Poll

What is your favorite WWII weapon?

M1 Garand30%30% - 38
Springfield 19033%3% - 4
M1 Carbine7%7% - 9
Mauser K984%4% - 6
Enfield No.43%3% - 5
B.a.r.10%10% - 13
Thompson15%15% - 20
Mp-404%4% - 6
Mosin-Nagant3%3% - 5
Other (please specify)15%15% - 20
Total: 126
acEofspadEs6313
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CaptainMike wrote:

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:

CaptainMike wrote:


I'm thinking that if they ever went into production, we'd just have to make some bigger guns to take them out. The Perishing would have been there to help, though the Maus would be one hell of an opponent. And if none of our tanks could have taken it out, there's always the Air Force to lend a helping hand.
The M3 90mm on the Pershing was able to penetrate at 500m 221mm of armor at a 30 degree angle. The E-Series' Hull armor was 200mm at 60 degrees, and the turret was 240mm at 60 degrees. Unless you were able to get ridiculously close, you wouldn't be able to hurt it.

EDIT: That's with the M3 90mm using the best ammo they made, HVAP.
Side armour was 180mm and the rear armour was 160 armour. As for most german tanks, the Allies tried to get a shot at the rear or the sides. Frontal armour is nearly always thicker.
http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/guns.asp

Bottom of the page is the M3.

Btw, that's where I gets all my penetration stats if you are wondering.
acEofspadEs6313
Shiny! Let's be bad guys.
+102|6906|NAS Jacksonville, Florida

seymorebutts443 wrote:

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:

CaptainMike wrote:

I'm thinking that if they ever went into production, we'd just have to make some bigger guns to take them out. The Perishing would have been there to help, though the Maus would be one hell of an opponent. And if none of our tanks could have taken it out, there's always the Air Force to lend a helping hand.
The M3 90mm on the Pershing was able to penetrate at 500m 221mm of armor at a 30 degree angle. The E-Series' Hull armor was 200mm at 60 degrees, and the turret was 240mm at 60 degrees. Unless you were able to get ridiculously close, you wouldn't be able to hurt it.

EDIT: That's with the M3 90mm using the best ammo they made, HVAP.
Plus the british centurion tanks and their 20 pounder guns could probally take on a Maus.
If you got lucky and hit the armor at 0 degrees, then yes.

Last edited by acEofspadEs6313 (2007-04-03 13:10:41)

seymorebutts443
Ready for combat
+211|6808|Belchertown Massachusetts, USA

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:

seymorebutts443 wrote:

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:


The M3 90mm on the Pershing was able to penetrate at 500m 221mm of armor at a 30 degree angle. The E-Series' Hull armor was 200mm at 60 degrees, and the turret was 240mm at 60 degrees. Unless you were able to get ridiculously close, you wouldn't be able to hurt it.

EDIT: That's with the M3 90mm using the best ammo they made, HVAP.
Plus the british centurion tanks and their 20 pounder guns could probally take on a Maus.
If you got lucky and hit the armor at 0 degrees, then yes.
well it all depends on the quality of the metal used. if it was shitty metal then the chance of penetration was better, but yea.
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