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Rifling twist in Artillery cannons
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 570173" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>The German 75mmL/70 used on the Panther was one of the best anti tank guns used in the war, and was a threat to virtually any armor on the battlefield. Same round that was used in the PAK40 you mentioned as well, and quite different than the 75mm used on the PzKpfwIVs and Stugs throughout most of the war. Don't recall that specific quote from Cooper, but it sounds like something he said, or certainly would agree with. He was pretty bitter about the Sherman's performance in battle against the Panthers. I know of at least one instance where two(2) Shermans were taken out by one round from a Panther, the projectile passing cleanly through the first, and going on to penetrate the second Sherman behind it. That's some pretty impressive penetration in anyones book!</p><p> </p><p>The taper bore guns you mentioned were the Gerlich series. They never really came to fruition, at least never to the claims that Gerlich made for them. Speer eventually got pretty fed up with him over the hype and lack of real results, a dangerous thing in Nazi Germany of that era. After the war, Gerlich got some attention by the US Army Ordnace Corps, but again, his results never quite reached the results that he claimed they would. Still, he came up with some pretty impressive performance for guns of that time. Still, as you said, by the time the Russians hit Berlin, the Germans were throwing everything they had (including the kitchen sink) at them. That was one helluva battle, and the city still bears some of the scars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 570173, member: 15748"] The German 75mmL/70 used on the Panther was one of the best anti tank guns used in the war, and was a threat to virtually any armor on the battlefield. Same round that was used in the PAK40 you mentioned as well, and quite different than the 75mm used on the PzKpfwIVs and Stugs throughout most of the war. Don't recall that specific quote from Cooper, but it sounds like something he said, or certainly would agree with. He was pretty bitter about the Sherman's performance in battle against the Panthers. I know of at least one instance where two(2) Shermans were taken out by one round from a Panther, the projectile passing cleanly through the first, and going on to penetrate the second Sherman behind it. That's some pretty impressive penetration in anyones book! The taper bore guns you mentioned were the Gerlich series. They never really came to fruition, at least never to the claims that Gerlich made for them. Speer eventually got pretty fed up with him over the hype and lack of real results, a dangerous thing in Nazi Germany of that era. After the war, Gerlich got some attention by the US Army Ordnace Corps, but again, his results never quite reached the results that he claimed they would. Still, he came up with some pretty impressive performance for guns of that time. Still, as you said, by the time the Russians hit Berlin, the Germans were throwing everything they had (including the kitchen sink) at them. That was one helluva battle, and the city still bears some of the scars. [/QUOTE]
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