CMBB v CMAK

[Nikita]

I told you to ask Steven Zaloga about those people. He knows Svirin surely, he is the leading historian and expert in Soviet tank development and, as far as I understood, consulted Zaloga on some issues.

Again: you have proved nothing, because you refuse to understand, that tank duels is not the thing, most oftenly happening in the war. And number of tanks alone does not mean everything.

About Panther Tiger and T-34 threat. Germans planned and developed their AT guns like 50 and 75mm paks much earlier, than they entered USSR. Idea of Tiger is also tracked earlier, than June 1941. Panther is a tank, that evolved from initial technical specifications, issued considering future developments of Allies tanks. Its gun penetration, armor, cost and complexity of production was simple overkill for T-34s of models, present at the moment PzV appeared. PzIV with long 75mm gun was already better armored (starting from 80mm) and gunned, than T-34s. it also had very good mobility, which, in fact, is comparable or even better, than T-34s (this was impression from people, who had chances to drive both tanks). Again: the only influence of T-34 on Panther was its slopped armor, which was unusual decision for German tank design.

I understood you are tanking production figures from GABTU reports (I had some), but I would like to take time to re-check.

Ordered OOB and actual OOB are two different things.