Well, Andreas, you do have some good points there. But- first off, the russiansd had over 2,000 T-34s in service when the germans invavded, so there definetley were a reasonable amount available. And could you give some sources on tank vs. tanks combat? Anything with numbers or accounts? I think you are clearly UNDER- estimating the significance of tanks and AFVs. The PzIII example I used was just that- an EXAMPLE. And you clearly missed the point of the example- simply having extra equipment does not address the other requirements for USING said equipment.
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Naturally with all this upping-production the supply organisation and fuel production would also have to be increased. But if we are looking at an across-the-board increase of production, then I can see no particular problems developing with supply
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Huh? That makes no sense- an across the board increase in production REQUIRES an across the board increase in resources. So the germans are going to find all this additional fuel where? And the additional steel and iron for these vehicles- magic?
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More trucks, more railway gangs, more trains, more fuel => more tanks in action.
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So now in addition to tanks, you would have germany also producing thousands more trucks. Plus, more trains does not address Kai's point- the railroad systems were of a different guage, so what kinds of trains would you produce? And more men for the railway gangs mean less men for the front.
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Again, that is a minor tactical detail. And you are missing the general situation, again.
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Friedrich, don't you understand that your "general situation" does not exist without the minor details? You can ignore that stuff if you want, but reading of sources clearly shows that these were hugely important factors.
Not to mention that no-one has even addressed germany's manpower shortage. Even if your theory holds, and germany could somehow produce all this stuff without the necessary resources, where would the soldiers come from? The Factory workers?