Author Topic: Air vs Tank Lack of Effectiveness (Read 448 times)

Rasker · « **on:** April 20, 2004, 10:47:01 PM »

http://www.simhq.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=98;t=008886;p=

Interesting thread with material from "Flying Guns" by Tony Williams on the actual lack of effectiveness of Allied tanks against German tanks in Normandy. Apparently the real effect of the cap was to shred the soft-skinned support vehicles and thereby deprive the tanks of fuel etc. (some panicked crew abandonment also indicated).

Batz · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2004, 11:04:19 PM »

Its not new info Tony post here and thsi topic has been covered many times especially in relation to AHs gv to strafing attcks by 50 cal and hizzoka armed planes.

Ian Gooderson's 'Air Power at the Battlefront'

Pongo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2004, 10:36:53 AM »

Link doenst work.

otoole · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2004, 11:40:33 AM »

Heck one of the late war german tank destroyers had frontal armor that was impervious to all but battleship main guns

MadSquirrel · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2004, 03:51:09 AM »

But I would be willing to bet an AH Spit could take out the turret with 2 pings. We all know that the .303 has 10 times the killing power that a 14" main gun does. Happens to me all the time.

LTARsqrl

otoole · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2004, 12:32:54 PM »

ROFL Yea experienced that myself a few times