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How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tanks-for-the-memories dept.

Pepebuho writes "This an article about how the allies were able to estimate the number of German tanks produced in World War 2 based on the serial numbers of the tanks. Neat! Godwin does not apply."

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  1. original source by slshwtw · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the original source... from July 2006.

  2. Re:Who's to say by kg8484 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Don't be so dismissive. Knowing how many tanks the Germans had in total is related to knowing how many they can marshal in a particular region. Also, part of the allies' goal was to figure out how many tanks the Germans could manufacture. If that number was high, then the Germans could have bolstered an undersupplied and perceived-to-be-weak region.

    To be back on track, the math involved is pretty straightforward. For those interested, the Wikipedia article has more information on the subject.