Author Topic: Rocket/Shell/Bomb Conversion Tables?  (Read 172 times)

Offline Seagoon

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Rocket/Shell/Bomb Conversion Tables?
« on: May 03, 2002, 09:30:05 PM »
Hi All,

I don't know where else to post these questions, so I figured I should put them here:

Has anyone ever published a chart showing the equivalences for Shells and Rockets to Bombs in AH? I know for instance that 3000 lbs of bombs destroys an FH but I have no idea how many 75mm or 5 Inch (also is it 11 inch for the CA main guns?) shells it takes. Also what about rockets? 1 rocket = how many bombs? The actual warhead on a WW2 allied AG Rocket was about 60lbs but they seem to do far more damage than a 50kg bomb.

Anywhere I can get a chart showing this info or does someone know it off the top of their heads?

Also... I know its 8000lbs to sink the CV, but I'm wondering how much it takes to sink the CA and the DDs? Are the SB guns the same calibre as the CA guns?

Thanks!

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Offline CavemanJ

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Rocket/Shell/Bomb Conversion Tables?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2002, 09:54:07 AM »
Ok, the main guns on the CA are 8".  Takes 7-8 hits (as in individual shells) to bring down a hanger at an airbase.  I've hit hangers with all 3 shells  of the first 2 shots and then only 2 shells of the 3rd shot and they go down.

Not sure about the rockets but it seems that they are around roughly 100lbs each.

14 or 15 HE shells from the panzer to take down a hanger.  About 150 shells from an ostwind IIRC.

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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2002, 03:21:22 PM »
30 Rockets to take down a VH or hanger? I seem to remember being able to take out a Vh with the full load of rockets from a P38 is it really 1 rocket=1 50kg bomb?
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