quote:Originally posted by BALSUR
I read that BB flit, some good stuff there. I noticed they did alot of testing on tank destroyers. I saw that an average of 10 sec for firing and when working out of the "G" rack its was 17.8 secounds. I happened to come across the Tiger gunner's manual. It is stated that expected performance was to have 1 hit outta 3 within 30 secounds. So, an average of 10 secounds. Just did alittle test and AH's tigers firing rate of 4 secounds. Which is the firing rate of the Flak 88 but not the Tiger's 88. So, I dont know if this was overlooked but can it be fixed?
"It is stated that expected performance was to have 1 hit outta 3 within 30 secounds"
Perhaps you don't know how a tank crew and the firing process works but from how I read this they are talking about the process not just the act of reloading the weapon system.
This process includes identifying target, confirming targets, the sighting process for the gunner and shot. Follow up is ammo load ident, ie; he or ap the loader clearing the tube and shoving the next round into the chamber and telling the crew he is cleared of the recoil path.
As far as strictly loading, if the loader knows what to expect next you can bet that he will have already have pulled the next shell off the rack and have it ready to slam home once the shot is made. The process could easily take 3-4 seconds in a well trained crew.
