John Kettler Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The below is a first rate piece of brand new (2018) work combining military history, doctrinal analysis, technical analysis and several modeling methodologies to fill in penetration tables against an array of German tanks at specified common ranges and aspect angles and to provide the proper context for understanding the performance of the 76 MM Gun in battle. These tables were never completed during WW II. The study is both readable and super technical for those wishing to so engage in either the ballistic analyses or the intricacies of the modeling methods. a juicy tidbit I came across describes an American analog to the British Sherman that rammed a King Tiger. A 75 mm Sherman came around the corner and found itself a few tens of meters from a Panther with its turret not yet pointing at them, so the TC ordered the driver to ram so the Panther couldn't get the gun positioned to fire. Great was the consternation when the Sherman fired at zero range into the turret side of the Panther and got no penetrations. The impacts did stun the crewmen, who were Tommy gunned as they exited their steed, dazed. Why didn't those shots penetrate? Projectiles shattered under excessive impact forces. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1045347.pdf UNCLASSIFIED Technical Report ARMET-TR-17002 THE 76-MM GUN M1A1 AND M1A2: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. ANTI-TANK CAPABILITIES DURING WORLD WAR II Jose Cosme Jeff Ranu Shawn Spickert-Fulton January 2018 AD AD-E403 980 U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER Munitions Engineering Technology Center Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey UNCLASSIFIED Regards, John Kettler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 17 pdr used 3 times the propellant as the 3 inch gun? (Emits a slow whistle through teeth). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 MikeyD, You should see the US 75mm vs the Panther 75mm. It's of roughly the order of the difference between .22 LR and the current US 5.56 mm cartridge. Yes, they're both practically identical in bore, but after that forget it. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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