Tank Battles

[ZE]

It was like the view was super close up with the mouse dot being this huge orb..
I'll try to lean into it tonight and see if it gets better
Thanks
Eagler

Same happens to my VR Eagler, but whne trying to zoom, it's huge and lost target....
ZE

[Shane]

I did not know that Shane that we could change the barrel length or can it be changed .

If you wanted a real "early war" ish tank matchup,  use the short barrel (even for both sides) alongside the 75mm M3 and M8.

[Alpo]

Similar to popping out the speed and climb rates on planes, there's a "vehicle armor" line to click that gives this data on penetration and armor protections.

Wow, I can mark this as a successful day in that I have learned something new.   

[Shane]

cool thanks, i never knew that was there!

(Now you know why I had been vocal about mis-matchups, particularly the T34/85 vs Panzer4H    )

This is also why the early 75mm sherman struggles against the Pzk4H (look at armor): the 76mm sherman is the more appropriate mathcup vs the pzk4H while the 75mm shermans are more suitable vs the pzk4F long barreled.

Compare the armor and shell penetration values.

75mm sherman


Panzer4F (short and long barrel info)


76mm Sherman


Panzer4H

[Yarbles]

If you wanted a real "early war" ish tank matchup,  use the short barrel (even for both sides) alongside the 75mm M3 and M8.

  I would like that. By M3 I assume you mean M4 ?  The Sherman was a very successful tank in mid war.  I think a match for the contemporary Panzer 4.

My experience of the Firefly is even at modest ranges it is not a Tiger or Panther killer in ah which I do question.

I agree it might well have been slow to load and a bit inaccurate but a 17lb hit on the above I would have thought a kill most of the time.

[Shane]

I would like that. By M3 I assume you mean M4 ?  The Sherman was a very successful tank in mid war.  I think a match for the contemporary Panzer 4.

My experience of the Firefly is even at modest ranges it is not a Tiger or Panther killer in ah which I do question.

I agree it might well have been slow to load and a bit inaccurate but a 17lb hit on the above I would have thought a kill most of the time.

No, by 75mm M3, I mean exactly that (same gun, tho').   On a similar note, this M3 version, alongside the Hetzer - jagpanzer 38(t) - can also kind of represent early war field artillery (anti tank guns) in that there's no turrent traverse and on some maps, mobility is not always a factor in that you can park and still get a lot of action.