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With this the Germans rode into battle:

Pantherfibel:

http://ia700304.us.archive.org/25/items/Panther-fibel-BetriebUndKampfanleitung/Panther-fibel-BetriebUndKampfanleitung1944119S.Scan.pdf

Note pages 16-17 which not only explain the effect of the angle of armour (vertically) but also the attack vector (horizontally). Also note the pages from 106 onwards that depict aim points for the most important allied tanks, armour data and maximum penetration ranges at an 60º attack vector.

Tigerfibel:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/TIGER-1%20FILES/tigerfibel.pdf

In the Tigerfibel itself such data can not be found. Not because it was not important but because there were 2 separate appendixes called the Panzerbeschusstafel KwK 36 (tank-shelling-chart KwK 36). A quick google search did not find a pdf file of that appendix but on this page a small picture of it can be seen (5th and 6th picture from the top). http://www.usmbooks.com/tigerfibel.html and the Panzererkennungstafel Russland (tank recognitian chart russia).

It seems at least plausible that the crews of different German tanks got similar instruction, even if not printed.

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