AmmoSgt
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David well OK Yes Brandt did make the Shaped Charge pratical from a fired weapons , Monroe invented the concept , and made a usable staionary blasting charge shaped charge and it got named after him , and the Bazooka itself goes back to the 1860's , yes 1860's , Tube fired rocket propelled Harpoons were used in whaling :) .. But for practical cannon fired HEAT ammo Brandt is the MAN .
OK lets look at the S-35 game gives it a rate of fire of only 4 and a Targeting value of 0 The lower the targeting value the more accuracy is effected by any movement of the firing vehicle in the turn it fires . Normally fast vehicles get higher targeting numbers and vehicles with fast turret turn rates get higher targeting values , the reasoning is, the faster the vehicle , less of the turn is used moveing the same distance than a slower vehicle , and less of the turn is used turning the turret to get on target. But a 1 man turret lowers both Targeting rating and rate of fire. A PzII of the same year has a Targeting rating of 1 and a PzIII has a rating of 3 , both are rated as going a little faster than a Souma PzII is a 26 and a PzIII is a 24. Is the Souma a 1 man turret ? If I remember correctly it was , but i am not sure. a 30 second 360 is pretty fast and probably even with a 1 man turret warrants a slighly higher targeting rating , but the turret turn rate for the PzII would have to be known to really know if the Souma is being under rated , the rate of fire of 4 is awfully low for a 47mm type gun , but perhaps if the Souma is a one man turret , that could explain it , if the Souma is a two man turret , that is definately too low IMHO . Armor does take into account type , cast, face hardened , rolled , homogenious , but as a seperate factor . slope does matter , but again as a seperate factor .
So you would want to check thickness and slope on the Souma , if it to thick , don't be afraid to say so , but also look at other tanks from other armies in the same Class as the Souma and how many men are crewing in the turret to check the other factors .. to see if it is being rated correctly in Fire control , how well it can hit a moving target .. and targeting how accurately it can fire while having moved in that turn ( different from moving and firing at the same time) , and rate of fire ..understand Max rate of fire is 9 for tanks , so rate of fire is not a direct shot for shot counting thing , but a scale from 1 to 9 relative to other tanks and losing "points' for 1 man turrets and seperately loaded ammo , small cramped turret , Tank Commander, loader , gunner, radio operator, and machinegunner all being the same guy ect . Speed in the game is also not exactly a 1 for 1 proposition and subject to some sort of scaleing so compare rated speeds from other tanks in other armies to see how the Souma and other French tanks compare on a Kilometer per hour basis and then see how the game movement rating compares . have fun . post if you have questions.
Glad somebody else knows about Stokes and Brandt.
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