 | Best tank killer aircraft of WW2 Part I| Old Threads Discuss Best tank killer aircraft of WW2 Part I in the Old Stuff forums; Regular Fw-190s and even Bf-109s could have taken them out from the top. So, you didn't have ... |
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05-27-2004, 02:45 PM
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Country:  | Regular Fw-190s and even Bf-109s could have taken them out from the top. So, you didn't have to always use bombs to take out the first T-34s.
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05-27-2004, 02:51 PM
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#137 | | the old Sage
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05-27-2004, 02:57 PM
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Country: | Yes, going by numbers no T-34 was destroyed by 20mm calibre after September 1942. And of all T-34s destroyed up to September 1942 4.7% of them were destroyed by 20mm calibre rounds.
Now, I wasn't entirely correct in saying that 20mm rounds couldn't destroy a T-34/76 Model 1942 (There were Model 1939 and 1941 as well) on the ground. As the 20mm FlaK 30 & 38 with Pzgr40 ammo could destroy the T-34/76 within 100m if attacking at the rear.
Either these gun crews were lucky, or these tanks were taken out by aircraft armed with 20mm cannons. I'm going to go with the latter.
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05-27-2004, 03:08 PM
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#139 | | the old Sage
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Country: | ok in response then I would have to say Ju 88's and He 111's before the advent of heavier cannon | |
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05-28-2004, 12:21 PM
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#140 | | Master of Ewes
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05-29-2004, 10:04 AM
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05-29-2004, 12:42 PM
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#142 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | ok were they like the 37mm but bigger??
do you know where they were mounted??
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05-30-2004, 06:00 AM
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05-30-2004, 09:48 AM
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#144 | | Master of Ewes
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05-30-2004, 10:41 AM
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05-30-2004, 11:23 AM
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So, I think that the Typhoons 20mm would have been able to destroy any German tank up to the Pz.Kpfw IV. After that rockets, or lucky hits would have been needed. There would still be the possibility of destruction up to the Pz.kpfw V Ausf A.
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05-30-2004, 12:37 PM
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#147 | | Master of Ewes
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05-30-2004, 12:39 PM
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05-30-2004, 01:07 PM
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#149 | | Master of Ewes
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05-30-2004, 01:10 PM
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