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  1. A little story to add.

    in '40 PZii 20mm couldn't do much against char and S-35.

    But the germans used the rapid 20mm gun against the apx turret of these tanks, creating a 130dB+ sound inside the tank.

    Crews surviving this were deaf and bleeding from the ears....

    And this is just a singe 20mm, imagine what a quad 20mm will do....

    S.

  2. playing the demo. Surprised to see that the T34 got easily KO by pak 37, I thought It would have been tungsten.

    Playing on the german side, no tungsten..

    hmm, maybe a shot trap on the turret front? and what about the armour quality of the early T34?

    As far as tungsten is concerned,

    During the Battle of France alone 75.000 tungsten rounds were produced. (most of them went to the tanks, none to paks).

    21.000 were already issued to the troops on 10 june'40. Usage was well documented during Guderain's crossing of the Aisne.

    So, maybe this is the same situation in Russia in the beginning of the war. All tungsten going to offensive units, almost none to defensive (paks).

    thoughts?

    S.

  3. I asked the same thing,

    Apperently those turrets where designed for anti-aircraft use.

    Mr Hofbaurer:

    yes. The standard 2cm/coax recon open turret setup (can't remember the designation) used for the PSW 222, 234/1 and elsewhere including the HT version you mention (250/9 IIRC) specifically provided for aiming at aircraft with the 2cm used in that turret's mount.

    http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/016096-2.html

  4. Steve, one question.

    Why do tanks that do have neutral steering, take longer to turn then tanks that don't have that option?

    especially important on tanks with slow turret speeds (a la tiger 1) and turretless vehicles, (jadgtiger, jadgpanther).

    Was it the weight of the vehicles that is the parameter of the turning speed?

    Cromwell VIII: 24 secs

    Panther A: 36 secs

    Jagdpanther: 36secs

    M36B1 Jackson: 36 secs

    Sherman Easy 8: 38 secs

    Lynx: 38 secs

    Panzer IVG: 42 secs

    --> Sherman M4A1: 42 secs

    --> Sherman Jumbo 76: 44 secs

    Stug IIIG: 46 secs

    Pershing: 46 secs

    --> Tiger I: 52 secs

    --> King Tiger: 60 secs

    Jagdtiger: 60 secs

    Super Pershing: 60 secs

    Churchill VIII: 66 secs

    and wat about that odd 24 seconds of the Cromwell VIII?

    S.

  5. Reload of the Sturm was about 10min for and experienced crew.

    It wouldn't shoot much in a game, max of 6,(had only a load of 13)

    but it would come in handy in a dirty city fight where you would blow up just a piece of the street in stead of capturing it :)

    Plus ,it's a damn fine looking vehicle!!!

    Brummbär had the same reload as the Hummel, maybe a bit slower as the Hummel was open topped.

    Maximus,

    The brummär could also fire direct, like the Hummel! Why do you think it had such a thick font superstructure 100mm!!

    more info http://www.achtungpanzer.com/brum.htm

    S.

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