well after all the vs. tanks threads and the vs. yamato thread. I have concluded that a tank can not sink a battleship, anyone else agree?
"Ask them, US and Brits didn’t do squat in WW2, it was won by the Soviet all by themselves versus the entire Germans Army and they did it while standing on one leg and with a arm tied behind their back. Western Europe, North Africa, Italy were all side shows" -unknown poster
Yeah. Not like that situation ever happened historically to quote from, but ingame, you can't sink a battleship with tank rounds, or if you can, I don't feel like doing it for hours to see.
White Ninja Comics "Soul too dark for the abyss, aborted son of hell's six hundred and sixty six wombs, a being of pure HELL, sustained by the black umbilical, weaned on HELLMILK and nursed at the teat of ABBADON, whore-queen of FESTERIA." - Penny Arcade
Its not like you'd get that scenario in RL though as they would far out at sea bombarding via radio command. Its just another BF limitation like the wheeled coffin that is the APC in BF. Its a 6 for 1 deal to tanks!
OT but it sounds like the APCs in Soldner will be quite useful given vastness of terrain.
pps if you check out their latest dev diary, at the very bottom they have a render of a wermacht support gunner.
Hypothetically speaking if a tank can get plunging fire on a Battleship it can penetrate the deck armor without a whole lot of problem.
Side belt armor I think a Tank gun barrel would wear out before the Battleships side belt armor was penetrated.
A Destroyer in general has less armor than a tank(50mm to 25mm) so a Tank should sink a Destroyer without too much problem. I sank Jap Destroyers before using the M10.
Well I'm sure a tank could damage a ship... but the ship can absorb so much damage I can't see it being in danger unless it's being hit by numerous tanks.
Even if you blow all of the superstructure off of a Battleship off you still have to penetrate the hull below the waterline to reduce buoyancy or penetrate down into a magazine to blow up a Battleship. Most Battleships have a 300mm or greater side belt armor. Even at 500m range the best anti-tank gun in WW2 cannot penetrate 300mm armor plate.
A modern tank gun like a 120mm NATO APFSDS can but youre talking making a hole that can be plugged with a cork.
This site is part of the Defy Media Gaming network
The best serving of video game culture, since 2001. Whether you're looking for news, reviews, walkthroughs, or the biggest collection of PC gaming files on the planet, Game Front has you covered. We also make no illusions about gaming: it's supposed to be fun. Browse gaming galleries, humor lists, and honest, short-form reporting. Game on!
Forgotten Hope General Yib-Yab (Off Topic) 
Council Member
tanks vs battleships 
Linear Mode
