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		arethuza on Aug 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rosatom releases previously classified documentary... I have seen a description of the allied fighting in Normandy that concluded that it doesn't matter if your tanks are 6 times better if your enemy has 10 times the number of tanks.

jabl on Aug 23, 2020 [–]

In Northern France much of the tank action IIRC was at very short range, due to lots of hedgerows.

In such an environment where all tanks are able to reliably hit and penetrate all others, numbers become the dominant factor.

In more open country, tank armour and punching power make more of a difference.

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