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The Germans, characteristically, were rabid about accurate stat keeping and the numbers of German troops that got sliced, diced and pureed by Ivan’s artillery were pretty well documented. Do NOT f**k with Ivan when his artillery is properly set up and ranges on you.

Concur, historically and tactically. As a young tank crewdawg looking at the potential for a visit to the Federal Republic by the Eighth Guards Tank Army in the mid-1960's, I was not overly impressed with the 17-1 tank versus tank odds we'd be facing the first day, nor did we overly sweat Soviet air support. Artillery was our second-largest fear; artillery during rearm/refuel was our biggest.

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I have no military experience tho through a weird couple of events I was actually sworn in to the Army before being told I could “follow the yellow arrows” to go home from Maxwell Air Force Base after being drafted. My hearing was damaged by a lot of shooting while still very young without protection.

I am sure someone famous said something like “Artillery is the King of the Battlefield”, tho I don’t remember who.

I have loved history since I was a small child and still it seems like I don’t know much. I do know all kinds of things which turn out to not be true.