tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post2121600730659717919..comments2024-03-20T11:41:56.776-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: World of Tanks: Today in History: D-25T TrialsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-39173072886385411702014-10-21T14:06:40.144-04:002014-10-21T14:06:40.144-04:00http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/07/birth-of-i...http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/07/birth-of-is-tanks-part-2-is-122.html<br /><br />The document I quote here gives a range of 1400 meters against the Panther. Svirin gives a range of over 1500 meters (at which the optics, like you say, make it difficult to aim). As Soviet optics improved and German armour degraded, the effective range became longer. Here you can find a quote from Malyshev reporting to Beria that the D-25 can destroy any German tank at a distance in excess of 1700 meters: http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/07/birth-of-is-tanks-part-3-is-100-and.htmlPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-22938372350662306682014-10-21T13:36:29.055-04:002014-10-21T13:36:29.055-04:00Low quality optics meant that, in reality, long di...Low quality optics meant that, in reality, long distance combat ranges were seldom ever achieved by Soviet crews with any real consistency. Nor could the 122mm pen a PAnther's sloped armour above 600m. -- Russian Tanks of WW2: Stalin's Armored Might pg. 140Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-50566775654853179402013-11-28T09:17:17.749-05:002013-11-28T09:17:17.749-05:00Regarding the speed of single vs. two piece ammo. ...Regarding the speed of single vs. two piece ammo. I believe it depends on actual implementation(gun recoil) and user ergonomics (ammo storage, breech concept)... I believe the 122mm one piece ammo round was pretty long and nose heavy making it difficult to load quickly in T44 turret. <br />Two piece ammo doesn't mean automatically a slow reload rate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-17542981312036435232013-11-23T16:20:04.189-05:002013-11-23T16:20:04.189-05:00Battle of Kursk in early July is considered to be ...Battle of Kursk in early July is considered to be the summer in most Western countries. Dates with years would be better as blunt tipped shell came after sharp nosed shell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-24748182419663660602013-11-22T15:40:00.651-05:002013-11-22T15:40:00.651-05:00Neither have I. I have a feeling that the amount o...Neither have I. I have a feeling that the amount of A-19s present at Kursk was very low. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-62186214504989432102013-11-22T15:36:42.703-05:002013-11-22T15:36:42.703-05:00Is there any document specifying the effectiveness...Is there any document specifying the effectiveness of the A-19 during the Kursk battle? the data I have seen for KO Panther and Ferdinand does not have any 122mm impact.Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537203226584815118noreply@blogger.com