Posted: 10/30/2015 12:29:40 AM EDT
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Simple question. In the battle against the tiger, both the Sherman and tiger were raking eachother with MG fire from their assistant drivers gunners.
Was this a valid tactic used during close range battles or just Hollywood? Just off the top of my head, it may have been a real tactic to unnerve the opposing crew, make communication more difficult, or maybe scoring a lucky strike on optics. |
| I always understood that the 25MM Bushmaster in my Bradley could screw up the area where the turret of a tank and the hull meet up. They could jam the turret by bending or degrading that area. It also discourages dismounts from climbing friendly tanks. I think it is called scratching your wing man's back. |
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I always understood that the 25MM Bushmaster in my Bradley could screw up the area where the turret of a tank and the hull meet up. They could jam the turret by bending or degrading that area. It also discourages dismounts from climbing friendly tanks. I think it is called scratching your wing man's back. 25mm DU is capable of more than that. |
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Vision blocks on Tigers and Shermans were covered by bulletproof glass. Quoted:
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Why not? There were small openings for visibility that you could possibly get a lucky shot through. I also assume the wheel components/bogies were vulnerable to machinegun fire. Vision blocks on Tigers and Shermans were covered by bulletproof glass. Bulletproof glass is not scratch/fracture proof. I wonder what the constant drumming sound of lead pelting steel inside of a tank sounded like? |
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Distraction. Tanks of the time had to stop and aim. Not all, The Sherman could shoot on the move as it was partially stabilized. Excerpt from Wiki The Sherman was one of the first widely produced tanks to feature a gyroscopic stabilized gun and sight. The stabilization was only in the vertical plane, as the mechanism could not slew the turret. The stabilizer was sufficient to keep the gun within 1/8th of a degree, or 2 mils while crossing moderately rough terrain at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). This gave a hit probability of 70% on enemy tanks at ranges of 300 yards (270 m) to 1,200 yards (1,100 m).[73] The utility of the stabilization is debatable, with some saying it was useful for its intended purpose, others only for using the sights for stabilized viewing on the move.[74] Some operators disabled the stabilizer |
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I wonder what the constant drumming sound of lead pelting steel inside of a tank sounded like? probably unnoticeable with all the other sounds going on. We'd take fire and hits in our gun trucks and not even know it because everything else is so fucking loud. |