Originally posted by easymo:
Forget real life ballistic,s The only thing that matters is how the game is set up. In AH everything concerning cannon has more to do with rate of fire, than anything else. Hispanos, in AH, can get much more ammo on a target, in the same snapshot, as a nik, or LW 20mm. This is why the 2 magic 20,s on the spit are as deadly as the 4 on a nik.
I have a theory. To kill a tank, so much kenetic energy has to hit the tank at one time...
That is based on the difference in AP/HE shells needed to kill a panzer (1-2 in most cases, vs alot of HE if not point blank)
Bombs wiping out tanks easily, rockets have little effect on Panzers, and lastly
4 Hispanos that all hit at the same time, roughly, with the combined capability of AP, and HE, is a terrible amount of kenetic energy.
But of course I already know it's wrong because I would like to think all eight machine guns of the P-47 hitting the Panzer at roughly the same time would be capable of killing it according to my lame KE theory
Since Spits can kill Panzer too, (although there are alot of factors here) We know two Hispanos have enough power. So add two more, and the kill should be that much easier. Might also explain why the P-38's single Hispano is near useless against the Panzer.
But combine the Hispano's ROF, power of HE explosive, energy of the AP round, it would seem logical that at some point, the total KE delivered at one time comes in to play.
Might also explain why F4U's can penetrate frontal armor of the Panzers (boy have I been getting alot of films of those lately
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Then again I'm prolly way off.
- Jig
