Recent content by schwarzpanzer

Hi tomo, Sorry, I forgot to reply to your last post, so it's out of order.:oops: (hartmann Shotround, you're next. :D). Thats a good point on the ZiS-2s barrel wear. It would have been more expensive because it was a new calibre, probably? - but the construction of the gun itself was very...

If you want tech info on the equipment used, then I can try to help - from brief overviews comparisons, to more detailed stuff. Infantry Small Arms, Tanks etc. Aircraft I can do too possibly, but you'll probably find better elsewhere on here. I know too well the value of 'padding' in...

Also maybe equipment? - M4 Shermans vs Konigstigers IIRC? - totally unfair. BTW the Patchett SMG was first used here, I think (what later became the Sterling). Sorry if the equipment info is not what you're after.:oops:

Hi guys, thanks for the replies.:) Hi A4K, Yes, we do dont we! :lol: I can see this being frustrating though. In the 2 main posts I've posted, its flown about all over the place (though I've managed to keep stuff out of WW2 General ontopic, like a good boy:lol:). The thing is, the things...

Thanks tomo - but I dont like the look of the chassis on the one at the bottom.;) I have found an advantage to using the PzIII over the PzIVs though - it's hatches were on the glacis/lower hull border (the 'step'). and the side of the hull - so the superstructure can be an extension of the...

Hi tomo (Part 2), I dont think the M2 75mm was capable of dealing with the T-34 KV? - the M1897 too for that matter (used by both Germans Americans). The AA sounds good - but would they have been nicked by Luftwaffe crews? I heard the Soviet 85mms were (now that was n awesome ATG, come to...

Hi tomo, If armour is sloped @ 60 degrees, ricocheting is apparently more likely to happen - it is a 'magic angle'. The Soviet designs had 60 degree angles, but this lesson seems to have passed MAN by - the Panthers armour is often referred to as 'angled' rather than 'soped' - to...

Hi Shortround (Part 3 - sorry, almost missed this one), Sorry, it would appear your answer to this has been lost. Thanks, but the German 88mm had a higher RoF than a 7.62mm NATO rifle bullet! (apparently in certain circumstances). The later D-25T improved the RoF much further. Do you...

Hi Shortround (Part 2), More than enough to deal with a Panzer though? - except later PzIIIs turret glacis IVs glacis'. I think it was OK, even @ that figure. The source above gives 89mm - enough to deal with a Tiger! (but horribly wrong, I take it?). I think anything was better...

Hi Shortround, Thanks for the HE info. In a tank, HE is used for 2 different things: 1. Attacking targets out in the open - such as ATGs, infantry etc. This often means not a direct hit, often relies on frag blast effect. I expect this could disable tank tracks? (if very close - which is...

Hi hartmann, Some more good info thanks, please keep it coming! The PzIV Ausf J had more changes than that. To be fair, some were improvements - like the Nahvertidigungswaffe, and the Flammentoter exhausts. I can check, but I am certain that in Bryan Perrets book on the subject, it says...

Hi tomo (Part 2), Good point, I think? Do you have any more info on the last 2? Great bit of info! An interesting vehicle, but I assumed it to be a Hetzer ripoff – not its inspiration. Here is a link to it: WorldWar2.ro - Maresal Whatever it was firing at (wafer thin armour)...

Hi hartmann, Glad you like it! We’ve covered a lot of ground! Thanks for the 50mm info. Yes, it is complicated, it is very complicated!:lol: I keep hearing different things. I hear upto 3 types: PaK/KwK 39 (non-bottlenecked rounds), PaK 40 (bottlenecked rounds), KwK 40 (reduced PaK 40...

Hi Shortround (Part 3), True, but I think the 100mm round had too much HE content. I think it’s pointless anyway – if it was only 10-20gms, what would be the point? The British designers came to the same conclusion – it just adds manufacturing costs, time complexity, whilst reducing...

Hi Shortround (Part 2!:lol:), Yes, bouncing off at oblique angles. Which round is that? Apparently, all Pak 38 AP ammo was capped. Shatter can still happen when ‘undermatching’ happens. The much larger diameter of the 105mm, combined with its low velocity, would greatly reduce the...