CMBB v CMAK

[Nikita]

I'm afraid it is not exactly the right message board to discuss history, but:

Per p. 3: I think you did not understand my point correctly: Russian pre-war methodology of employment of tanks, both in offensive and defensive engagements was limited to tactical attacks, not fire from ambushes, etc. In addition, their tanks poorly echeloned tanks in attack formation and did not care much of fire support from rear echelon during the attack.

p.4 Do not mix the early war (1939-1940) OOB of panzer division and OOB of divisions, that invaded Russia: there was a reform with significantly lowering the amount of tanks per division. Russian OOB was more similar to early war panzer division OOB with all faults and drawbacks, which Germans had already refused and eliminated by June 1941.

As for Raseiniai, we could speak about it in different message board, but I am afraid your vision of the situation is not correct. Russians did not overcome position of divisional arty there (at least that is what I remember), since they attacked without proper fire support and had no arty FO in their tanks.

As for tank battles and German tank losses: majority of tank losses usually are attributed to Russian AT and divisional guns of infantry and poor repairs after unprecedentally lengthy marches.

And, finally, about radios: German tanks, captured at Kursk in 1943, were not 100% equipped with radios. I do not know the real situation in 1941.