How a statistical formula won the war - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

HealzDevo · 03-13-2007, 11:12 PM

Ok, interesting picture. I didn't really know that information about the ostrich burying its head in the sand. Any WWII destroyed convoy photos to post?

Cojimar 1945 · 03-14-2007, 05:31 PM

I didn't know T34's could penetrate the front armor of Tigers and Panthers.
The German tanks seem to have fairly thin armor on their sides which could make them even more vulnerable to being destroyed from hits in this area.

The IS-2 and IS-3 weighed about the same as a Panther while the Pershing was slightly lighter. However, the Soviet tanks seem to have better armor protection than the Panther and the IS-3 seems particularly impressive in this regard.

plan_D · 03-15-2007, 09:37 AM

The IS-3 never saw combat in World War II. It only arrived to take part in the Victory Parade in Berlin. The British were shipping their A41 Centurion to Europe with the 22nd Armoured Brigade when the war ended; this would have been something to rattle the Germans.

The Tiger and Panther were both more than capable of destroying the IS-2 well beyond the range that the IS-2 could react. Especially since the IS-2 had purely made armour; a problem which was discovered but allowed to remain. It was theoretically invincible when taking on Tigers and Panthers head-on but the crews were reporting losses and the German crews were reporting kills at distances up to 1,000 m.

HealzDevo · 03-18-2007, 07:42 PM

Okay, interesting information, that one.

03-14-2007, 05:31 PM	#32
Cojimar 1945 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 28	tank comparisons I didn't know T34's could penetrate the front armor of Tigers and Panthers. The German tanks seem to have fairly thin armor on their sides which could make them even more vulnerable to being destroyed from hits in this area. The IS-2 and IS-3 weighed about the same as a Panther while the Pershing was slightly lighter. However, the Soviet tanks seem to have better armor protection than the Panther and the IS-3 seems particularly impressive in this regard.

03-15-2007, 09:37 AM	#33
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	The IS-3 never saw combat in World War II. It only arrived to take part in the Victory Parade in Berlin. The British were shipping their A41 Centurion to Europe with the 22nd Armoured Brigade when the war ended; this would have been something to rattle the Germans. The Tiger and Panther were both more than capable of destroying the IS-2 well beyond the range that the IS-2 could react. Especially since the IS-2 had purely made armour; a problem which was discovered but allowed to remain. It was theoretically invincible when taking on Tigers and Panthers head-on but the crews were reporting losses and the German crews were reporting kills at distances up to 1,000 m. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

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03-13-2007, 11:12 PM	#31
HealzDevo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Queensland Posts: 1,251	Ok, interesting picture. I didn't really know that information about the ostrich burying its head in the sand. Any WWII destroyed convoy photos to post?

03-18-2007, 07:42 PM	#34
HealzDevo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Queensland Posts: 1,251	Okay, interesting information, that one.