Spgr. 41: high explosive tracer grenade. Mass 2.61 kg, muzzle velocity 900 m/s.
The 7.5 cm Panzerjägerkanone (Pak) 41 was a unique weapon with excellent characteristics that was a threat to both contemporary tanks and post-war vehicles. Only a small number and a lack of tungsten prevented it from showing its full strength. Meanwhile, the appearance of this weapon prompted the USSR to begin working on its own analogues, especially since new types of German tanks were already known, and the performance of the Pak 41 was impressive.
You haven’t explained why it isn’t. In real life it’s called “APCNR” for “Non-Rigid”, but the functionality is the exact same.
It’s a tungsten carbide core enveloped by a jacket made of a lighter material so as to decrease the overall weight of the projectile, increasing its velocity, and delivering the high density, small caliber tungsten carbide core into the plate of armor at said increased velocity.
Yes, i know. But again, the issue is, that in game APCR is absolutely trash. It is also “not APCR”, because after the squeeze bore shell leaves the barrel, it looks like a solidshot, those “sticking out fins” are going to be pressed to the “core”. So it is more aerodynamic, than APCR. It is like APDS.
But if you want to play with ta tank, that is
a, has no armor
b, slow
c, can’t do anything, because it uses a uesless ammo
Then this tank is going to be your favourite.
The other reason is taht, knowing Gaijin, they will go for the APCR anyway.
I don’t see the problem? Armor seems to be good and this tank can be balanced with the right br. If the gun is that bad then put it at 4.3 where the armor is great
Not all APCR is of arrowhead design. Just as an example, here’s the armor piercing ammunition for the 90 mm M3 cannon, M304 APCR, M82 APCBC and T33 APBC, not in that order.
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You can probably guess which is which, but the point is that the APCR here is not of arrowhead design.
Even some German APCR rounds, such as the ones on the Kwk42 and 43 (and even the Kwk40 from what I can tell), aren’t of arrowhead design and externally just look like normal AP rounds.
With that gun, it would be just a slower Panzer 4. It would be better that wth other gun, but again, just play a Panzer 4. it is faster, better armor, and the same gun.
I am in a different discussion about the VK 3001, and i was mistaken, i though i was on that forum.
Yes, you are right.
However, i would like to oint out, that you are talking about a KV-1. That KV-1 is just better armored, than the Tiger 1.
Vith the VK’s armor, the problem is the very weak side, turret, and cupola armor. You can angle a Tiger, but you just can’t angle this VK in way to make the front effective, while the side being effective too.
80mm turret front, with a Panther style mantlet is just bad. It is flat, and the mantlet is effective 70-75mm, since it is probably cast armor, and not a black hole mess, like on the Tiger.
50mm cupola? Yes, soviet 45mm go brrrrrrrrrr.
I’m not holding my breath, but if the devs took the time to model APCNR correctly I’d be pleasantly surprised. It’d add some spice to the German tech tree instead of your typical ‘APCBC-HE go brrrr’
