Author Topic: Tankbusters: Airborne Anti-tank Guns (Read 952 times)

Tony Williams · « **on:** March 27, 2003, 02:51:05 PM »

I have posted an article describing the various airborne anti-tank guns and their performance on my website at: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/tankbusters.htm

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devious · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2003, 03:11:08 PM »

WTG yet again.

brady · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2003, 03:12:23 PM »

TY Sir:)

Urchin · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2003, 04:22:47 PM »

The Hispano is in there, right?

BGBMAW · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2003, 06:02:55 PM »

I like Tony Williams..

and i ordered my book...WHERE IS IT!!!!!..lol i know they arent out yet..i guess:(

Salute BiGB

BGBMAW · « **Reply #5 on:** March 27, 2003, 06:11:37 PM »

read a few artciles about DU rounds and there poisining of the area...dam..Iraq-Saudi and Kuwait are probably covered with uranium dust...they fired dam near 1 million rounds of just 30 mil caliber alone!!!

This book was claiming all the "Desert Storm Syndrome" was from DU rounds.

1) there is no bettr/stinger metal to use then DU?

2) no cheaper metal then DU to use?

3) Great way to get rid of DU? other then just burying it?

4) Do armores wear any prtection while loading these rounds? or is is safe when in a solid form?

g00b · « **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2003, 06:20:55 PM »

So you're saying my Yak9-T's NS-37 is more powerfull than the GAU-8/A.

Hmmm, seems maybe I should be able to deal swift death to Tigers even?

Furball · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2003, 09:51:47 PM »

When it says rocket firing attack planes weren't successful in destroying tanks. How come typhoons of the 2nd TAF killed 135 or so in one day - August 1944?

as always tho, interesting read!

Tony Williams · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2003, 11:58:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
When it says rocket firing attack planes weren't successful in destroying tanks. How come typhoons of the 2nd TAF killed 135 or so in one day - August 1944?

This is dealt with in detail in 'Flying Guns'. For a whole raft of reasons, both RAF and USAAF ground-attack planes overclaimed by at least ten times. British Operational Research teams descended on the battlefields immediately afterwards and examined each tank to see what knocked it out. Very few were hit by aircraft weapons. The official estimated of the hit probability of the RPs fired by Typhoons against tank-sized targets was 0.5%, i.e. one in 200. Even under ideal conditions in training, they couldn't do better than 5%.

'Flying Guns: WW2' was on its way to distributors when the publishers went into receivership. I know that some got out and are on sale, but I don't know if any got across the Atlantic. Please let me know if you find one!

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Tony Williams · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2003, 12:04:03 AM »

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Originally posted by BGBMAW
read a few artciles about DU rounds and there poisining of the area...

There is a lot of misinformation about DU. In its solid form, it emits hardly any radiation and what there is can be stopped by anything (even a coat of paint), so the DU cores within their containing shells are harmless.

When it hits armour plate, DU burns. The dust which results is potentially harmful if ingested or inhaled, because it is a poisonous heavy metal, like mercury or lead, so it can cause serious illness (just as mercury and lead can).

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Rasker · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2003, 02:07:23 PM »

I came across a web page last night talking about one of the Ju88's successors (188,288,388,488) with a version mounting a huge 100mm plus gun called "Munchausen". I havent been able to find that page again. Has anyone else heard of this or know anything about it?

Tony Williams · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2003, 02:51:47 PM »

There was the 365mm calibre G 104 RCL, intended to be slung underneath a Ju 288 and to be fired in a dive, presumably against capital ships.

Ground testing showed that the plane wouldn't survive the blast.

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Tony Williams · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2003, 09:12:37 PM »

I have now updated the article to include more analysis of the aircraft.

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vorticon · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2003, 09:25:06 PM »

anything in there about the stuka variant with a modified 37mm flak gun hooked onto the wings...

Tony Williams · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2003, 01:26:54 AM »

Of course...see: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/tankbusters.htm

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