Interesting 2018 US Govt. study of the 76mm gun vs. German armor in WW2. Plenty of math, but also charts where they give you the answers...:)
If you don't want to go through the discussion, go to the chart on page 22. Big difference between the 75mm and 76mm.
https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347 (https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347)
I'm reading Spearhead right now, so your timing is impeccable.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on August 06, 2020, 04:36:20 PM
Interesting 2018 US Govt. study of the 76mm gun vs. German armor in WW2. Plenty of math, but also charts where they give you the answers...:)
If you don't want to go through the discussion, go to the chart on page 22. Big difference between the 75mm and 76mm.
https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347 (https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347)
Why the large difference? Was it the gun or the ammo used in the guns?
Quote from: airboy on August 06, 2020, 05:12:32 PM
Quote from: ArizonaTank on August 06, 2020, 04:36:20 PM
Interesting 2018 US Govt. study of the 76mm gun vs. German armor in WW2. Plenty of math, but also charts where they give you the answers...:)
If you don't want to go through the discussion, go to the chart on page 22. Big difference between the 75mm and 76mm.
https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347 (https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347)
Why the large difference? Was it the gun or the ammo used in the guns?
I think it had to with velocity. The 76mm had a higher velocity which increased its armor penetrating capability. The 75mm could penetrate 4 to 4.5 inches of armor while the higher velocity of the 76mm permitted penetration of up to 7 inches, important when facing panthers and tigers later in the war.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 06, 2020, 05:36:13 PM
Quote from: airboy on August 06, 2020, 05:12:32 PM
Quote from: ArizonaTank on August 06, 2020, 04:36:20 PM
Interesting 2018 US Govt. study of the 76mm gun vs. German armor in WW2. Plenty of math, but also charts where they give you the answers...:)
If you don't want to go through the discussion, go to the chart on page 22. Big difference between the 75mm and 76mm.
https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347 (https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1045347)
Why the large difference? Was it the gun or the ammo used in the guns?
I think it had to with velocity. The 76mm had a higher velocity which increased its armor penetrating capability. The 75mm could penetrate 4 to 4.5 inches of armor while the higher velocity of the 76mm permitted penetration of up to 7 inches, important when facing panthers and tigers later in the war.
+1
You know, in college as President of the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta I literally gave a seminar titled...
"Relative muzzle velocities of World War 2 tank cannons"
Quote from: SirAndrewD on August 06, 2020, 10:49:00 PM
You know, in college as President of the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta I literally gave a seminar titled...
"Relative muzzle velocities of World War 2 tank cannons"
Hey! I was president of my college chapter of phi alpha theta too!
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 06, 2020, 10:58:31 PM
Quote from: SirAndrewD on August 06, 2020, 10:49:00 PM
You know, in college as President of the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta I literally gave a seminar titled...
"Relative muzzle velocities of World War 2 tank cannons"
Hey! I was president of my college chapter of phi alpha theta too!
Holy Carp! Really?
Chi Psi Chapter. Represent!