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Kursk

Armor-centric systems associated with one of history’s largest tank battles.

Eastern Front1943Open Interactive Map View

Battle Map Context

Layered defense and armored counterstroke defined one of history’s largest tank engagements.

Battle map of Kursk showing offensive sectors and front lines.

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Map source: Battle of Kursk (map) (Wikimedia Commons)

GUNS: 1TANKS: 3PLANES: 1

Operational Loadout Lanes

Anti-Armor Line

Minefields, anti-tank positions, and supporting infantry teams.

EXPLOSIVESGUNS

Armored Counterattack

Mass armor formations contesting operational depth.

TANKS
  • Tiger I

    🇩🇪 Germany • 1942

  • T-34

    ☭ Soviet Union • 1940

  • Panther

    🇩🇪 Germany • 1943

Close Air Strike

Air systems delivering interdiction and tactical disruption.

PLANES

Linked Weapon Records

Germany • TANKS

Tiger I

The Tiger I was one of the most feared tanks of WW2. Its combination of the legendary 88mm gun and thick armor made it a formidable opponent that could destroy Allied tanks at ranges where they could not effectively fight back.

Soviet Union • TANKS

T-34

The T-34 is widely regarded as the most important tank of WW2 and one of the most influential tank designs in history. Its combination of firepower, protection, and mobility shocked the Germans when first encountered in 1941.

Soviet Union • GUNS

PPSh-41

High-rate Soviet submachine gun produced in very large wartime numbers.

Germany • TANKS

Panther

German medium tank developed after encountering the T-34 on the Eastern Front.

Soviet Union • PLANES

Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik

Soviet armored ground-attack aircraft produced in exceptionally large numbers.