"US M 3 Lee vs 3.7 cm PAK 36" Topic
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| green beanie | 06 May 2013 9:16 p.m. PST |
Would the German 3.7 cm PAK 36 be able to defeat the bolted armour of the US M 3 Lee meduim tank? |
| Leadgend | 06 May 2013 9:33 p.m. PST |
Most of the armour on the M3 Lee was rivetted. The M3 Lee was probably pretty safe from the front but a lucky shot could have popped arivet or hit a vision slit or shot trap etc. It would still have been vulnerable from the flank at close range though. |
| emckinney | 06 May 2013 10:07 p.m. PST |
Riveted or not riveted doesn't really matter unless you hit a rivet. Conical heads on the rivets made it even less relevant. |
| Hornswoggler | 07 May 2013 5:08 a.m. PST |
Yeah don't get too hung up on the rivets. M3 Lee armour HF upper 51mm @30°
HF middle 38mm @53°
HF lower 51mm @0-45°
HS 38mm @0°
HR 38mm @0-10° TF 51mm @47°
TS 51mm @5°
TR 51mm @5° 3.7 cm PaK 36 penetration AP: 35mm @30° / 100m, 29mm @30° / 500m, 22mm @30° / 1000m, 20mm @30° / 1500m
APCR: 64mm @30° / 100m, 31mm @30° / 500m afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m3lee.html
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| Jemima Fawr | 07 May 2013 9:27 a.m. PST |
The British did lose the odd Lee to Japanese 37mm guns in India/Burma. |
| Mobius | 07 May 2013 11:03 a.m. PST |
3.7 cm 35/36 penetration
As measured by US vs. US armor: AP : 42mm @30° / 200yd, 38mm @30° / 400yd, 34mm @30° / 600yd
APCR: 68mm @30° / 100yd, 49mm @30° / 400yd |
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