Original sentence: Against the M4 Shermans of the Allied tank forces, the Panther tank proved to most effective when fighting in open country and shooting at long range - its combination of superior armor and firepower allowed it to shoot up the M4 Shermans at a greater distance before the M4 Shermans could respond  - but it struggled in the bocage country and built-up areas of cities and small towns in Normandy..  An assessment of the weaknesses of the Panther tank by the commander of the Panzer Lehr Division, Gen.During the three month long battle in Normandy, the majority of German panzer forces, six and a half divisions, were drawn into the open farm country around Caen in the Battle of Caen against British-Canadien tank forces.forces in the meantime, facing one and a half German panzer divisions, primarily the Panzer Lehr Division, struggled in the heavy bocage territory around St
Edited sentence: Against the M4 Shermans of the Allied tank forces during this time, the Panther tank proved to most effective when fighting in open country and shooting at long range - its combination of superior armor and firepower allowed it to shoot up the M4 Shermans at a greater distance before the M4 Shermans could respond  - but it struggled in the bocage country and built-up areas of cities and small towns in Normandy..  An assessment of the weaknesses of the Panther tank by the commander of the Panzer Lehr Division, Gen.During the three month long battle in Normandy, the majority of German panzer forces, six and a half divisions, were drawn into the open farm country around Caen in the Battle of Caen against primarily British-Canadien tank forces.forces in the meantime, facing one and a half German panzer divisions, mainly the Panzer Lehr Division, struggled in the heavy bocage territory around St