Author: Dark Docs

The heart-stopping detonation and the toll of twisting metal reverberated across the stretch of Bourguébus Ridge. For a brief, terrifying moment, the crew of the M4A2 Sherman was ensnared in a chilling paralysis. An ominous silhouette of a Panzer IV rose before them, its gun barrel still smoking from the fresh shot it had released. Panic took hold of the American crew; they were convinced a second round from the Panzer would turn their metal beast into a coffin. With an urgency fueled by raw fear, they hastily deserted the tank, darting towards cover. Yet the second shot never appeared.…