B'45: 509 Schwere Bn at Lake Balton January 1945

[milan]

The number of German tanks in action is always hard to determine.
Tipically Germans will report unit strength with total number of tanks. This include operational tanks and repairable tanks. Repairable tank can mean anything - repairable in few hours or repairable in several months.
Tiger II tanks were unreliable machines so it is most likely that no more than 30 tanks saw action at the same time. It is also possible that 15 tanks were in repair for the whole course of battle.
So we need to find very detailed source about this unit in order to determine real combat strength. I trust designers on this one.

milan