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[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

wasnt a rocket fired from there and not a shell??? :hmm:

"Primary
armament 380 mm RW61 L/5.4 rocket mortar"

ps the specs for the first tank the Panzer 8 Maus

Primary
armament 128 mm KwK44 L/55 Secondary
armament co-axial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5
7.92 mm MG34

The Sturmtiger was armed with a short-barreled 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 L/5.4, breech-loading rocket launcher/mortar.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/sttig.htm

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

The Sturmtiger was armed with a short-barreled 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 L/5.4, breech-loading rocket launcher/mortar.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/sttig.htm

Such a short barrell, just how far would the ammo go?


The coolest tank in the world to me is:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm

[STEED]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The coolest tank in the world to me is:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm

I believe many country's could not believe there eyes when Germany bought out the leopard.

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh, she is a beauty. Similar with the M1A and the US did use the cannon technology. Both cannons are the same. But comparing the two, hands down the Leopard is just a cool looking nasty tank.

[antikristuseke]

The cannons of those tanks used to be very similar, but not exactly identical, but the latest Lepopard 2A6 mount a 120mm L55 cannon instead of an L44 that was found on older models. (L55 means the length of the gun in calibers, in this case 55 times 120mm)

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Such a short barrell, just how far would the ammo go?


The coolest tank in the world to me is:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm

The RW 61 launcher fired short-range (4,600 to 6,000 meters, or 2,850 to 3,720 yards) high-explosive rocket-propelled projectiles.

OT of Leopard.........Each year on Salisbury Plain (not sure if it still occurs) There are or were gunnery competitions for tanks from most of the NATO countries. These competitions were designed for tank crews to prove their ability in a variety of disciplines ie: moving, stationary, uphill obstacle/downhill obstacle, moving targets, stationary targets, and all at a variety of different ranges etc. etc.
The Leopard, since it's inception, has won the competition more than any other make of tank.

[AVGWarhawk]

She is a marvel to watch. I happened to catch a History Channel program on the Leopard.

[elite_hunter_sh3]

how was the Panzer 8 Maus crap? its secondary gun was a 75MM GUN!!! .. look carefully in some pictures of the frontal armor, no penetrating hits.. even from 88mm german and russian guns.. give it 1-2 years for development it wud have turned the tide of the war

[STEED]

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

how was the Panzer 8 Maus crap? its secondary gun was a 75MM GUN!!! .. look carefully in some pictures of the frontal armor, no penetrating hits.. even from 88mm german and russian guns.. give it 1-2 years for development it wud have turned the tide of the war

It was never completed and was very slow due to it's very heavy weight.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz7.htm#maus

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

how was the Panzer 8 Maus crap? its secondary gun was a 75MM GUN!!! .. look carefully in some pictures of the frontal armor, no penetrating hits.. even from 88mm german and russian guns.. give it 1-2 years for development it wud have turned the tide of the war

The maus was a megalomaniacs wet dream, nothing more. It was too heavy to be mobile, it was to resource and labour intensive to produce and it was still vulnerable to air attack and heavy artillery bombardment. At turning the tide of the war it would have been as much use as bright pink uniforms for ambushing soldiers.