Recoiless guns at Kursk ? I thought these were only issued to Fallshirm truppen in Sicisly and the Italien fronts..... ? Hmmmmm this is interesting.

For Das Reich, and slightly off topic here....

On JUly 4th 43, Das Recih had 48 Pz III, 30 Pz IV's (one quarter with short barrels) 12 Tiger 1's, 8 panzer III command tanks, 18 T-34's, 33 Stug's and 10 marders. The 5th of July the Tiger 1's destroyed some 23 Soviet tanks in 6 hours of fighting neare Beresoff and hill 233.3 to the north. the 6th of July, Tiger 1's destroyed 10 Soviet tanks of the 2nd Guards, but Pak fire killed 6th Kompanie Kommandeur Worthmann. dieter Kesten took over command of 6th komapnie. By July 13th hans Mennel in Pz. IV # 621 had destroyed 24 tanks in the Citadel campaign. From July 5th to the 16th, Das Reich accounted for 448 Soviet tanks and SU's losing a total of 46 panzers and assault guns destroyed. Before the end of citadel on the 28th, 1st SS handed over to Das Reich 9 Tigers, 39 Pz. IV's and 4 Pz. III's. Das Reich had already fit for service : 33 Pz. III's 17 Pz. IV's, 2 T-34's and 2 Tiger 1's.
From July 30th to August 21st opposing the Soviet counterattacks on the Mius, Das Reich destroyed 391 Soviet tanks and SU's. It's Oanther Abteilung first saw combat on August 22nd, around Starja-Ljubotin and Kommuna, knocking out 53 Soviet tanks.
From Armor Battles of the W-SS / Will Fey......

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