FNG
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Joined: 1/3/2002 From: Devizes, UK Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Yoozername That isn't my position at all. I doubt you have read through the thread. Wrong. I have read through the thread. From page one: "Its my contention that this area, the frontal sponson sloped armor, is backed up by the superstructure armor. Its also my contention that at least some photographic evidence shows the superstructure armor to be greater than 50mm. In any case, this area represents spaced armor. To be succinct, its sloped face hardened armor that is backed up by vertical 50mm or possibly 80mm armor. In either case, it would represent some of the best protection against soviet 76mm ammunition in 1943 and possibly 1944. Armor Piercing rounds have a trait of 'bouncing' downward once they make it through angled armor. The Soviets called it 'normalizing' but can be generally understood as something taking the path of least resistance. This applies mostly to full-bore sized projectiles. Its even seen when a handgun bullet passes through a windshield that is sloped. The bullet makes it through easily but is defledted downward. In the case of the sponson, the Soviet round might make it through, but is then attacking the next plate at a downward angle. The cap has been stripped from the penetrator and it is possibly destabilized and cracked after hitting face hardened armor. The StuG needs to be appreciated. The Soviets rightly feared it. The assembly plant was certainly targeted by air attack at the end of 1943. " Now, given your thread title, "StuG BS discussions", one would assume that you feel the StuG has been under-modelled in games and you seek to redress this balance. Fair enough. But nowhere have you linked this in to your experiences of this game and how it differs from your hypothesis. I won't cut and paste my previous post but I'd be interested by your data from PC:W/PC:K regarding the StuG and its performance. I doubt I will get it because you are a troll, plain and simple. You have form for it on other Matrix forums and on other wargaming sites. Your tone is contentious and pompous. I rarely feed the troll but on this occasion I will, so that any newcomers to this forum may see that your 'style' is not the way that the vast majority of members here behave.
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FNG Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
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