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| Gunnery Chart | ||||||||||||||
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| Armament: 8.8cm PaK43/2 L/71 + 7.92mm bow MG (late models) | ||||||||||||||
| GE 88L71 | 100m 2" | 250m 5" | 500m 10" | 750m 15" | 1000m 20" | 1250m 25" | 1500m 30" | 1750m 35" | 2000m 40" | 2500m 50" | ||||
| APCBC | Pzgr39/43 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |||
| HE | 43 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| APCR | Pzgr40/43 | 4/45 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | ||
| HEAT | Gr.39 H1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Other Ammos: | ||||||||||||||
| Target Vuln. | A | 3t4k | 4t5k | 4t5k | 5t6k | 6t7k | 8k | 9k | 9k | 10k | 10k | |||
| B | 4t5k | 5t6k | 6t7k | 6t7k | 7t8k | 8k | 9k | 10k | 10k | --- | ||||
| C | 6t7k | 6t7k | 7t8k | 7t8k | 8t9k | 9k | 10k | 10k | --- | --- | ||||
| D | 7t8k | 7t8k | 8t9k | 8t9k | 8t9k | 10k | 10k | 10k | --- | --- | ||||
| E | 9t10k | 9t10k | 9t10k | 9t10k | 9t10k | 10k | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| F | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Notes: Dr. Porsche's design for the Tiger I was found to be too heavy and the ninety produced were turned into tank destroyers. Two battalions were used in the northern pincer of Operation Citadel, and the Elefant was also used in Italy. The hull machine gun was added in 1944. |
Stats: AKA: JgPz VI(p), SdKfz 194, SdKfz 184, Ferdinand, Sturmgeschutz mit 8.8cm PaK43/2; 6 crew; 6.80×3.43×2.97m; Weight: 68.0 tonne; Ground Pressure: 1.25kg/cm² 530HP; P/W Ratio: 7.8HP/tonne; Produced: 90; Range: 150km/90km; Main Ammo: 50 rounds; Gun Elevation: -5 to 14° Gun Traverse: 14° |
| © 2007 Daryl Poe, William B. Thacker | Lightning War! | Nov 2007 |