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Originally Posted by csThor
Tank claims are a lot more difficult than the already difficult aircraft claims as it's nearly impossible to discern whether or not a tank is out of action - unless it's burning fiercely.
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You’re right. Some fancy claims were made at the Falaise Pocket battle. RAF and USAf claimed 391 armored vehicles as destroyed. Shortly afterwards, in a close examination of battlefield, 133 vehicles were effectively found, of which only 33 had been effectively destroyed, sometimes indirectly, by air attack.
In my opinion, however, there is a widespread tendency to give more credit at German claims and less at Soviet ones.