german war machines were very ground breaking, as in pure german ingenuity. from designs, specs and performance. take a look at the modern helmet designs, like the PASGT Helmet:

why? The form offers much better protection than those of WWII.
modern us armed forces are technically wearing german helmets by design.haha
and the us sherman tanks, dubbed as ZIPPOs by their own gi's...as in lighter fluid like, dali masunog.
if only hitler back stabbed the russians a bit later during the war, they could have adapted the russian's sloping armor applied sa t-34s na cheap and easy to mass produce.
and this world would be in a world of sh!t, if hitler succeeded. from an indio's perspective.haha