Wilhammer Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 Discussing the Su-76 in action at http://history.vif2.ru/su76.html "On the other hand, the opened compartment made all types of high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) ammunition (including weapons such as the "Panzerfaust," the "Faustpatron," and the "Panzerschreck") totally ineffective." Is this true? If so, will it be or should it be modeled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco QNS Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 It is a wild exageration! Being opened, and with reduced armor, makes the jet less effective (no overpression inside the AFV). But if the jet touches the ammo/fuel storage, or the crew, or anything vital, it will KO it. It is modeled now in CMBO. There are quite a few of cases of shots not damaging anything in the AFV -not only the open ones-, and not only the HEAT rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PondScum Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 I don't see how "totally ineffective" can be true. If a preformed jet of molten metal punches through your armor, you ARE going to take damage. Without a roof you won't get any overpressure, but any crewmembers/vital bits of equipment/ammunition that happen to be in the way of that jet are still going to be very unhappy. Less likelihood of damage, maybe. Easy to quantify? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted June 26, 2001 Author Share Posted June 26, 2001 My thoughts exactly. Less effective, but not totally ineffective. That site is appearing more and more on this board as a source, but be warned that a source is only as good as its data. Something is wrong with this bit of info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin's Organ Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 You should be careful to distinguish between statements that are obviously the author's opinion and those that are direct quotes. there's quite a bit there that can be contested. Have you bought it up with the site owner?? Oh yeah, and remember that English is not his first language. [ 06-26-2001: Message edited by: Stalin's Organ ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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