M26 Pershing

[Solo4114]

Boy you figure that, with all their ingenuity during the war, they'd have figured out to just make the damn bridges wider.

[Kämpfer]

Originally Posted by Solo4114

Boy you figure that, with all their ingenuity during the war, they'd have figured out to just make the damn bridges wider.

Designing(not a big deal), constructing, and then reequipping every motorized division with these new bridges might be a while.

[Avilex]

Something posted in another forum:
The "Super Pershing" a re-worked T26E1 with the T15E1 90mm gun installed and re-designated T26E4 , pilot number 1, registration number 30103292 never fired a shot in anger, the war ended before it saw action, the vehicle was later found rusting away in a vehicle "bone yard" outside Kassel Germany in June 1945. This tank was the victim of several screw-ups, one the was it was shipped with the wrong sight, that and the army mis-dierected its ammunition to the wrong unit, a Tank Destroyer unit that wanted to know why the new 90mm shells were 12 " to long for their new test T8 90mm guns!

[Mazz]

look at the last post date for this thread Avil. CHRIST!

at least you used the search, for what i have no idea

[Avilex]

Originally Posted by Anlushac11

I kinda agree. if you see a penetration of the Tiger I or early Panther armor it looks like the penetrator punched a hole and the edges look kinda melted.

On many of the Tiger II penetrations the armor has shattered or cracked. But I have to wonder, if you increase the thickness of the plate doesnt it become stiffer and more rigid? meaning that the plate is less likely to flex?

Around 50% of the panthers were found to have severly flawed armor, especially the Glacis.

[Avilex]

Actualy I didn't look at the dates, I found a link to this thread in another forum. LOL

[Lupin]

Heck, you dont really need a tank destroyer for the tiger, You just gotta be clever. I remember a time on valirisk that i took out a tiger with the bt7 , I just hid in some rubble and kept shooting the tigers behind, and he couldent find me, 12 shots later the tiger died .

[Ohioan]

You probably had some help from a sniping T-34-85. Technically the BT-7 should not be able to even penetrate the back or sides or front of a Tiger.

The TOP is another story though.

[USMA2010]

Did anyone note the age of this thread?
B4 new posts, last was Jan 14!

[Anlushac11]

If you post a new subject you get flamed for not using the search. If you searcha nd post you get flamed for necroposting.

Lots of people keep telling people to use the search before they post and he did. Its a necropost but I cant really fault him for it.