the differences in armoured warfare between ww1 and ww2
hence leading him to desire development of monster tanks like the königstiger
which were
>heavy>gas guzzlers >expensive>prone to mechanical failure>slow>large profileand other issues
when he shouldve been encouraging the production of medium tanks such as picrel which have the advantage of mobility and reliability while still retaining great firepower
medium tanks from ww2 are what modern main battle tanks are based off of, and the production of massive machines wasnt and isnt necessary
