Comments by "Jagdtoq" (@Jagdtoq) on "Super Pershing vs King Tiger Duel 1945" video.

At a distance the King Tiger and Panther do have similar profiles, though of different size which may be difficult to assess through smoke or dirty optics. My guess is that the German tank here was a Panther, the mistake they made was typical of crews of lower calibre than that of the Tiger crews who were hand picked.
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