"Unfair Testing Tanks" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 May 2015 10:23 p.m. PST |
"When reading Soviet trials of German armour, a lot of people claim that the trials should not count because of two things: one is that certain parts of the tank (such as guns, optical devices, etc) are removed from the tank prior to testing and the other is that the tanks' plates are hit several times over the duration of the test. While all is fair in love and war, let's take a look at these two accusations. First: multiple hits per plate. This test simply represents the harsh realities of war. Rarely, if ever, are tank battles one on one encounters where only one shot is fired. Usually you are facing a battery of guns or a platoon of tanks that will all fire at the same time, and they will do without being gentlemen and letting the other party reload. For instance, here are photos of tanks caught in an ambush…"
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| Major Mike | 03 May 2015 7:44 p.m. PST |
Often if you are shooting at a vehicle that was a combat loss, if it burned, the metal could have been made brittle as a result. Don't think that there is not a desire to show ones weapons in the best of light. Not that the Russians had a monopoly on that. You do what you can to help your troops feel that they have the best equipment. |
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