Deckgun versus aircraft

piersyf · 05-19-08, 05:25 AM

Just talking off the top of my head here, but I would say that HE rounds would be either fused for delay or contact. AA rounds with timers are a specific fuse and I doubt subs carried them (could be wrong). Not to worry as a study during WW2 showed that just shooting to hit was more effective rather than worrying about actual range/altitude. Upshot is that AP rounds would pass right through and likely do not a lot unless it hit an engine or something, whereas if you set the fuse to superquick (goes off just inside the shell of the a/c) or contact you should blow a significant portion of the a/c away. It was considered an 88mm (3.5" roughly) could down a B17 with a direct hit.
In game I think the defence of the flying boats is too high. Mainly because I managed to sit next to one tied up (about 100y away) and put 2 full magazines of 20mm HE and one of AP into a boat before it sank. In reality, a few dozen rounds through the floor and one or two into each engine would wreck it and mage it unsalvageable.

05-19-08, 05:25 AM	#2
piersyf Mate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: australia Posts: 52 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	deck gun ammo Just talking off the top of my head here, but I would say that HE rounds would be either fused for delay or contact. AA rounds with timers are a specific fuse and I doubt subs carried them (could be wrong). Not to worry as a study during WW2 showed that just shooting to hit was more effective rather than worrying about actual range/altitude. Upshot is that AP rounds would pass right through and likely do not a lot unless it hit an engine or something, whereas if you set the fuse to superquick (goes off just inside the shell of the a/c) or contact you should blow a significant portion of the a/c away. It was considered an 88mm (3.5" roughly) could down a B17 with a direct hit. In game I think the defence of the flying boats is too high. Mainly because I managed to sit next to one tied up (about 100y away) and put 2 full magazines of 20mm HE and one of AP into a boat before it sank. In reality, a few dozen rounds through the floor and one or two into each engine would wreck it and mage it unsalvageable.