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« on: July 24, 2006, 02:49:40 PM »
You may be misreading Keegan and Collins.
Kirosheev gives received in 1944 as 4,000 heavy, 17,000 medium and 200 light for the Soviets, tanks only, not SPs. . Ellis gives Total tank and SP with 75mm and above for 1944 for Russia 28,483, for Germany, 18,576. I don't remember 29,000 for German tanks in 1944, let along tanks and SPs total for that year. Panzer Truppen lists of new Pz. 3 (including 5.0 cm) Pz, IV Panthers and Tigers do not total 29,000 for the 1944, maybe half that at most. the breakdown is month by month, but few months total 3,000.