US vs German Squads (Mid-1944) Who was Superior? | Animated History

Protect yourself online by using ExpressVPN. Get 3 extra months free by using this link: https://www.expressvpn.com/armchair (Limited-time offer for The Armchair Historian viewers) Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/2VLHW19BIfs To begin a new series for the channel, we seek to answer this question: between the United States and Germany, who had the superior infantry in World War 2? Using historical analysis to gather data on their weaponry, tactics, training, and other key factors, we have developed a program to simulate thousands of battles under various conditions and determine an answer. Will the American M1 Garand outclass the German Karabiner 98k? Will the United States be outsmarted by German tactics? Cast your vote, enjoy the video, and contribute your own thoughts in the comments below! Sign up for Armchair History TV today! https://armchairhistory.tv Discord: https://discord.gg/zY5jzKp Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairHist Ironside Computers - Click here to customize your own PC: [https://ironsidecomputers.com/](https://ironsidecomputers.com/) USE DISCOUNT CODE "History" FOR 5% OFF! Bibliography: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a24537/m1-garand-world-war-two/ https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/10/13/john-brownings-automatic-rifle/ https://archive.org/details/Fm7-10/page/n3 page 139-142 https://archive.org/details/Fm7-10/page/n5 pages 121-126 https://www.thoughtco.com/karabiner-98k-the-wehrmachts-rifle-2361242 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/mg-42-machine-gun https://archive.org/details/TheGermanSquadInCombat/page/n13 https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/Primer-on-Urban-Operation/Documents/BlockByBlock_TheChallengesOfUrbanOperations.pdf Music: Corner Cube by Christian Andersen Evening Spies by Sage Oursler ES_Tension 4 by Fredrik Ekstrom Conquer the Battle 3 by Fredrik Ekstrom Awaiting Backup by Magnus Ringblom This is Not The End 5 by Fredrik Ekstrom Fire Storm 5 by Fredrik Ekstrom Thunder Storm 02 by Fredrik Ekstrom Invasion 4 by Fredrik Ekstrom This Is Not The End 1 by Fredrik Ekstrom