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02-16-2004, 01:47 PM
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#76 | | Master of Ewes
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02-16-2004, 05:48 PM
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#77 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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02-16-2004, 09:37 PM
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#78 | | | Best tank killer of the war eh? I think the Shturmovik had the best combination of assets to make it a serious tank threat. Three 37mm cannon, underwing rockets and the ability to take tremendous punishment. Not to mention more of them were built than ANY other combat plane in history. In second place I think I'd put the Hs129 whether it had the 75mm or "just" the 30mm cannon, its twin engines give it better resilience than single engine types (assuming it can maintain Altitude on 'one'...any takers?). I don't think the Americans had any 'truly' great tank busters, although Mustangs and Tbolts can carry rockets so can Typhoons, Spitfires, Tempests etc etc etc. Apparantly the only way to make a tank kill with the .50 Brownings was to richochet the shells off the ground into the soft underbelly of the tank...a 1 ft high target at 300mph flying 50 feet off the ground!
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02-17-2004, 01:54 PM
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#79 | | Master of Ewes
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02-23-2004, 05:09 PM
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| The IL2 Sturmovik without a doubt 
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02-23-2004, 05:19 PM
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#81 | | | STuka no doubt | |
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02-23-2004, 05:46 PM
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| The Stuka was only armed with a few cannons (unless i'm mistaken  ) - the Russian IL2 had bombs, rockets AND cannons, plus as stated earlier, they could take an amazing amount of flak...as i recall Stukas are notoriously easy to shoot down. 
Plus as a footnote, not many Stukas were used for this role - surely if they were the best tankbusters this would not be the case?
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02-23-2004, 07:35 PM
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#83 | | | Il 2 with 2 37mm was not the norm, only a few were built.
They had 50 rpg and a reduced bombload.
Most had 2 23mm and up to 600 kg bombs and rockets.
Il10 was an improved version that entered service in 1945 I think.
The pony was never equipped as a tank buster as far as I know.
Strafing could send fragments that could damage the radiator.
Clearly not a good choice.
Hs129 could barely fly on 2 engines. It was clearly underpowered.
Th 37mm on the Ju87G was an amazing AT weapon.
But it was more vulnerable then the Il2. | |
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02-23-2004, 09:00 PM
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| Brings an old argument back to mind. Apparently to attack German tanks on the ground, 'Stang pilots would aim at the ground beneath them, and bounce the bullets up into the unprotected bellies. Like you said, not a very good choice....
It seems to me that early Ju-87 models were equipped with only light guns. Several later versions, however, had big-ass mounted cannon (not sure what caliber?) under the wings. Very effective AT weapon
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02-23-2004, 10:23 PM
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| 37mm cannon to be exact | |
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02-24-2004, 06:39 AM
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#86 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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02-24-2004, 07:36 AM
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| The chance that a bouncing bullet will go through the underside of a tank at the angle it will hit is ridiculously small.
Especially after it as lost energy from the bounce.
You probably have more chance of winning the lottery.
Hs129 used 1 75mm or 2 37mm Flak 18 like the Ju87G I think.
But that plane was really hard to maneuver because of it's lack of power.
2 engines was more a necessity then an advantage for this plane. | |
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02-24-2004, 08:20 AM
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02-24-2004, 08:28 AM
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#89 | | Master of Ewes
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