Any one lesson learned in tank design during WW2?
Дата: 27.05.2018 07:06:55
Kenshin2kx, on May 24 2018 - 18:03, said: As I read the balancing factors ... the thought kept popping
into my mind ... so, why not a really good/great cannon with the
best compromise for armor and speed as mitigated by the most
advanced (available) powerplant? Scratches head, I think I
would prioritize the design criteria as such ... (hopefully less
confusing than my kneejerk rambling above), IMO the engineer should
start with the powerplant first ... determine motive
potential which should indicate weight range limits for
intended performance goal for a given amount of armor .. then most
advanced cannon.
1Sherman, on May 27 2018 - 03:47, said: According to one of the more reputable history blogs that people around here like to read, the first time the Brits saw the Tiger I in North Africa they were able to kill it with 57mm AT guns. It wasn't easy, but they did it.
The_Chieftain: It is interesting to see the design priorities of the
different nations. In the 1930s, the Germans concluded that radius
of action trumped gun power which trumped armor. By the time you
start talking Panzer III, crew efficiency is thrown in before
armor. The full quote is in one of Doyle’s books, at home. (I’m
away right now). By 1942, gun power has come to the front of the
line but armor is still last. This matches with US tank crew
opinion in late 44/45, the demand was always for a better gun.
Demand for better armor (notwithstanding the ersatz sandbag efforts
sometimes seen) was much lower. In the German case, the thinking
was that troops would not be demoralized by meeting a KV, as they
had guns to take it (the proposal was rather
Firefly-esque, having a few gun tanks,per unit). The Americans
had enough faith in their mobility, supporting assets and training
that they believed that they didn’t need the armor to win a duel.
(A good enough gun would have made the field-added armor
irrelevant).
1Sherman, on May 27 2018 - 03:47, said: According to one of the more reputable history blogs that people around here like to read, the first time the Brits saw the Tiger I in North Africa they were able to kill it with 57mm AT guns. It wasn't easy, but they did it.
The_Chieftain: The only working tiger survives today because it was knocked
out by 57mm guns, and then sent to the UK.
Any one lesson learned in tank design during WW2?