tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post8474414163060476305..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Stalin's Maus KillersPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-40446836824303970252016-06-20T17:29:41.838-04:002016-06-20T17:29:41.838-04:00The weakness of the shell was caused by using unca...The weakness of the shell was caused by using uncapped AP and APBC for very high velocity impact. Projectile break up -even against homogenious armour- is typical at impact velocities larger than ~800m/s with uncapped AP-shot.<br /><br />I presume, had they executed trials at 1km range, the perforation would pretty much have been not too different from the one at 100m. Projectile break up causes the penetration to plateau because more energy is lost by breaking up the shell and spreading out the force on the plate. <br /><br />You simply canĀ“t make a monobloc AP-shot with the period level of metallurgical skill without AP-cap and have it survive a 1000m/s impact againt thick, homogenious armour, not even considering face hardened here.<br /><br />The germans run into the same issues, forcing them to re-engeneer their APCBC-HE in 1941 to 1942 to make them fit for longer barreled, highe velocity guns about to come in service by then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-63393245729130685032016-05-03T07:10:27.152-04:002016-05-03T07:10:27.152-04:00Thanks :)
Thanks :)<br />Amizaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372492839265119482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-81738442698142363062016-05-02T21:29:26.587-04:002016-05-02T21:29:26.587-04:00High speed photography was already good enough to ...High speed photography was already good enough to photograph the shell in flight and not only measure the speed, but watch the impact. DTIC has some American research papers on the topic.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-36362349147709553862016-05-02T17:59:35.086-04:002016-05-02T17:59:35.086-04:00I wonder, what technical methods were used back th...I wonder, what technical methods were used back then to measure the muzzle velocities ? Do you have any knowledge of this, by chance ?Amizaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372492839265119482noreply@blogger.com