Bear in mind that Rommel achieved those victories using a force consisting mostly of outdated Panzer I and II tanks, and inferior Italian light tanks.
Only in late 1942 and early 1943 did Rommel recieve sizable numbers of Panzer IV's armed with the longer 75mm cannon.
The North Afrika front only recieved a total of 20 Tiger I tanks, which arived only late in the campaign, seeing limited use.
So overall, he fought the British Matildas, Crusaders, Valentine, and later M3 Lee tanks with mostly Panzer II's and III's, and short barreled Panzer IV's.
The Luftwaffe was also severly outnumbered in North Afrika, being at an 3:5 disadvantage on average.
Now imagine what he could have done if he'd been fighting not only with the full weight of the Wermacht behind him, but also fighting against VERY poor quality tank crews, albeit in better tanks.
Only in late 1942 and early 1943 did Rommel recieve sizable numbers of Panzer IV's armed with the longer 75mm cannon.
The North Afrika front only recieved a total of 20 Tiger I tanks, which arived only late in the campaign, seeing limited use.
So overall, he fought the British Matildas, Crusaders, Valentine, and later M3 Lee tanks with mostly Panzer II's and III's, and short barreled Panzer IV's.
The Luftwaffe was also severly outnumbered in North Afrika, being at an 3:5 disadvantage on average.
Now imagine what he could have done if he'd been fighting not only with the full weight of the Wermacht behind him, but also fighting against VERY poor quality tank crews, albeit in better tanks.
