This is a general inquiry about the Churchill AVREs penetration.
I would like to ask how penetration is determined, as the TNT equivalent of the bomb, as seen, is 17.73kg- Over twice of some of the artillery pieces in the game with the exact same penetration characteristics, yet it shares the same exact ability to break through armour. Most rounds have proportional penetration for the amount of TNT equivalent, as seen between the M109, being very similar to the Sturmpanzer and Brummbar in terms of effective penetration, while the Type 75’s lesser rounds sacrifice penetration for the lower mass, which logically would put the petard bomb somewhere in the 100-120mm range.
So what deciding factors go into this? Is it simply a matter of balance to stop churchills wiping MBTs and heavies, which would admittedly be very funny for the lack of range, or is there no form of calculation for the HE rounds? I personally would very much like to see more punch in the flying dustbin, but I am not a balanced individual.
I apologise if the structuring of this question is odd, or the topic incorrect for the forum, I’ve not posted here before.
Not sure where you get the idea that HE rounds would be able to penetrate a steel plate even remotely near their caliber size. Even half the caliber is stretching it.
Tanks getting disabled by larger caliber HE rounds to the turret is just a myth.
There are only two possible scenarios:
The HE is fired with delay: The HE round shatters on impact with the armor of the tank
The HE round is fired with instant fuze: The HE round explodes on impact, creating a shockwave and fragmentation form the shell body.
The shockwave is reflected from the armor and the fragments can only penetrate light armored targets. Only thin armor plates can be destroyed by the force of the shockwave.
If you think large caliber HE would disable any tank with a hit to the turret, why would tanks even have AP rounds when they can just fire 120-152mm HE rounds against any type of target?
Especially in modern times with highly accurate fire control systems.
A 122mm HE round could definately mess up a WW2 medium tank, destroy it or disable it but it didn’t make AP rounds redundant.
