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Offline aerosaber

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Field Artillery
« on: July 21, 2008, 02:34:51 PM »
Heavy self propelled guns. The Russian ISU-152 would be perfect, big, bad, and ugly. It could be aimed the same way you aim the guns on a cv. Artillery is the one arm of combat that has been completely left out of AH.
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Offline ian5440

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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2008, 02:55:29 PM »
Artillery seems like its getting more popular an the wishlist forum???
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 04:36:12 PM »
Quote from: aerosaber on July 21, 2008, 02:34:51 PM
Heavy self propelled guns. The Russian ISU-152 would be perfect, big, bad, and ugly. It could be aimed the same way you aim the guns on a cv. Artillery is the one arm of combat that has been completely left out of AH.

 :confused:

It didn't even have a turret, so the "aimed the same way as guns on cv" is out of the question.   Only way to aim horizontally is to move the entire vehicle on it's axis.   Translation:  A sitting duck.   
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2008, 05:24:46 PM »
or just tow an 88m in, emplace it, and kill a bunch of birds with one stone. :pray
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2008, 05:39:13 PM »
The Tiger has an 88mm, doesn't it? Or is it a different gun?
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2008, 05:46:58 PM »
LTV4  has a fixed gun also but spins 360, just another reminder that this IS NOT REAL...lol
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 06:07:36 PM »
Quote from: aerosaber on July 21, 2008, 05:46:58 PM
LTV4  has a fixed gun also but spins 360, just another reminder that this IS NOT REAL...lol

Thanks, you just let me know that this is REAL LIFE! 
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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2008, 09:05:19 AM »
The Soviet ISU-152 wasnt field arty, it was a direct fire cannon.  Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it was used as a tank destroyer more than anything, yes?

Field arty = US 105 Howitzer via jeep, 75mm pack howitzer (via donkeys, of course  :D ); Soviet 122mm howitzer; UK 25 pounder (86mm?); Jap 7cm Type 92 Inf cannon; German 15cm Inf cannon; etc 
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Offline Kweassa

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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2008, 11:09:33 AM »

 Bring on the 88!

 Field Artillery/AA mode included!

 

 
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008, 05:50:36 AM »
Bring on towed arty by all means!

5 min or more setup/takedown time during which you are highly visible from the air.
And extremely vulnerable to damage.

After setup camo nets go up your very hard to spot from the air.

With of course both flak ammo and AP/antitank rounds.

I suspect the problem is coordinating between the gun and driver of the support vehicle.
That bugger could be nasty to coad.

I'm not sure even HT can pull that rabbit out of the hat.
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2008, 06:20:14 AM »
I think its a good idea.
I like it  :aok
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 08:00:08 AM »
Quote from: Ghosth on July 23, 2008, 05:50:36 AM
That bugger could be nasty to coad.

I'm not sure even HT can pull that rabbit out of the hat.
HT is the coad GOD! he can coad anything! :rock
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 08:32:11 AM »
Quote from: Motherland on July 21, 2008, 05:39:13 PM
The Tiger has an 88mm, doesn't it? Or is it a different gun?


92mm
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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2008, 11:11:34 PM »
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Offline Cthulhu

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Re: Field Artillery
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2008, 01:32:02 PM »
Quote from: Masherbrum on July 21, 2008, 04:36:12 PM
:confused:

It didn't even have a turret, so the "aimed the same way as guns on cv" is out of the question.   Only way to aim horizontally is to move the entire vehicle on it's axis.   Translation:  A sitting duck.   
:huh  No, but the gun could be slewed in azimuth over about +-10 degrees just like all the other German & Russian tank destroyers of the period. Hardly a "Sitting Duck". Su-152's were used as both tank destroyers & as a self-propelled howitzer. The ISU-152 was an improvement, being based on the IS-2 chassic instead of the earlier (and uglier) KV-1. It was referred to unofficially as the "Animal Killer" because of what it could do to Tigers (both flavors) and the Panther. Though low velocity, the 107lb :uhoh AP round did a number on anything it hit. A very effective weapon. :aok

Always best to do your homework. ;)
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