rexford Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 John Salt's Snippets presents an interesting bit of data on the accuracy of PIAT fire, which is derived from the following report: WO 291/153 Effectiveness of PIAT Shooting The target is a Covenanter tank moving at 10 mph towards, away from and across the line of sight of a PIAT team. First Shot 59% accuracy against crossing target 80% against receding 28% against approaching Second Shot 67% against crosser 79% against receding 42% against approaching Third Shot 55% when target is crossing line of sight 53% when target is moving away 39% when target is heading towards firer In 25% of the hits the DA fuze 425 failed to detonate. The low accuracy against targets moving towards the firer was attributed to nervousness regarding whether a hit could be made in the time that was left. The tank targets were at about 65 to 110 yards range, and with a 10 mph speed it would take from 13 seconds to 22 seconds for an approaching Covenanter to reach the PIAT team from the indicated ranges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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