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Answer, well, how come Dima, in the end of war some 50% of the Sherman’s was equipped with 76mm guns as the 76mm was really not good for HE Shells? |
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If the Sharman’s WAS NOT to be able to encounter enemy tanks why would one change this? Why remove the 75 mm with its HE abilities and replace with a basically AP fire gun. |
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It don’t makes no sense for an infantry support tank to not be able to fire HE does it? ? ? ??? ?? ? |
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Answer: ??? Not good? How can that be? A Stug 75mm L/24 and the early IV tanks had 75mm L/24 and they were used as infantry support tanks, used mainly for HE at that time. And they all had same weight of their HE shell as the panther,.. |
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The 75mm L/24 use the HE 34 model, and it was same weight, but less powerful, compared to the Panther who had the “60/40” -42 shell. So Panthers must have been an improvment? ! ? |
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As an example a 8cm mort shell weights some 3.5 – 4,5 kg.. |
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Answer, ehhh, well, the military analysis during and after ww2 doesn’t really seems to agree with you that a turret less tank destroyer is “v good” |
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It was a budget solution in a stressed time. |
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And after WW2 nearly all tank designs was favoured turrets, so I guess they don’t agree with you, and nor do I. |
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A turret has so much advantages compared to a “fixed” or semi fixed gun. A turret less tank is in huge disadvantage in a close and in moving situation |
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Answer: Well, what are you saying here exactly? “range” is that the purpose? Well it comes with grater velocity and hit power… |
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Is that your analyze why they removed the HE ability to an infantry support tank? |
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Or can it be the US wanted some AT ability to there Sherman’s? |
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Answer 1: So you are saying the US didn’t have a clew the Panther was in Germans troops when they landed in Normandy? |
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Do you really believe US dint know there Sherman’s 75mm guns was not up to meet Panthers and Tigers? |
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Ohh, so they did, and what was the 76mm then produced and fitted for, as they made the 105 for compensate for the bad HE in 76mm? |
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Answer: well I take your word for it, but read what you just written, “One of them that noone wanted to chnge Sherman 75”, yes, ONE YOU SAY dint want to change the 75mm… That’s an exception… Atleast to me, for the 75mm was changed was it not... |
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Answer 1: Ehh, a Pak 40 can kill a Sherman… |
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Well, 90 to 95 % of battle in Europe between tank vs tank was WITHIN 1000 meters. |
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Withman in a PzI and I bet any rocky Sherman or Stuart crew would beat him 99 times of 100 |
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So you say they should have scraped the Pershing project and tool making preparations and build a copy of a less good tank, a “US –Panther” ?? Why would the US scrap a better construction and build a less good tank? You aren’t making any sense to me… |
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There are even some really nice film form Pershing fighting a Panther in Köln. And guess who won? |
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I take your word it was 200, but ehmmm maybe you can look at Shermans numbers… |
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Answer: What exactly are you say here? That the IV is there for a better tank then the Panther? Is that the conclusions you draw? |
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Answer: Well, you say Sherman’s is an overall better tank than the Panther, may I disagree with you? |
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Maybe we can see each other arguments, and maybe one of us may come to change there minds.
Or it’s all ok with me that we agree to disagree. Maybe that’s the simplest way… |
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for 1944 was 40 Pershings |
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what range would it do a sherman at? |
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LoL, thats the most stupid thing I have ever heard sorry . |
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Thats what saved there ass and not the crapy sherman tanks who got the nick:"Tommycooker" given by the Germans because they began to burn when they where under MG42 fire.... |
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Germans would have kicked the shit out of the Brits and US in landcombat if they got the same number or even less tanks then them and they wouldnt been involved in the eastern front at the same time. |
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Stalk,
Dima: et me answer all yer replies before u reply again, plz. Will be 2 of mine:). Answer: Sorry, your right there, i got carried away. LOL, But remember Guns is my big passion.
Dima: they got plenty of 105mm to compensate 76mm HE weakness. Answer: Ye? But why are you dodgin the question, why EVEN FIT A 76mm AP gun to a infantry support tank, that cant fire good HE shells? (if its not ment for AT...)
Dima: i have never told that Sherman was NOT TO BE ABLE to engage enemy tanx.i just mean that it's main targets were soft. While it was able to engage most of german tanx. Answer: So, then why wold one fit a 76mm gun asit has less/no HE capabillety, if main targets are soft? Makes no sence does it...
Dima: for first it was pretty same as in UK Army. 1 76mm for 3-4 75mm. Later when they received enuf 105mm they could increase number of 76mm. Answer: ?? Why wold they increas numbers of 76mm if they are to be used as Infantry support tanks as u say? Why not keept the 75mm that fired good HE shell, or even better got more 105mm? Pretty obvious, to me...
Dima : ehh, compare weight of HE filler and not the shell itself. Answer, uj uj uj uj, Well, the HE 34 for early stug and IV 75m L/24 had weight of 5,74 Kg of that it had 0,69 Kg of 100% Amatol. The HE 42 for the Panther had weight of 5,74 Kg of that it had 0,61 Kg of Amatol/TNT 60/40. The Amatol has lower detonation speed than TNT, ie TNT has a higher, and its density in mm3 they by the weight in mm3 is less, and TNT destructive power is, yes "some" more.. To make it simple, the HE in Panther HE 42 grenade is detonating in much more speed compared to the HE 34, the diffrence in High Explosive blast is about "up to" 50% more speed in Panther HE explosives, so what do you think? Them few grams in diffrance in HE filler compared to the much more destructibe force of the explosives in them? chall i calculate it?
Dima: check muzzle velocity of L/24 and L/71. And then compare thickness of shell sides and materials that were used for them.Answer: Look abow please. And btw, the 80 grams more of weight in steel in HE 42, do you know how much steel that is, I meen how much more steel for "thickness" that is? Well, steel has a desity of 7.8 metric weight value. That would be same as 10cm3, well, thats the size some sugure cube. Not that much steel, or?
Dima: bad comparison imho. Answer, o really? why? if i get a 5.7 kg Shell 10 meters from me or a Mortar shell of 3,5 - 4,5 Kg i wold PRAY for that mortar shell... But how they can target somthing may be really diferance, but thats not what we talk of here is it.. But a HE shell of same weight, compared to a Mortar shell, with same fuse, does it really matter, wold be a bad day?
Dima: they were not good in offence actions yes. But in defence, their low silouethe and powerfull gun was great combination. It was v hard to spot them especially when they lost muzzle breaks(JPIV,Hetzer,etc). Answer: Yes, well, military analyssist and generals making there Xmas list after WW2 what they whant, seem not to agree whit you dima. But as a low cost option, they can be "ok".
just like C-serie of Shermans.
Dima: french,sweds... j/king . Stalk, i pointed turretless, as they were cheaper and were meant for same tasks as Panther was. Answer: hmmm, "meent for same task as Panther?" Well, Panther was offencive and defencive, and JPZ and fixed and semifixed guns are mostly for defence... But, ye, Swedes made a turretless Tanks, and it was an intresting project and sulutions to things, but thats for another thread.. .
Dima: they were not meant to attack. They were meant to provide mobile AT defence and to counter attack vs disorganized enemy. Answer, so do you agree with me after all, grate? ? ? |
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for 1944 was 40 Pershings |
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hmm, have read in several sources that there were 20 of them till March of 1945. |
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Dima wrote:
well actually KwK42 would pen. both Panther and Pershing at 600-800m. |
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what range would it do a sherman at? |
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as Stalk, pointed majority of tank engagement were at less than 1000m.
So would matter if it could kill Sherman at 1500-2500m. It won't hit or in most situation won't c it. |
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im talking production figures made as stated on top of my thread.
of them 40 pershings 20 were sent to europe in january 1945 named as another tank for a certain mission. |
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basically trying to get him to answer himself here he knows what ranges the pershing and panther can get taken out by a certain german gun,well can that same gun open a sherman up from further away? |
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maybe even outside its direct hit range? |
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but if gun could kill sherman at 1500 and only kill panther at 800metres which tank would a person with a brain rather be in? |
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Dima, just a little thing. If you are doing a summing up, you must take into it your basic thoughts and MY OBJECTIONS. The summing up whit this headline you made, MUST reflect BOTH people’s arguments, in full or just in general, balanced. |
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I will try to sum up MY OWN thought’s here. “ |
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well as the allies were invading im sure the shermans had every opportunity to wait in ambush. lol |
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and if i was ordered too i would hope to at least have a 76mm gun for whatever i encountered. |
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Of coz there were more Shermans. US produced crapload of good medium tanx and destroyed all the super-excellent-invincible german tanx.
Germany lost so it's tank conception wasn't that good. |
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I certainly agree with the school of thought that says the Panther was the best medium tank design of the war. |
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Dima wrote:
Hi! Just some comments:). best AT tank:). In reality Panther was almost incapable of fighting infantry as KwK42 HE shell was v weak. Actually it weighted less than APCBC. Imo Sherman was better all-around medium tank than Panther. |
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The moment Those Panzer groups were spotted they were targeted for harrasment arty fire- Air strikes and just generally hasseld at every available opportunity |
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Let me ask you,How many panthers (,Tigers ,PzIv and PzIII) were in Normandy? |
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The sum of all of thses wrecks/captured is 176. |
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As far as I know,Allies had about 6000 tanks |
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and germans had about 2000 |
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But I dont know How many they had of each models |
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According UK surveys of Panther wrecks/captured in Normandy(6June-31Aug 1944): 47 were lost to AP. 8 were lost to Hollow Charge Projectiles. 8 to HE. 8 to Aircraft Rockets. 3 to Aircraft Cannons. 50 were destroyed by crews. 33 were abandoned. 19 were lost by unknown reasons. So imo air support is shown v realistic in CC5 and particulary in GJS 4.4. |
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i disagree i think youll find that those panzers that were destroyed or abandoned by own crews did so because of?
I'd geuss continual harrasement by air and interference with supply lines (again mainly by air) |
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but even so 8 to arty (i assume HE means arty fire) |
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