EU Questions & Answers

 ZeZergling, on 14 January 2012 - 03:16 PM, said: Soooo... since my post got nuked without a trace, I've got a few more questions for Overlord.
1. Is the M58 gun for the M103 and T110 really only going to have 400 damage like the French 120mm SA46?
2. Is the M58 gun for the M103 and T110 really only going to have 267mm penetration like the French 120mm SA46?
Because that is exceptionally low based on all extrapolations of the real-world penetration of the M58.
Extrapolation #1: M58 firing M358 APBC-T penetrates 221mm of 30 degree from vertical sloped armor at a range of 914 meters.
Converting to 0 degree slope with 1.25 slope modifier = 276mm penetration at 914 meters.
Converting to 100 meter range = 304 mm penetration
Extrapolation #2: 120mm T53 has 248mm penetration in WoT, with muzzle velocity of 945 m/s and real-world shell weight of 22.7 kg.
Kinetic energy: 10136 kilojoules
Kinetic energy density: 89.62 kj per square centimeter
Millimeter (mm) of penetration per kj/cm^2 = 2.767
120mm M58 has muzzle velocity of 1067 m/s and shell weight of 23.10 kg.
Kinetic energy: 13150 kilojoules
Kinetic energy density: 116.27 kj per square centimeter
Extrapolated penetration = 116.27 x 2.767 = 321.7 mm of penetration.