Gamescon gossip.

[Moyako]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!

 

[Crusher]

http://pc.ign.com/articles/101/1016678p1.html

 

[Lustmord]

I like what I saw.

 

[DraKon2k]

[url]http://pc.ign.com/articles/101/1016678p1.html[/URL]

August 21st 2009

 

[Pvt.Skoko]

August 21st 2009

rofl

 

[Oldih]

a 500Kg bomb carries, well, about 500Kg.

With the exception that in case of a bomb the mass is usually around 40-60% of the total mass. E.G. german SC250 bombs had 'only' 52% worth of explosives in the total weight, SC500 had 44%, SC1000 had around 57% and so on

 

[LemoN]

With the exception that in case of a bomb the mass is usually around 40-60% of the total mass. E.G. german SC250 bombs had 'only' 52% worth of explosives in the total weight, SC500 had 44%, SC1000 had around 57% and so on

Nerd.

 

[Olivier]

Me want..... NOOOOWWW

 

[CCCP]

I'm happy that Katusha made it
Can not wait to call some BM-8 or BM-13 on some nazis.
Tanks are there too Don't worry. Of course the vids are Alpha and though they are a bit more COD I still liked it a lot.

 

[Peter.Steele]

152mm arty round vs. aerial bomb: a 152mm HE round carries around 45Kg of explosive. a 500Kg bomb carries, well, about 500Kg. That is a huge difference! 82mm mortar rounds carry about 3.5Kg of explosive...
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You're overestimating the amount of explosive filler by a HUGE margin.

45 Kg may be the total weight of a 152 shell, but of that only about 5-10 Kg MAX will be explosive filler. Similarly, a 500Kg bomb should only have 200-300 Kg of explosive filler ... the rest of it is the cast iron / cast steel casing ... For example, a US Mk83 1000lb (454 kg) bomb only has ~450 lbs of explosives.




Edit: I see someone else beat me to it. I should have read the whole thread before responding ...

 

[GfrSeifter]

ha, TWI has to do something with the weight of the bombs

at least a big thanks to those who recorded the vid.
I would give them a b... instantly ;D

 

[RO.Player]

PC gamer
[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/20/red-orchestra-2-delivers-multiplayer-campaign/[/URL]

no new info in it so i put it here instead of making a new thread

 

[DietOrange]

PC gamer
http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/20/red-orchestra-2-delivers-multiplayer-campaign/[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/20/red-orchestra-2-delivers-multiplayer-campaign/[/URL]

no new info in it so i put it here instead of making a new thread

Good link though

 

[LemoN]

You're overestimating the amount of explosive filler by a HUGE margin.

45 Kg may be the total weight of a 152 shell, but of that only about 5-10 Kg MAX will be explosive filler. Similarly, a 500Kg bomb should only have 200-300 Kg of explosive filler ... the rest of it is the cast iron / cast steel casing ... For example, a US Mk83 1000lb (454 kg) bomb only has ~450 lbs of explosives.




Edit: I see someone else beat me to it. I should have read the whole thread before responding ...

I posted this in a different thread:

Depends which type of shell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-82_rocket

A HE or Fragmentation shell probably couldn't take out a tank. The standard katyusha (132mm) only had 0,9kg of explosives, the 82mm variant only 0.36kg.

BUT they all could fire shaped charges, but seeing as the russians weren't exactly great with shaped charges I'd probably guess that their penetration wasn't above 100mm. I also din't think that the Russians used those in aerial bombardments, but on planes such as the IL2.

Overall I think that normal 105 or 150mm arty would have better chances at taking out Tanks, due to the greater payload, thicker walls and overall weight of the projectile.

:IS2:

 

[FlyXwire]

I'm happy that Katusha made it

And the Nebelwerfers too.

Thanks for the article heads-up RO.Player. I like what it said about manpower depletion for the campaign mode:

In the campaign, both sides have a