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I think it is very revealing that these high scores by German Tankers were very rare in Normandy. Perhaps because in Normandy it is possible to check for confirmation of any such kills?
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Or it could have something to do with the complete allied air supremacy in Normandy- a level of air supermacy never achieved by the Russians.
Erich, your example is good info as to why I would agree that MOST of the kill-counts are probably very close to the actual numbers. IN some cases, I'm sure the german tankers got the numbers exactly right. In other cases, I'm also just as sure that some numbers were incorrect. Even more, in some cases I bet the German tankers intentionally inflated their numbers- but along this same line, I'm also sure that in some cases they UNDER-estimated!
Unfortunately, I doubt there is really any way to ever prove or dis-prove any of the kill counts claimed during the war...
Anyway, my main point on this one is the lack of relationship between kill-counts and production philosophies!
