Artty Again-part duex

[AWwrgwy]

Oh, I have an idea to go along with the artty, enable the RV8 as a scouting plane. And make it different in that once an RV8 "calls" an artillery strike, all the artty withing 4 miles of the target gets land gun mode enabled, like on the CV's. Also, have the RV8 get assists on whatever they kill, mayby .25 perks for every perk point they earn?


American name for the Priest was the "105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7".

wrongway

[321BAR]

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wrongway

agreed 

[RaptorL]

Can we still agree on having artillery?

[Rino]

     Try this on for size 

http://www.battletanks.com/m12_gun_motor_carriage.htm

[RaptorL]

Oh she's a beauty.

[Nemisis]

If only she had more rounds, and had an AP and HVAP round. Then I would pwn all the tigers at 6000 yds. Laugh when they shoot me from behind will they?

[321BAR]

yes to artie. no to M12...yet

[Rino]

     Just out of curiousity, why no to the M-12?  Not that I particularly want it in game and I know it was rare.
It definitely meets the HTC guidelines for inclusion though.

[321BAR]

M12 was a good gun but too few ammo rounds and i thought it was AP only

[Nemisis]

No, self propelled M1 155mm heavy gun. It was a self propelled artillery unit, and around 150 were made (acording to some sources) but most agree that it was more than the 100 or so wirbs that were made.


Had no AP round as it would be a lousy tank destroyer due to lack of an anti infintry weapon, and lack of an armored fighting compartment. And even then, it would have a high outline and would be difficult to hide. About all it would have going for it was a huge cannon.

[321BAR]

i still want my M18 b4 we get any 105s or 25pndrs or anything etcetcetc

[Nemisis]

Did the M18 carry a 76mm gun, or the 90mm the slugger and perishing carried?

[321BAR]

The M18 Hellcat was the 76mm gun. Also turned on a dime. The M18 traded punching power into frontal armor of tanks and armor for more speed compared to the M10 3 inch 76.2mm gun which was built on a sherman chassis and was slower with more armor but could punch through the front of german armor more easily. So basically we'd get something that could out run everything but M8s and M16/M3s . the one downside i see is that M18s only carried 45 AP rounds. even the M10 only carried 54 AP rounds. The M18 also accelerated extremely rapidly and like i said could turn very fast and HVAP rounds were introduced to M18s late in the war to combat the frontal armor of tigers and panthers but was scarce.

[Nemisis]

Yeah, AT artillery was given priority for the HVAP rounds, so they were scarce among tankers. Still, would love to see them, at a reasonable ratio to the noraml AP rounds (say 1-6? That gives around 8 HVAP rounds, and you have another 37 AP rounds if you're bad at math).

[321BAR]

the thing is though is that the low ammo count would force TD drivers to retreat to base or to spawn often in a prolonged fight. maybe thats why high tech wont add tank destroyers