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| WWII German Tiger Tank |
The Soviet Union seemed to achieve victory no matter the cost. There were plenty of underground painters releasing satire portraying Stalin's hand pushing masses of Russians to stop the German tanks with their bodies. The German tanks were better, stronger, and had more reach. The invasion of Western Europe was a high risk operation. There was a race for tank design and process because at some moment Soviet tanks could not even penetrate the armor of the NAZI Tiger tank.
One of the highest risk of the Allies' invasion was the German tank. If the Germans created a new tank or the German tank production was a lot higher than predicted, the allies could have suffered a terrible defeat. Looking at WWII footage, the panthers divisions were fierce, highly trained, and highly technical. Every time a German tank was encountered was a risk to the whole mission, and it produced a serious engagement that derailed plans on a daily basis. By the time US troops placed the hidden German tank, a serious blow had been taken.
One of the most important tasks for the successful invasion of Europe was to figure out the NAZI tank production. An engineer had the idea that given Germans were so methodical, they would probably number their tanks in the order they were produced. Using this assumption and constantly comparing the numbers to captured German tanks in the battlefield, the allies forecasted Germany's tank production to be 256 tanks a month. Given the magnitude of the German battle front, the allies concluded this number was too low to put the invasion in jeopardy by itself.
When US troops took over the German tank factories, records showed a production level of 255 tanks a month. A simple insightful knowledge of the German culture allowed the Allies to see in the dark and accurately forecast the enemy's strength.
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