LEGEND Posted March 4, 2001 Share Posted March 4, 2001 had a sherman get killed at 213m.is this realistic?thats almost 2.5 football feilds. thats one heck of a lucky shot. any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Babra Posted March 4, 2001 Share Posted March 4, 2001 Originally posted by LEGEND: any thoughts? Sucks to be you ------------------ Out of commission, become a pillbox. Out of ammo, become a bunker. Out of time -- become heroes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Duquette Posted March 4, 2001 Share Posted March 4, 2001 It’s not the panzerschreack, but the M9 bazooka as a comparison. From FM 23-20, the M9 sights consisted of a rear peep site and a front site with three studs representing aiming points at 100yrd, 200yrd and 300yrd. “Harassing fire” against area targets could apparently be delivered out to 650 yrds. Training on the M9 emphasized engagement of moving or stationary tank sized targets out to ranges of 300 yards. However, at 300 yards inherent dispersion of the rocket is quite large. “Panzerfaust” by Wolfgang Fleischer indicates maximum “effective” range for Raketenpanzerbuchse 54 & 54/1 as 150 to 180 meters. It also indicates that moving tanks were not to be engaged beyond 120 meters. Infantry targets were sometimes engaged out to an astronomical range of 1000meters (the circumstances of such an extended range engagement are not elaborated upon…presumably a “harassing fire” technique against area targets similar to the M9). [This message has been edited by Jeff Duquette (edited 03-04-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted March 5, 2001 Share Posted March 5, 2001 excellent reply Jeff. Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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