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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: MWL on September 15, 2006, 06:48:37 PM
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Greetings,
Haven't tanked in the EW arena as T34 vrs T34 not interesting to me.
May I suggest:
Pnzr IV with short 75mm Cannon
Pnzr III with Long 50mm Cannon
Pnzr III with Short 50mm Cannon
Pnzr IV with Long 75 - perked.
These could be modeled off the current Pnzr IV model with revisions in the data base and tweeks in appearance (removal of the skirts and adjusting cannon length) From a distance, Pnzr III looked reasonably like a IV, at least for this sim.
For new programing:
Crusader
Matilda
Grant / Lee
Stuart
and that Russian Brute KV1 :O
Regards,
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or better yet, the KV2.
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not until TOD is done
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Yes, we need more than the T34 in the EW arena. I went 1v1 with another T34 at point blank range. After about a dozen rounds exchanged (all hits for both players) I got bored and drove off to kill some town buildings. Lots-o-fun there I can tell you.
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Greetings,
That is interesting. In general terms, I think the Russian tank design philosophy was to make sure the gun on a given tank could defeat the frontal armor on the vehicle. While the German philosophy was to make sure a given tank's frontal armor could defeat the gun on the vehicle.
I am now getting interested again, may have to dig out the old books!
Yep, TOD is still out there! I wonder if TOD will include GV actions as well.
Regards,
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nah we need the IS-3 it was considered the first "modern" tank
IS-2 program thingy (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/is-2.htm)
:aok
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Originally posted by KTM520guy
Yes, we need more than the T34 in the EW arena. I went 1v1 with another T34 at point blank range. After about a dozen rounds exchanged (all hits for both players) I got bored and drove off to kill some town buildings. Lots-o-fun there I can tell you.
I hear you there bro! I shot a T34 last night 9 times as well as the secondary gun between reloads and all I did was track him. A buddy rolled in and shot him point blank in the face and he finally popped. So you figure the time-frame of reloading 9 times.... what is it, 10 seconds between reloads? That is just nuts... Wait, I think that is the longest GV 1v1 I have ever had! :rofl
We need some new ones, maybe one of those Short nosed panzers or something... that would be nice!
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I do have a question, are these all frontal shots? What is the effect of flank and rear shots?
Theorectically (sp), the flank and rear armor should be much thinner. In fact, when the T34 1st appeared, the short barrelled Pnzr IIIs and IVs could only penetrate from the flank and side. A T34 with the higher velocity 76mm gun should cut right through the flank or rear armor.
Regards,
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Have to agree that early war GVing isn't much fun yet - I took an M8 out and tried to take out a tracked T34 that was stuck on the edge of a field. 40 rounds later (at point blank range into back of tank and back of turret) I still had no appreciable effect. Finally he cracked up the engine, swung around on one track and blew me apart, having been annoyed by the noise I was making on his hull.
We need something with enough cannon to take on the T-34 - I like the short barreled 75mm conversion of the Panzer IV. At least there would be something that could take on an enemy tank.
EagleDNY
$.02
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Originally posted by MWL
I do have a question, are these all frontal shots? What is the effect of flank and rear shots?
Theorectically (sp), the flank and rear armor should be much thinner. In fact, when the T34 1st appeared, the short barrelled Pnzr IIIs and IVs could only penetrate from the flank and side. A T34 with the higher velocity 76mm gun should cut right through the flank or rear armor.
Regards,
A T34 was attacking our base yesterday, and was already in a fight with a friendly T34 defending, so I drove around behind him, parked about d300 out, and started firing. After about 5-8 shots with no damage (first shot at turret, and when that didn't work went for tracks), I drove closer, under D100, and began putting shots everywhere. Tried the turret, the tracks, and the engine from the rear, tried the tracks, turret, and main hull from the side... no dice. He swung his gun around and we took turns shooting each other for another 5-10 shots until I finally got his turret. Then the first tank drove up and began circling and firing on him too. Finally the other friendly took him out with (of all things) a shot to his front armor.
We need something with a bigger gun, or the EW GV wars are useless.
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we need better damage modeling first
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Greetings,
Yes, better damage modeling. If we aren't replicating that flank and rear armor is thinner than the frontal arc - heck, an M8 should be able to pentrate a Tiger when shooting through the engine Grill Doors.
I could make a case that an .50 cal should cause engine failure in all tanks. But then, the jeep hording would begin! :)
Regards,
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tanks had armored engine covers to protect them from heavy machinegun and light autocannon fire. you would only have a case for making tanks vulnerable to said fire if they were early war tanks.
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How about a deployable 2lbr AT gun?
It can be pushed by the other player, but the speed will be VERY slow.
or
Another person in a jeep could tow it to a spot until the other player decides to unhitch and deploy (very similar to ww2ol)
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Greetings,
Umm, even the M1 and M60A3 were vulnerable to cal .50 fire from the rear arc.
The cal .50 was the primary killing system for halftracks and other lightly armed vehicles during WWII (allowing the Main Gun ammo to be saved for better targets). Heck even today, the cal .50 is good against most APCs.
I will look and see what hard data I can find.
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Been looken. At 500m a WW II M2 API penetrated 19mm of RHS. Looks like the Pnzr IV had rear protection of 15mm, T34 40mm and Tiger 80mm. I so stand corrected! Still at 76mm APCR at 500 and 1000m was 93 and 68mm, APCBC was 56, 50, 45 (500, 1000, 1500m).
T34 frontal armor was 52mm, side was 45, rear was 45 (less than M2 penetration ;). Notable, turret top was 15mm (less than 19mm at 500 meters for you diving P47 drivers!)
Regards,
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i stand corrected *tips hat*
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I vote sherman. Finally no argueing that the tiger would always PWN it.
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Originally posted by MWL
Greetings,
Yes, better damage modeling. If we aren't replicating that flank and rear armor is thinner than the frontal arc - heck, an M8 should be able to pentrate a Tiger when shooting through the engine Grill Doors.
I could make a case that an .50 cal should cause engine failure in all tanks. But then, the jeep hording would begin! :)
Regards,
I only can second this!!
The Tiger is almost immortal even from closest range with any gun, but even T-34 vs T-34 need ages and there dont seems to be a big different between a rear and a front hit.
Before one of the updates it was possible to kill the tracks of a tank from long range with a 8.8 HE, this also dont work anymore. Iam not sure, but wasnt the Ju87G Guns similar to the M8 gun and a real tank killer??
I also would like to have the possibility to load extra tracks instead of ammo maybe. At least many german tanks had such tracks onboard. This would help to get out of a bad situation. A repair time of 30sec after enabeling the extra tracks could be a nice solution.
And of course some west allied tanks(used in the desert) would be nice.
Greetings,
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I wanna bust through some hedgerows with a Sherman!
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Originally posted by Knegel
Iam not sure, but wasnt the Ju87G Guns similar to the M8 gun and a real tank killer??
Similar, but remember the Stuka would dive from nearly directly above. As someone stated before, T-34 top armor was very thin compared to the front or sides of the tank (a situation not confined to the T-34). Thus the smaller caliber AT round could easily penetrate.
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Originally posted by Reynolds
I wanna bust through some hedgerows with a Sherman!
Way it is now, your gonna bust your Sherman with the hedgerown unless you get lucky and it spawns on the top of a tree. Then you gots yourself a sniper sherman :)
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Way it is now, your gonna bust your Sherman with the hedgerown unless you get lucky and it spawns on the top of a tree. Then you gots yourself a sniper sherman :)
lol. Had that happen with a panzer. Before I could turn my turret I was killed :(
The sniper got sniped.