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To: calex59

I would imagine they could take out tank tread on the small-medium tanks.


11 posted on 11/29/2013 2:21:45 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
I would imagine they could take out tank tread on the small-medium tanks.

Yes, but I qualified my statement by stating "killing tanks". Taking out a tread doesn't kill one, only stops its forward progress. It can still shoot. I would think they could do a job on heavy tank treads also, if you fired several rounds into them.

16 posted on 11/29/2013 3:54:21 PM PST by calex59
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To: Secret Agent Man
I would imagine they could take out tank tread on the small-medium tanks.

Yes, but I qualified my statement by stating "killing tanks". Taking out a tread doesn't kill one, only stops its forward progress. It can still shoot. I would think they could do a job on heavy tank treads also, if you fired several rounds into them.

At the time of WWII a 37MM was considered too light of a gun, although some of our light and medium tanks had them, also the German Mark III, one of their best in the early part of the war, was armed with a 50MM, it fell short rather quickly when it came to killing other tanks. The Mark IV, which was their main battle tank, had a 75MM, but it was out numbered by the Mark IIIs.

The .55 caliber boys was woefully under powered for tanks of that era. Even our bazooka at the start of the war was inadequate when it came to the Panther and Tiger. 2.75 inch if I remember correctly, led to the development of the 3.5 inch.

17 posted on 11/29/2013 4:00:03 PM PST by calex59
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