dirt911 - plz tipe proprly uterwize ppl dunt undarstands u. as to your post, firefly needs higher perk until then tiger has its uses but not many.
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PzKpfw VI E Tiger
Hull Rear - 82@20°
Hull Bottom - 25@90°
Turret Rear - 80@90°
heres the penetration data for the m8s 37mm M6 gun (best HV 37mm of the war)
37mm M6 L / 53 (All data is displayed in milimeters vs. RHA / FHA plate @ 30°)
AP M74 Shot
Muzzle Velocity - 792 m/s
Penetration at 100m - 71mm / 52 mm
penetration at 500m - 54mm / 40 mm
APC M51B1 Shot
MV - 884 m/s
penetration at 100m - 63mm / 59 mm
and at 500m - 55mm / 52 mm
APC M51B2 Shot
MV - 884 m/s
penetration at 100m - 63mm / 59 mm
500m - 55mm / 52 mm
so on paper tiger can be killed by rear and that includes turret. sides well thats almost the same to penetrate since it was 60-80mm upper and lower hull was 25mm and turret sides 80mm all at 90°. so all in all at 48yrds i can see a tiger being killed for his futile attempt to traverse the turret 180° perhaps he should have slewd tank and turret. cant say dont know terrain or situation other then one dead tiger heh.
People need to read a few books rather then fictitious stories about M8's killing Tiger tanks.
ive read books and you take all of them with a grain of salt and compaire and really its up to you to read the evidence,documents,charts and make up your own mind with as much information as possible instead of saying "it was this way" when in reality history is never like that.
and moot i would LOVE historic optics and 100% agree it would be worth those high perks. Just might see IVHs and Tigers only if that happens
and heres 1 refrence site that got me started a long time ago about tanks and more importantly the data behind it not just eye witness reports or AARs or books that always seem to make something what it wasnt, or in most cases lack of detail, minus the few that are well researched and have added those extra details in.
http://www.wwiivehicles.com/default.aspand the people who were trying to prove him wrong..give actual facts and docs. it helps a lot more then the "your not educated enough so ill just flame you for it instead" attitude. BTW when i 1st read that AAR (quite some time ago) i WAS skeptical but with the data it is very plausable givin the ammo type and range and a dash of luck and guts...or insanity not sure which they go together well in some situations.