761st Black Panther Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 My friend and I had a heated arguement over which peice of Soviet armor was superior in combat against german tanks. I stated that the 44 was far better in armored combat than the IS. he had some good points (which really just centered around armor thickness)that the Is has a more powerful 12omm while I claim that better mobility, with the combintion with a quicker firing, tungesten capable 80mm 44 would survive most german armor encounters? what do you all think? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realest Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I have no idea, i just like to play the game. LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Neither vehicle would survive an encounter with a Leopard 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 They do 2 different jobs - the IS is a berakthrough tank, optimised to assault prepared positions, not to fight other tanks - its ammo loadout it soo small for that. the T44 is a medium "all purpose" tank designed for mass production. 1:1 the IS has to be better - but how many T44's can you make for 10IS's? When you NEED a 122mm gun no number of 85mm guns is goign to substitute, but if an 85mm gun is what you need then the 122 is a colossal waste of resource to do the job. Lastly of course, the successors to the T44 are still being made...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The low ROF and ammo capacity reduce IS-3's usefulness considerably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I have killed two of those t44's(both elite ) with 3 veteran Stug III G vehicles. All hits at the frontal glacis of the armor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
761st Black Panther Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 reguardless, i still think the t-44 is a good overall tank. if i need a assault gun, id get it in the form of the SU series, not on a MBT. anyways pre 1944, i like the IS-1, iv had a few rounds where the IS-1 has taken alot of damage and still survived, one occasion it took six rounds, one from a panther at 120meters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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