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The Panther could destroy a Firefly at twice that range, because the frontal armour on the Firefly was only 50-76mm.plan_D said:And I see your another one that just states numbers without looking at the combat potential. The IS-2 had 120mm frontal armour, which looks impressive but it was crap! The Panther could destroy it at 800 m with a direct hit when the Soviets claimed it was invincible.
Did ypu know that until late September 44 the Firefly was only equipped with AP ammo, it was only after that, that the Firefly received HE ammo.Bringing all aspects of a tank (manuverability, ease of produce, durability, chance of strike, armament, armour, fuel consumption etc.) the Firefly could still be argued as the best of both Soviet and Allied armies.
plan_D said:A round coming from the 8.8cm KwK43 L/71 on a Tiger II would rip the IS-2 apart at over 2000 kilometres.
Eyewitnesses from his own unit have given evidence to the factAnonymous said:How can anyone be sure how his tank was destroyed without examining it.
Yes, but of poor quality and only showing the rear.Are any photos of the destoyed tank available? do those photo's dipict the damage.
There are several German eyewitness accounts, which match the British post-battle report.Without concrete evidence, all the interesting stories are just theories.