Why is the 6pdr better than the 75mm tank gun at killing tanks?

Should British 57-76mm cannons be given applicable SAP/APHE for ...

6pdr is fine at its br, I quite like it. 75mm does have issues but the tank it's on is generally over tiered and they even acknowledged that in ...

WWII Assault Tanks | Secret Projects Forum

During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression.

QF 17 pounder vs Pak 43 | Page 4 - Paradox Interactive Forums

At 1200m, the pak43 effectively have 100-90% odd to pen against most allied tank, with the exception of the jumbo. The 17 pdr by comparison have ...

Navy admiral reviews Hollywood Battleship scene depictions

Allied tanks in Normandy were far more likely to be nailed by a mine, a Panzerfaust or a concealed PaK 39 than a tank or SPG. Also, the 75 in Cromwell and ...

Tiger tank analysis - Naval History Forums

In “the west”, 6pdr, 17pdr and the tank-destroyers yielding the same AT guns, were many times effective in destroying or knocking Tigers out of ...

Could a Churchill Mk VII destroy a tiger tank? - Military Tanks - Quora

Those were Mk IVs, Mk VIIs had heavier armour and a 75mm gun, not as effective as a 57mm 6lber, but still more than capable of taking out a ...

WW2 Tank-Anti Tank Gun Muzzle Energies - StarDestroyer.Net BBS

APCR type and various hyper velocity rounds generally did not increase muzzle energy or barely so, they were vital for increasing the impact ...

Questions about tanks - Forgotten Hope 2

Most modern tanks use sandwiched armour. So it is no longer effective in tank vs tank combat. APFSDS or Kinetic Energy Penetrator as most says ...

57mm 6 pounder - Aces High Bulletin Board

This comparison was more valid than the difference ... 6pdr and 75mm tank guns were effectively interchangeable in the later British tanks.

Tank Guide [Extremely long and detailed] - POWERBITS GAMETEAM

Once again, here are the amount of shots it takes to kill various types of enemy tanks using the 75mm gun. Location. Panzer II. Panther. Tiger. Front Plate. 1.

Anti-tank Rating – Revising Crossfire Anti-tank Rules 5

With APDS ammunition it was a *much* better AT weapon. British 17pdr was a much better AT weapon than British 25pdr (and again, with APDS a much ...

Churchill Tank - Beyond the Sprues

As I understand it the weapon was a bit of a Frankenstein using a section of 3.7" AA gun barrel, 25pdr breach mechanism and the 6pdr recoil ...

A Suggestion for Tunisia Tank Progression - Enlisted

It only makes sense the brits get the Churchill MkIV, it's fat and heavily armored, and when carrying the 75mm US main gun, can punch through a ...

British/Commonwealth performance - Page 4 - Feldgrau.net

The non apds 6 pdr gave only marginally better arm penetration then the sherman 75mm gun but the sherman gave much much better HE anti personal ...

Tag: Anti Tank Gun - The Armourers Bench

The 6pdr was a 57mm gun, firing a 57x441mmR shell effective out to 1,700 yards or 1,500m – with a rated maximum range of 5,000 yd. Unlike its predecessor the ...

Improved Early War British Tanks? | Page 24 - alternatehistory.com

By later in the war, with 75mm HE in use in tank guns, then they could support each other and their infantry with HE fire but it is a rule ...

Hill of Death - BoardGameGeek

Particularly as the 6pdr anti-tank guns don't even start hidden in place....so probably no flank shots...and the biggest British tank gun is a ...

British – Page 3 - Big Four Of Late War

There are also Churchill (75mm) tanks and Churchill (6 pdr) tanks – these ... or anti-tank gun line, defending an objective. My intention is to ensure ...

Why are Heavy Tanks not allowed to actually function as HEAVY ...

6 pounder was an anti infantry gun for HE not really an anti tank gun and its not a great gun in the game but maybe with a higher muzzle ...

Some thoughts on the Leman Russ MBT - Forum - DakkaDakka

... tank making it potentially better at withstanding melee combat than more sensibly designed tanks. ... than the 75mm cannons on the Sherman or ...