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Title: Rockets
Post by: Suave1 on September 05, 2000, 01:39:00 PM

I saw some film footage yesterday of typhoons raising hell at Falaise . The explosions from the rockets were pretty hellish . That made me think about their effectiveness in AH . One hit from one of those 60lb rockets should be enough to kill a tank . After all a 7lb panzerschreck rocket could penetrate 230mm of armor .

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Title: Rockets
Post by: Tac on September 05, 2000, 01:59:00 PM

Heh, bombs and rockets have virtually non-existent blast damage. True, a 1k bomb will now kill a panzer if it hits it 1mm off (but ONLY 1 mm off target.. a little more and its just pinhata shrapnel and thud-like noise for the happy tank crews).... but put a 1k bomb 1mm off a fuel tank.. and it still stands LOL.

Add blast effect to the A/G weapons and this game will rock even more.

Title: Rockets
Post by: Pongo on September 05, 2000, 02:48:00 PM

PanzerSchrek
88mm , 7.25 lb..
Penetration.....
100mm

Title: Rockets
Post by: RAM on September 05, 2000, 02:51:00 PM

 

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Originally posted by Pongo:
PanzerSchrek
88mm , 7.25 lb..
Penetration.....
100mm

Clearly overmodelled

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Title: Rockets
Post by: Suave1 on September 05, 2000, 03:26:00 PM

100mm penetration ? Where did you get that info ? Even at a 60 degree angle it could penetrate 160mm .

Title: Rockets
Post by: miko2d on September 06, 2000, 03:17:00 PM

 Weren't they (PanzerSchrek) directed blast weapons as opposed to regular HE rockets?

Title: Rockets
Post by: Suave1 on September 06, 2000, 04:32:00 PM

yep

Title: Rockets
Post by: Jigster on September 06, 2000, 05:03:00 PM

If "Random crew abandonment" was modeled it would solve alot of problems  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

- Jig

Title: Rockets
Post by: Pongo on September 06, 2000, 05:19:00 PM

Ian Hoggs Infantry weapons of WW2.
100 seems abit low to me too but its sure closer then 940....

Title: Rockets
Post by: Soulyss on September 06, 2000, 06:00:00 PM

I thought "random crew abandonment" was hitting .ef as soon as a F4U-1C showed up.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Title: Rockets
Post by: edward on September 08, 2000, 01:50:00 AM

A small shaped charge can penetrate 200-400 or armor steel (1.5-2.2kg), a 60 lb open detonation prolly wouldnt do much to frontal armor , there's a big diff. in 30,000fps jet stream of gas and metal from a shaped charge and the expansion of an open explosion at 20,000fps


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Title: Rockets
Post by: Suave1 on September 08, 2000, 08:02:00 AM

Your getting me all sexed up talking like that edward .