WWII wargamers guide to anti-tank guns

[LachenKrieg]

I thought it might be useful to have a place where we can discuss and learn more about gun/armor performance. I found this well researched guide by John Salt to be very interesting, and thought I would start by sharing it here. In it, he compiles the relevant gun/armor performance data from more than 50 sources. Anyone interested in WWII AFV should find this an interesting read.

 

I like his introduction as it offers insight into real world performance that goes beyond just the numbers. He essentially states that reading penetration values from a table implies a certain degree of precision that does not exist, and that real world performance has shown that shots with 100% chance of penetration can fail, and armor expected to deflect a specific type of shot can be defeated.

 

Anyone interested should have a look at page 16, where he quotes a source titled, "Tank versus tank", which allows you to compare the predicted effectiveness of a specific tank gun against a specific armor set up.

 

 

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Edited December 16, 2020 by LachenKrieg