A Question about M3s and 40MM

[Jayhawk]

So our town was down and two or three guys were repeatedly running M3s trying to get to town.  I upped a Hurrie IID. 

I know little to nothing about strength of ground vehicles and power of guns, so I'm here to ask.  How does an M3 survive a hit from a 40mm?  It just seems like that kind of hit on that vehicle would be devastating no matter where it hit. It happened twice and I saved the film of the second one if it actually is an oddity, otherwise I'm just her to be edumacated.

[danny37]

perhaps it was not the 40mm that hit the m3 but a 303.

[Jayhawk]

Because I don't believe a 303 does this when it hits.

[Ack-Ack]

I hit a M3 with 3 75mm rounds, one directly in the radiator grill and the other two on the side on the tracks and the M3 kept cruising.  I just chalked it up to gremlins and got it with the 4th round.


ack-ack

[Bronk]

So our town was down and two or three guys were repeatedly running M3s trying to get to town.  I upped a Hurrie IID. 

I know little to nothing about strength of ground vehicles and power of guns, so I'm here to ask.  How does an M3 survive a hit from a 40mm?  It just seems like that kind of hit on that vehicle would be devastating no matter where it hit. It happened twice and I saved the film of the second one if it actually is an oddity, otherwise I'm just her to be edumacated.

40 mm on the d is AP, unless you hit a vital component it blows right through. Next time use the IIc when m3s are the problem.

[Warspawn]

Ah, so the Yak 9T might be a better choice for those?  I never knew the 40mm was an AP round, thought they were HE...

[Bronk]

Ah, so the Yak 9T might be a better choice for those?  I never knew the 40mm was an AP round, thought they were HE...

Yup but it fires fast and not many rounds... I like the IId because it is good at low speed and you can fire hizookas in banks extending your firing time. 

[Lusche]

It's much easier to kill a Panzer IV in a Hurri D as to kill a M3, SdKfz, M16 or LVT...

[Warspawn]

The 75mm B-25...HE?  It seems to do well vs. M4's and Pz IV's...

[Lusche]

The 75mm B-25...HE? 

Yes.

AP loadouts: Il-2 37mm, 23mm; Hurricane IID 40mm
HE loadouts: Yak-9T  37mm, B-25H 75mm (and all other cannon planes)