JunoReactor Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 As the subject. One other thing I've always wondered is that does it have superior sighting/IDing capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Well I just did a test on the matter. I placed 2 Lynx's on an island surrounded by 10 .50 teams. In a matter of about 45 seconds or so, both Lynx's Abandoned. I don't know if this had to do with just a morale problem with the TCs not being able to escape the area or what. But they did take a large pounding of .50 cal fire for about 40 seconds though. So take it for what it's worth. ------------------ For your dream car click here. For a Close Encounter click here. Hey look! I can see my house! And for all you Hamster Lovers out there, check this out! Kitty, this one's for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 JunoReactor, Based on a quick look at a few reference books, the answer would appear to be: Frontally Spitting distance only barring weak point hit Side and rear Yes, and from a fair distance. Please bear in mind that the .50 cal MG is quite capable of shooting right through the side of a Hetzer, and that's sloped. Remember also that the .50 cal. was designed to not only shoot people but kill tanks (every sixth or seventh round in belt was AP). I saw "History Year by Year" for 1936 on the History Channel, and the newsreel commentator on a piece about U.S. military exercises (showed water cooled .50s being fired from AA mounts) made a big point of discussing the weapon's triple threat capabilities vs.men, aircraft and tanks. It seems to me that a tank of this period, and a Panzer IIL definitely is, added armor notwithstanding, should be vulnerable, and the test Maximus ran seems to confirm this, albeit with only one trial. I recall a penetration figure of around 27mm being discussed here on the board, but don't remember whether that was at 100 or 200 meters. Hope this helps. John Kettler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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