fubart Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 In game and/or combat, of what destructive or distracting value is plunging fire (105 or 155) against fairly out in the open on-coming armor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillar Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 Don't use anything sub-300mm on tough armour. You stand a good chance of immobilizing an enemy tank however, with anything about 200mm. Save the 150's for infantry. [This message has been edited by Pillar (edited 10-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJoe Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 155mm is excellent at destroying armour. I've taken out several Panthers with it. Even the smaller stuff can be deadly... 105mm is more than enough to take out most tanks with 15-16mm top armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertanker Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 Unless I'm desperate, I don't use anything less than a 155 on tanks - you get far more value pasting the infantry with it. You don't always need a kill to get benefit from the shelling. The other night in a QB against the AI, I was desperate, and fired 4.5" (114mm) at the last StuG (the only armor remaining on the battlefield). I had sent some infantry up one flank, it turned away from tearing apart my main attack to engage them. They were running, and as it was turning to catch up, with its nose pointed a harmless direction, the barrage started to hit and a shell immobilized it. That's as good as a kill, and it turned the tide of battle. The next turn, the crew bailed, and my flanking infantry cut them down as they ran for cover. It was in the snow, so their revenge was served cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillar Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 What ever you decide to do Fubart, make sure you don't end up with a bunch of infantry without artillery support. Artillery is more valuable than tanks imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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