RE: WW2 Tanks.... A question....
December 3, 2018 at 5:04 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2018 at 5:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
They generally carried a hundred rounds for main armament (though that storage was often improvised or over spec), and a few thou for secondary (like the mgs).
I don't know what their rate of fire in combat conditions was, but i guess we could look it up and do some napkin math. They were death traps even with ammo, if you ask anti tank infantry or a mustang pilot.
The primary function of an armored vehicle is to quickly transport infantry, provide cover for their advance...and break through obstacles for infantry (including other armored vehicles and entrenched infantry). A tank, in and of itself, is just an expensive offering to the enemy's bloodgod.
I don't know what their rate of fire in combat conditions was, but i guess we could look it up and do some napkin math. They were death traps even with ammo, if you ask anti tank infantry or a mustang pilot.
The primary function of an armored vehicle is to quickly transport infantry, provide cover for their advance...and break through obstacles for infantry (including other armored vehicles and entrenched infantry). A tank, in and of itself, is just an expensive offering to the enemy's bloodgod.
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