tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post8580781916284696997..comments2024-03-15T05:39:01.295-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: High Caliber Beast KillersPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-4139079014269813542018-07-14T01:13:46.641-04:002018-07-14T01:13:46.641-04:00This thing was even slower to reload than the 152 ...This thing was even slower to reload than the 152 mm's which already had to engage in some clever (if not necessarily very efficient) workarounds to alleviate their low RoF, though. And the smaller gun-howitzer pretty much obliterated everything that wasn't a seriously hardened fortification in one hit anyway.<br /><br />While even bigger HE would no doubt have had its uses I can only doubt if it would've been worth the tradeoffs - particularly the reduced ability to demolish bunkers, which purpose was more or less what the Red Army started mounting such big guns in AFVs for in the first place.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-91551344694139251912018-07-10T21:11:55.704-04:002018-07-10T21:11:55.704-04:00The 152mm round you mean was called the G-530 I th...The 152mm round you mean was called the G-530 I think, which counted as a anti-concrete shell (not AP or HE like the BR or OF shells)The Builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242924608059447367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-44554305188432287172018-07-09T17:53:50.744-04:002018-07-09T17:53:50.744-04:00I'm curious what round the SU-152 carried whic...I'm curious what round the SU-152 carried which penetrated 1200 mm of concrete. Was it the OF-540 or the BR-540? <br /><br />The reason why I ask is that it's my understanding the SU-152 carried mostly the OF-540, and only maybe a couple of BR-540 rounds (the OF-540 being practically good enough to disable any enemy armored vehicle encountered). <br /><br />If it's the BR-540 round that's the bunker buster, and the 203 mm HE-OF round was much superior to the OF-540, then you might actually make a case that "hmm, for everything but bunker busting the 203 mm version would be superior" and the designers wouldn't be as wrongheaded as it might seem.Stewart Millenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261690405884935161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-25118058447522250522018-07-09T17:28:19.050-04:002018-07-09T17:28:19.050-04:00Perhaps if they had a open roof they might of been...Perhaps if they had a open roof they might of been able to increase the guns elevation. Though I suppose by 1943 with the Soviets on the offensive they needed every couldn't spare and tank chassis for guns that could be towed. <br /> Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-12261725986666308742018-07-09T09:55:58.554-04:002018-07-09T09:55:58.554-04:00You can't blame the designers for the original...You can't blame the designers for the original requirements being crap, although when it's a project that's initiated "from the ranks" then it's hard to complain.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-15279812112609991572018-07-08T20:40:01.653-04:002018-07-08T20:40:01.653-04:00The designers probably just lost sight of the orig...The designers probably just lost sight of the original purpose of the project while looking for ways to solve the technical challenges, I understand that's fairly common.<br /><br />I like to imagine they felt a bit silly once someone reviewed the whole thing and pointed out the issue.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-20850899492812393462018-07-08T18:03:35.266-04:002018-07-08T18:03:35.266-04:00Strikes me that the M-4's lower penetration ca...Strikes me that the M-4's lower penetration capabilities should of come up much earlier in the design process and saved everyone time. It's clear the M-4 is far more valuable as a bombardment weapon.Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.com