Good posts on this battle, the threads still going after 4 years.......
There seems to be new facts and figures coming out on the battle all the time, such as Nipes version of it.
Perhaps the battle can best be described as a very costly tactical loss but an strategic win for the Soviets.
As for losses, who knows, they vary so much it's hard to get a grip on the true figures.
Soviet losses have been claimed as low as 200 or as high as 822 tanks, but the loss records now show that they were probably between 150 and 300 complete losses, with a similar number damaged. Likewise, German loss claims have reached as low as 80 or into the hundreds, including "dozens" of Tigers.
Any ideas on total armour losses for the whole battle, not just Prokhorovka.
The Russians took control of the field, so I suppose that could repair quite a few of their tanks, while the Germans had to leave most behind.
Would Citadel have succeeded for the Germans if it was launched on May 4th, as originally planned?
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