What some of the very best have in common is the first-hand experiences of their filmmakers: men like Sam Fuller, Jean-Pierre Melville and John Huston saw it all for themselves and brought that authenticity to their films. There are gripping stories of resistance movies like Army of Shadows and Kanal, a whole canon of Holocaust masterpieces and a number of seminal documentaries that employ real-life footage to bring it all home. Over 2,000 were produced, while the 90 mm guns of the American M36 tank destroyer-later of the M26 Pershing-also demonstrated a capable counterthreat.A whole genre in their own right, World War II movies come in all shapes and sizes: from gung-ho men-on-a-mission movies like Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare to the bleaker, more complex visions of war that usually emerged from the vanquished nations ( Fires on the Plain, Kelly’s Heroes, Stalingrad, et al).
The 17-pounder gun, mounted on the Sherman Firefly and some M10 tank destroyers, was the British answer to the Tiger problem and could effectively penetrate their armor. Later came the SU-85, which could effectively knock out Tigers from a greater distance.
The Soviets also developed the 85 mm anti-tank gun, which was mounted on the ferociously mass-produced T-34s to form the T-34-85. They were highly effective at destroying enemy Tigers. Soon, the Tiger had to face the powerful IS-2 and the ISU-152-armed with powerful 122 mm and 152 mm armaments, respectively. Of course, there were numerous considerations to take into account-terrain, weather conditions, nature of the defense or attack, and so on-but here are some of the Allies' key principles and responses to overcome the Tiger menace: Fresh tactics required nerves of steel, while others called for a steady hand and pinpoint accuracy.
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