Underdog Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 I had a Stuart fire at a Puma and got a frontal penetration and the Puma kept fighting. This is the first time I saw a round penetration that didn't knock out the tank or cause the crew abandon the tank. The Puma fired off 3 more rounds until another Stuart round did a frontal turret penetration and the Puma was knocked out. I have never seen this before and was wondering if others have seen this. Underdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Happens all the time UD. It's one of the possible outcomes of a hit, realistically as well as in CM. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 It penetrated, but didn't hit any crewmen or equipment. I love this kind of attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexford Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 37mm APCBC is a tiny, light round without an HE burster inside, so if it doesn't hit anything vital its presence might be ignored. It might have went in and out of the Puma, making continued Puma use even more possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastian Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 sometimes i get penetrations with an bazooka, with no effect as well. is this realistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 Yes it is, hollow charge munitions of the time had notoriously bad behind armour effect. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Red Line Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 Originally posted by Echo: It penetrated, but didn't hit any crewmen or equipment. I love this kind of attention to detail.I've also seen turret penetration and crew casualty without knock-out and tank still firing the next second (to my surprise, as i'd have expected shocked tank but it's hard to tell because a few seconds after the Sherman was definitely silenced by the following shell ; maybe only unbutonned tanks can be shocked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 22, 2002 Author Share Posted March 22, 2002 Thanks all for responding. More I ease myself back into play more I am seeing this. Thanks again for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts