Michael Dorosh Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 Originally posted by Simon Fox: I suggest the whole lot of you do a freekin search, BTW as pointed out by somebody or other there WAS a thingy to hold it in place. [This message has been edited by Simon Fox (edited 03-27-2001).] Are you positive about this? One of the sources I have consulted indicates the PIAT could not be depressed at a steep angle, as the bomb would be pulled out of firing position by gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Weaver Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 In First Clash at Cambes I had a PIAT gunner run into a house, sit down, and immediately knock out a Pz IV by firing between two houses as the tank went by at top speed. Four turns later I used over ten PIAT shots to no avail against another Pz IV. You win some, you lose some. I prefer to keep my anti-tank infantry together rather than parceling them out in penny packets to rifle platoons. When two or three bazookas are engaging together (ideally from different angles!) they stand a much better chance of getting a quick kill...and a quick kill is the only kind of kill they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimShady Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 When was the PIAT introduced? I noticed they're in DFDR scenarios, was wondering if that was because there is nothing else like it models, or that they were actually there. LimShady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 Originally posted by LimShady: When was the PIAT introduced? I noticed they're in DFDR scenarios, was wondering if that was because there is nothing else like it models, or that they were actually there. LimShady Summer 1943 - first used in Sicily IIRC. Early models had poor contact fuzes that failed to detonate unless they hit the target squarely. User confidence was not high for a while, even after improved munitions appeared in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maastrictian Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 my two cents -- the 'zook. It can keep up with the infantry. I don't know much about how effective a bazooka is vs. a piat because frankly, my piats almost never make it to the front line. On the other hand, a piat can fire in a building with no problem. But I still have to go with the speed factor of the 'zook. --Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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