Tank Busting Armaments... Whats The Best Setup???

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the large link at the bottom of the site will take you to a page with thousands of profiles, it's a very good site...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

I dont think the tempest was really used for tank busting, it was more a fighter.

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

By the markings on the aircraft. The sensors were highly developed.

Even if this was true...

 

[lesofprimus]

LMFAOROFL......

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

why that's positively engenious................

 

[Tony Williams]

For details of the tankbuster and their armament, and which was best, see: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/tankbusters.htm

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum

 

[Nonskimmer]

Mmmmm...Typhoon...

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Here's some more, none as good as the original...

 

[Nonskimmer]

Cute!

 

[MP-Willow]

Sweet, but what about the USAAF aircraft? I know that ours were not as freindly to cannons, but the 8x0.50inch machine guns on the P-47 and its rockes were very good!

Question that 75mm cannon on the HA-129, did it work as well or poorly as the oe tried on the B-25s? The USAAF foud that the slow fireing times and small amount of rounds made it hard to use in aircraft and that was on shipping mostly, not even tanks that have a lot more of them.

 

[Andrew]

Tiffy Mk 2
4 X 20mm Cannon
up to 16 X 60lb rockets (Experimental 2 Tier Mounts)

 

[Tony Williams]

Question that 75mm cannon on the HA-129, did it work as well or poorly as the oe tried on the B-25s? The USAAF foud that the slow fireing times and small amount of rounds made it hard to use in aircraft and that was on shipping mostly, not even tanks that have a lot more of them.

The BK 7,5 used in the Hs 129 was much better than the US gun; partly because it was more powerful, but mainly because it had an autoloader whereas the B-25's gun needed a man to chuck a fresh cartridge into the breech each time it fired.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum

 

[Andrew]

The 6lb Anti Tank Gun fitted to the Mosquito Tetse, had an autoload arrangement produced by Molins, who were one of the major manufactures of Cigarette Dispensing Machines.

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[MP-Willow]

Thnks, but I still think the 75mm guns were stil to slow for aircraft. I would have loved to see some 40mm cannons on the B-25, but the US loved the .50 so much and why not it as great for what it did!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

against soft targets yes but there were some things that required a bit more beef............

 

[cheddar cheese]

I believe that was a dietist remark...please consider veggies/vegans in future

 

[MP-Willow]

Beef is beef and no I will not and hope Lanc wil not make some posts overly Politicaly Corect. I agree with Lanc, that Hurts, and the 0.50s were light, but the rate of fire dose make up for it. The P-38 seemed to have the bst mix. And some Hellcats had 20mm with the 0.50s as well.

I think that the arms need to be able to stay over the lines for a long time, and the 0.50s had lots of round to put out and hit you.

 

[JCS]

Tiffy Mk 2

Stupid question... What the hell is a "Tiffy"?