Kanonier Reichmann Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 I had just noticed that the blast effect of my German 81mm mortars was significantly less than the 75mm artillery. Does anyone know the reasoning why this is the case despite the larger calibre of the 81mm? Is it to do with the trajectory when the shell impacts or something? Any grog input would be greatly appreciated. Regards Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibucephalus Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 blast radius is determined by a few factors. I don't happen to have a ballistics manual handy but if I remember correctly high angle fire produces a circular shrapnel pattern on the ground and low angle produces cone shaped patterns. Altitude of burst will affect size. Airbursts having a bigger footprint than groundbursts. Also, mortar shrapnel tends to be smaller than artillery shrapnel, thicker shell wall. Also, it just accured to me that modern 81's are have larger lethality radius than 105's. 81mm mortar= 40m 105mm howitzer=30m so the game modelling seems correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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