tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post2480099510614908502..comments2024-01-18T00:59:52.237-08:00Comments on Christos military and intelligence corner: Book review - Kursk 1943: A Statistical analysisChristos T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04246906263926130737noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-4077463085100251702019-03-10T09:06:50.880-07:002019-03-10T09:06:50.880-07:00All material losses Germans suffered in whole East...All material losses Germans suffered in whole Eastern Front during June-August 1943 including even most expensive - aircraft losses - were surprisingly moderate. Only 3% of value of German 1943 munition production. Most people, even historians are totally ignorant of the fact that just 30-33% of German munition production was targeting land war. These facts have been now published by both German new studies and Phillips Payson O'Brien in his "How The War Was Won, Air Sea War And Allied Victory"-book. <br /><br />Just one example came from top German production month: July 1944. <br /><br />-Aircraft production 48.3%<br />-Ammunition 24.0% (33% of it not to army)<br />-Weapons 9.4% ( 45% not to army)<br />-AFVs 7.8%<br />-Navy vessels 4.5% (record lowest, in late 1944 7.5%)<br />- motor vehicles 2.4%<br />- half trucks 1.6%<br />- powder 2.0%<br /><br />There is also interesting production. Until very late of 1942 AFV production took slice of just 4% of German munition production. <br /><br />Annually Germans had no problems to produce all material for 280 German divisions of which 40 were armored. So please don't try to dramatize German material losses in east. <br /><br />Biggest game changer in east during 1943 was growing Allied air power and operations in Mediterranean. They forced Germany to pull air cover from east plus some motorized units to south and west. 1943 was the year when American influence over Europe started to grow exponentially. <br /><br />Matsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977922465663510232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-68357364970151117642017-07-21T15:22:39.513-07:002017-07-21T15:22:39.513-07:00the german losses were heavier on the 1st line com...the german losses were heavier on the 1st line combat troops, which are much more critical. <br /><br />Also V.Manstein pulled out many of the tanks right after the battle, so that when the Soviets attacked on August 5, the Germans were in shambles.y welishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436634064635878780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-38022481205448520872017-07-17T12:29:58.557-07:002017-07-17T12:29:58.557-07:00Eastern Front land warfare generally was primitive...Eastern Front land warfare generally was primitive compared to than in western theaters of war in air and at sea. Equiptment, vehicles, weapons and ammunition lost in battle were fast and cheaply replaced by munition production. Much serious losses were sunk vessels especially aircraft carriers at sea and deceased well trained aircraft and U-boat crews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-77672552423676927392017-06-04T21:51:07.820-07:002017-06-04T21:51:07.820-07:00WWII propeller driven aircraft had limits in terms...WWII propeller driven aircraft had limits in terms of range and payload (not to mention accuracy). So their effect on combat operations was not similar to today’s aircraft. <br /><br />Airpower played a role in WWII but it was not the decisive factor. <br />Christos T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04246906263926130737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-66766686916721623022017-06-04T04:45:24.900-07:002017-06-04T04:45:24.900-07:00Were ground battles really decisive at all or was ...Were ground battles really decisive at all or was it air power destroying mobility of ground forces + destroying ability to produce fuel and supply much more vital than common wisdom claimed by main stream historians is suggesting? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-84764361462767458142015-06-06T07:57:45.849-07:002015-06-06T07:57:45.849-07:00"This is obviously wrong since the Panzer uni..."This is obviously wrong since the Panzer units did not suffer heavy casualties."<br /><br />'equipment' includes much more than tanks. The shortage of motor vehicles suitable for use at the front (such as Opel Blitz 3 ton lorries) had been severe since late 1941 and the refreshing of the fast divisions was as much about scrounging up tanks and personnel as it was about scrounging up lorries. French, Czech and many German lorry types (including Ford V8 lorries) were practically unsuitable for army division use.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-45892570141418553372015-01-14T11:28:19.554-08:002015-01-14T11:28:19.554-08:00War is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious ...War is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.<br />Geraldhttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-63707537332502262942014-01-29T14:34:34.883-08:002014-01-29T14:34:34.883-08:00They only had to read 1 or 2 books in fact by Sylv...They only had to read 1 or 2 books in fact by Sylvester stadler and h klink das gestez des handelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335175720102608134.post-91068329184153140162013-01-23T06:44:08.473-08:002013-01-23T06:44:08.473-08:00Thanks for that info, Christos.Thanks for that info, Christos.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com