Lanzfeld Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 From the data that I have seen (well....the data in the game) it seems to me that the German 75 mm gun on the panther was a better gun then the "dreaded" 88mm fitted on the tiger. I am talking about penetration here. The tiger has better "blast" value but the panther has better penetration (AP). My question is why did they fit the king tiger with the 88mm instead of the better 75 mm? I realize that "better" is subjective but it seems the 75 would be my choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Tiger 1: 88L56 Panther: 75L70 Tiger II: 88L71 ie, TI and TII did not have the same gun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanzfeld Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well now I feel dumb. Thanks for the info JonS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 No worries. Easy mistake to make 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Or in Advanced Squad Leader terms, the Tiger I has an "L" gun while the King Tiger has an "LL" gun. Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 The Tiger I was equipped with the Flak 88, which means it was originally designed to shoot down heavy bombers. This was achieved by constructing special ramps which would allow it to elevate its main gun. It also benefitted from being able to tie into the air defense radar network, allowing the turret and gun to be controlled remotely from ground stations several kilometers away. Entire companies of tanks were thus able to lock onto and fire on one target. This was witnessed on September 19th, 1943, when the 3rd Kompanie / 511th s.Pz Abt. brought down 5 Lancasters of 31 squadron, RAF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 o_O 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.