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Originally Posted by knusel
is it easy to discern from a Ju 87 or Il-2 if a tank that you have attacked is destroyed or not ?
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The history or armoured warfare would suggest that tanks thought to be destroyed were very often disabled but could be recovered and repaired. Fire or explosion are probably reliable indicators of destruction. However, a hit that brings a tank to halt although of immediate tactical value — removing an enemy asset from fighting in progress — may not have destroyed it altogether.