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Originally posted by TooCool_12f:
I thought that too... and then came across the military museum in Belgrade... there, I saw a couple of WWI and WWII tanks and was amazed at how small these things are (you can see some photos in my gallery, in signature below). barely bigger than a Jeep Cherokee (only maybe somewhat wider), and definitely having less space inside...
Specs on the German tank posted earlier

Specifications
Crew 18
Weight 73,700 lbs
Length 26' 3"
Width 10' .5"
Height 10' 10"
Range 25 miles
Armor 0.39 - 1.18"
Armament 57mm, 6 x MG
Engine 2 x 100hp
Performance 8 mph

The British MK V

Specifications Crew 8
Weight 29 tons (Male) 28 tons (Female)
33 tons (Male*) 32 tons (Female*)
35 tons (Male**) 34 tons (Female **)
Height 8.68'
Length 26.5'
32.4' (Star)
Width 12.84' (Male) 10.5' (Female)
Range 45 miles
Armor 6 - 12mm
Armament 2 x 6pdr, 4 x MG (Male) 6 x MG (Female)
Engine Ricardo gasoline 150hp
Ricardo gasoline 225hp (V*)
Performance 4.6 mph

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/

Not exactly small.

There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.