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Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 12, 2007, 01:33:51 AM
Hope Skuzzy doesn't move this so everyone can get this info. Hope it helps you GV guys out and gives you an idea to where to hit the evemy. :aok

Edit: Here (http://www.wwiivehicles.com/index.htm) is WW2 Vehicle info URL



Serman VC Firefly

Weapon
76.2 mm2
Type of Ammunition
17 pdr (3") Mk IV, L/60
Weight
17lbs.
Velocity
2,980ft/sec
Thickness of armor penetrated
6"@30° at 100 yards
Armor Thickness (mm)
Front:                     2"@46°
Side:                      1.5"
Hull Front, Upper    50.8
Hull Sides, Upper    38.1
Hull Rear                 38.1
Hull Top                  19
Hull Bottom            12.7-25.4
Turret Front            3"
Turret Sides            2"
Turret Rear             50.8
Turret Top              25.4



T34/76

Weapon
76.2 mm F-34 L/42.5, L/41.51(1940 & 1942)
Type of Ammunition
BR-350A1 APHE
Weight
6.3 kg1
Velocity
2,150 ft/sec, 662 m/sec
Thickness of armor penetrated (range meters)
1M
90mm
500M
69mm
1000M
61mm
Armor Thickness (mm)
Hull Front, Upper     47
Hull Sides, Upper    40-45
Hull Rear                 45
Hull Top                  15-20
Hull Bottom             20
Turret Front            70
Turret Sides            52
Turret Rear             52
Turret Top              16



Tiger

Weapon
88 mm KwK 36 L/56
Weight
27.33 lb
Velocity
2,536ft/sec
Thickness of armor penetrated (range meters)
100
120
500
110
1000
99
1500
91
2000
84
2500
80
Armor Thickness (mm)
Hull Front, Upper      100
Hull Front, Lower      62@60°
Hull Sides, Upper      82
Hull Sides, Lower      62
Hull Rear                   80
Hull Top                    25
Hull Bottom               25
Turret Front              4"
Turret Sides             3.2"
Turret Rear              80
Turret Top               25
 


Panzer IV H

Weapon
75 mm KwK 40 L/48
Weight
18.22 lb
Velocity
2,428ft./sec
Thickness of armor penetrated (range meters)
100
99
500
91
1000
81
1500
72
2000
63
2500
?
Armor Thickness (mm)
Hull Front, Upper           80@10°
Hull Front, Lower           25
Hull Sides, Upper           30
Hull Sides, Lower           30
Hull Rear                        20@8°
Hull Top                         12@85°-90°
Hull Bottom                    10@90°
Turret Front                    2"      
Turret Sides                   1.2"  
Turret Rear                    30@15°
Turret Top                      10@74°
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: E25280 on April 12, 2007, 08:14:28 PM
Link says page error.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Softail on April 12, 2007, 08:56:07 PM
pretty much you get a kill hitting a Sherman or Panzer almost anywhere when using a Sherman.

Hell,  I hit a Sherman in the tracks (from the front) and killed it when hitting it from a Sherman.

I get very few richochets on Panzers from a Sherman.

I witnessed a Sherman killing a Tiger from 600 yards out with one shot.

T-34 angled armour on the front is no match for the Shermans gun out to 800 yards.

Sherman... great gun.  Terrible armour.

Love the sound of the shell bouncing off the floor after the gun is fired.   However, I have been hearing a LOT of double reports when firing the gun.   The boom plays twice.   Very confusing in TT.

Softail
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: ghi on April 12, 2007, 09:19:10 PM
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Originally posted by Softail


I witnessed a Sherman killing a Tiger from 600 yards out with one shot.


Softail
 

nothing new!
 i witnessed a documentary movie on History about "WW2 best fighter "where P51 Mustang was the best #1 and Me262 was #7
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: john9001 on April 12, 2007, 10:01:15 PM
for the metric challanged, 6" of armor is 152mm
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 13, 2007, 02:10:14 AM
Quote
Originally posted by E25280
Link says page error.


Yes but when it loads up it has icons on the left sidebar. Click one to open a dropdown menu and so on.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Masherbrum on April 13, 2007, 07:02:18 AM
T3h Sherman VC was t3h bestest tank of WWII!    It absalootlee domanated evreething that stood in it's path!
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: 68slayr on April 13, 2007, 07:05:55 AM
i had a tigr taken out 1 shot from 1600 by a sherman :(   tigrs are next to worthless  
HVAP shot for the T34s isn't what i thought it would be.  Several times i have had to shoot shermans 3-4 times in the front armor from 400-600
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Engine on April 13, 2007, 07:22:08 AM
Three richochets on a Sherman turret from my panzer at 600.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 13, 2007, 08:46:30 AM
Thats the problem don't shoot thier turrets. One hit anywere else should kill them.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Lye-El on April 13, 2007, 09:59:44 AM
Quote
Originally posted by 68slayr
i had a tigr taken out 1 shot from 1600 by a sherman :(   tigrs are next to worthless  
 


Guess I should have burned those GV perkies...........
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: theNewB on April 13, 2007, 10:22:01 AM
Well I havent even botherd to up a tiger yet. The ones I see that do manage to live what maybe 5 seconds long if that guess Ill have a lot of perks unspend from now on until something else gets added thats more "uber"
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 13, 2007, 10:25:17 AM
Quote
Originally posted by theNewB
Well I havent even botherd to up a tiger yet. The ones I see that do manage to live what maybe 5 seconds long if that guess Ill have a lot of perks unspend from now on until something else gets added thats more "uber"




KING TIGER!!1!!1!1!!1!!! WITH A N00K ON ITS ROOF!!!!!1!1!111!1!!!!!!!!
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: hubsonfire on April 13, 2007, 10:26:00 AM
Killed a few tigers with 1 shot. That gun on the Firefly is wicked bad. I think the days of the perked Tiger are numbered.

Took a T34 up with the HVAP loadout. It'll kill tanks now, which is something I never had much luck with in the past. Don't know if that's necessarily due to the new ammo, or the tweaking of ballistics and armor, but it works.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: 715 on April 13, 2007, 01:13:22 PM
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Took a T34 up with the HVAP loadout. It'll kill tanks now, which is something I never had much luck with in the past. Don't know if that's necessarily due to the new ammo, or the tweaking of ballistics and armor, but it works.


The old T34 AP was always able to kill Panzers and T34s if you hit the right spot at the right angle.  It was never able to kill Tigers except at point blank with 9 rounds.  The new HVAP can now kill Tigers at short range, including taking out the turret in one shot.  However, it cannot easily kill the new Super Sherman, even at point blank range.  So yes, I would say the Tiger will now be a hanger queen.  (Or would that be a garage queen?)
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: 715 on April 13, 2007, 01:19:33 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Larry
Thats the problem don't shoot their turrets. One hit anywere else should kill them.


I've hit Super Shermans at point blank range with T34 HVAP into the tracks and sides and not only didn't kill them, I didn't even damage them.  The few times I damaged them it had to be a 90 degree normal shot into the side or track at point blank range.

So maybe it should kill them, but it doesn't.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: jaxxo on April 13, 2007, 01:40:01 PM
nailed a sherman 4 times in the side with a tiger..nothing....he swung turret and pop go's the weasel:rolleyes:
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Furball on April 13, 2007, 01:41:32 PM
I killed a Firefly with a broadside from the 110.  I was so low i was about coalt with him, got a good burst right into his side.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: uberhun on April 13, 2007, 01:58:09 PM
Yesterday, first day in the Sherm.
Popped 1 pnzr
popped 3 sherms
popped 2 osties
Defending a town

Some shots were High arc f8 shots at 3200 or better.
 I only spent about 1/2 hour in it but I like the views and that gun.

HTC
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 14, 2007, 12:55:46 AM
Quote
Originally posted by 715
I've hit Super Shermans at point blank range with T34 HVAP into the tracks and sides and not only didn't kill them, I didn't even damage them.  The few times I damaged them it had to be a 90 degree normal shot into the side or track at point blank range.

So maybe it should kill them, but it doesn't.



I dont drive T34s that much so I wouldnt know. Panzers do a fast job of sermans but if they hit you its over with. I took a tiger out the other day to a sqawn and got hit about 6 times from about 1800-2400 and didnt get damaged took out 5 sermans and 2 tigers and I wasnt camping it I was about 3k away from it and let them come to me. My first shot bounced off the sermans turret so I only shoot at the driver ever since I get 1 shot kills in a tiger and panzer.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 14, 2007, 12:56:39 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Furball
I killed a Firefly with a broadside from the 110.  I was so low i was about coalt with him, got a good burst right into his side.


I killed a sherman head on with a maned ack only 4 shots and he went boom.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: FrodeMk3 on April 14, 2007, 03:17:54 AM
I noticed that the T-34 gun seems to fire about 50% faster.

However...I'd think that the HVAP ammo would knock a sherman(of any mark) out in 1 shot. Furthermore, The Tiger's 88 should go through a sherman lengthwise at any engageable range. There have been alot of reports about the Firefly withstanding hits that put any other tank back in the tower. The Sherman's got an armor bug that needs fixing.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Hazzer on April 14, 2007, 04:25:41 AM
what Frode said.;)
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Larry on April 18, 2007, 09:08:10 AM
Just wanted to bring this post back to the top.:aok
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Vadjan-Sama on April 18, 2007, 11:50:23 AM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
I noticed that the T-34 gun seems to fire about 50% faster.

However...I'd think that the HVAP ammo would knock a sherman(of any mark) out in 1 shot. Furthermore, The Tiger's 88 should go through a sherman lengthwise at any engageable range. There have been alot of reports about the Firefly withstanding hits that put any other tank back in the tower. The Sherman's got an armor bug that needs fixing.



Well, i got 2 films of that:

1: Missed a tiger with 2 pings from away, before that hited twice a Sherman on turret and no damage plus got assist. (that 1 was killed by 1 hit by sherman)

2: Hited a tiger ONCE on turret, direct hit to tower...

Man, that was sad, I'll post the films in this days.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: VansCrew1 on April 18, 2007, 01:29:26 PM
Sherman owns all :aok :aok :aok :D :D :rofl :rofl

also it makes for a nice anit-aircraft gun
:noid :noid :noid

all
~VansCrew~
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: SKurj on April 18, 2007, 05:53:10 PM
Ok I keep seeing people quoting armor thickness for the PZ IV... is anyone taking into account the skirts?

While they may not seem like much, I'd imagine they might take a fair bit away from the punch of a round...
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Karnak on April 18, 2007, 06:48:32 PM
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Originally posted by SKurj
Ok I keep seeing people quoting armor thickness for the PZ IV... is anyone taking into account the skirts?

While they may not seem like much, I'd imagine they might take a fair bit away from the punch of a round...

I killed a Panzer IV through the side skirt with an M8's 37mm cannon a couple of days ago.
Title: Sherman VC vs. T34/76, Tiger, Pnzr Info
Post by: Blooz on April 18, 2007, 08:13:53 PM
The skirts on the Panzer IV are soft steel 5mm thick to detonate bazooka rounds.

Little to no effect on armor piercing ammo penetration.