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WWII; Танки;
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Любопытный документик спецам по танкам WW2
WO 291/1186, "The comparative performance of German
anti-tank weapons during WWII.", an OR report dated 24 May 1950.
The percentage of tank losses, by cause, for different theatres is given as
follows:
Theatre (tanks) Mines AT guns Tanks SP guns Bazooka Other Total
NW Europe (1305)22.1% 22.7% 14.5% 24.4% 14.2% 2.1% 100%
Italy (671) 30% 16% 12% 26% 9% 7% 100%
N Africa (1734) 19.5% 40.3% 38.2% nil nil 2% 100%
Mean values 22.3% 29.4% 25.3% 13.5% 6.1% 3% 100%
of which destrd 20.3% 29% 24.4% 12.7% 5.4% - 91.8%
of which dmaged 2% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% - 5.2%
Caution is advised over the "damaged" figures because of variability in
reporting.
It is stated that tanks and SP guns should be considered together, as war
diaries often show doubt over what exactly caused a tank loss.
Percentage personnel casualties, by type of tank:
Tank type Mines AT guns Tanks SP guns Bazooka
Sherman 24.6% 41.4% 60.5% 54.3% 44.7%
Churchill 14.7% 45% 46.7% 30% 14.7%
Stuart 34.6% 29.8% 51.7%
Crusader 38.5% 41.7%
Cromwell, Valentine,
Matilda, Grant 17.4% 34.4% 28.6%
Mean values 21.8% 40% 46.4% 48.4% 38.6%
Of which killed 4.8% 18% 21.8% 20.4% 18%
Of which wnded 17% 22% 24.6% 28% 20.6%