Grpara Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 I've been reading many articles about bunkers that stated that they are virtually immune to arty fire.I'd like to share an experience I had on an email game game CMBB v 1.00 My opponent started the game with a pre planned barrage and a shell landed directly on top of one of my bunkers forcing the crew to bail out from the first second. This is right though, as a shell on top of a concrete building should really shake it's occupants denying them the strength to stay in there and start a fight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 My experience with CMBB is that *log* bunkers can be KOed by 105mm direct hits and upward. But that concrete ones can be fired at by entire modules of 152, 203, and 210 caliber stuff without even getting their hair mussed. As for the historical reality, bunkers sometimes withstood direct hits by aircraft bombs and naval gunfire. On some of the central pacific islands, the US bombarded positions for a week with battleships and cruisers, following up with airstrikes right before invasion, and half to a third of the garrison was still alive to fight afterward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill S. Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 during the finnish war, the finnish 'millionaire' bunkers (million marks to build) withstood at least 5 hits of 230mm arty.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Read David Hackworth's "About Face" for a hardcore, I think Chinese, bunker which just would not become inactive even after repeated near or direct airplane bomb hits. [edited for book title] [ April 22, 2003, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: redwolf ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Originally posted by redwolf: Read David Hackworth's "On Face" for a hardcore, I think Chinese, bunker which just would not become inactive even after repeated near or direct airplane bomb hits. About Face? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonheart Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Hi Alex, I´m really sorry for your bunker but i don´t think that is was my 158mm rocket attack which knocked out your bunker. I think that my well positioned five tanks + 105mm field gun were responsible for the bailout of your men. In fact neither of these units had a chance to penetrate your bunker they only fled because of the simultanous fire also known as "hail fire". But maybe you are talking about another bunker not visible for me ehhhh? :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grpara Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 Thanks for making it clear Michael but if you watch carefully the video you'll notice just before the crew bails out ,a blast on the roof of the concrete bunker and that's a shell from artillery weapon.It might be from your field piece or a rocket.However, you might be right about the hail fire.We'll have to wait until game ends to see what really happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtabell Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 I posted a thread a while ago about the subject. A large amount of 20mm ammo being fired into the slit seems to be more effective in neutralizing the bunker. SgtAbell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grpara Posted April 25, 2003 Author Share Posted April 25, 2003 Stgabell, I've read your post and after running a few test I agree. Not as lethal as a big shell, 20 mm ammo can at least get somebody in the bunker killed and shoking the rest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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