AT rifles were obsolete weapons. If anything, in-game they are massively overpowered. See all the complaints on these forums of it penetrating through the Panzer IV's front or especially the T34's frontal turret which should, realistically, never happen.Nachoguy5 said:IMO, AT-Riflemen are underpowered. Most of the time I find myself being peppered with AT-rifle rounds as a tank, and not a single one ever seems to havea ny effect.
AT rifles were obsolete weapons. If anything, in-game they are massively overpowered. See all the complaints on these forums of it penetrating through the Panzer IV's front or especially the T34's frontal turret which should, realistically, never happen.
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10-25 top armour = BOOOM
30mm side armour/30 turret armour = BOOOM
Other vulnerable parts = BOOOM
Obsolete my bum...
The armor of the T-34 is 45mm all around.
BTW all german tanks except the panther and tiger are penetratable on the side by soviet AT rifles.
I'm really surprised know why the germans get a soviet AT rifle and not their own 7,92 mm PzB.39 but cosidering it had even poorer penetration this would ruin balance.
As discussed here earlier:I'm really surprised know why the germans get a soviet AT rifle and not their own 7,92 mm PzB.39 but cosidering it had even poorer penetration this would ruin balance.
Incorrect. Actually, the Panzer III version being put in-game (J) will have the same side armor thicknesses as the Panzer IV has (30mm).
It's only 40mm on the back, which is technically thin enough to be penetrated by a PTRS/PTRD landing a perfectly flat shot, at close range, with tungsten ammo. Pretty unlikely. Top and bottom are thinner, of course.
As discussed here earlier:
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With a slope between 42 and 48 degrees it's almost impossible, so the weapon becomes nearly useless.
In the case of hull rear armor the Panzer III J has 50 mm and the Panzer IV F2 has 20 mm.I still miss why people (almost) always underestimate Pz III's armor, that it's not only similar to Pz IV's armor, but even superior.
The problem with that is that BS-41 is rare compared to the normal standard round.With BS-41 the penetration is 40mm not 35
I still miss why people (almost) always underestimate Pz III's armor, that it's not only similar to Pz IV's armor, but even superior.
They should take great skill or great luck to actually succesfully take out a tank.