UK tanks
Hello everyone, and thanks for reading my post. This will cover 2 things, 1. Underpowered and unrealistic UK guns, primarily the 17pdr. and 2. The tanks that should be in the game, but are not. I apologize for the wall of text in advance lol, this has just been really bugging me.
Alright, so, the 17 pdr anti tank and the one mounted on tanks is quite underpowered in the game. Yes, its still rather strong, but not as powerful as it should be. In WW2 the 17 pdr was able to penetrate 140mm of armor at 500 meters away using the APCBC round, and 209mm of armor at 500 meters using the APDS round. I understand that these stats are a bit overpowering to put in a game, it can be scaled down, but its scaled down way to much in the game, at 70 yds it can only penetrate 130mm or armor in the game. It should be able to penetrate tigers and panthers at the front from atleast 100-120 meters. Doesnt sound to overpowering to me, considering this was the best anti tank gun the Allies had during the war, it still sounds a bit underpowered to me, but i cant ask for everything, eh? I also find my self unable to beat panthers and tigers from the front, unless im 70 meters away from them, but even then its not a sure thing. Im sure you could imagine how hard it is to drive up to 70 meters, or maybe 80 might work, aim, and shoot at a panther with a tank that only has 76mm of armor (M4A4 VC firefly).
2nd, The only UK tank that can take a hit from a Panther or Tiger, and a KT at a certain range is the centurion (not counting the turtle). Yet this tank never saw action in WW2, yet the best UK tank of WW2 isnt even in the game, the Cruiser tank A34 Comet. This tank had 102mm of armor, a 76MM HV gun, (17 pdr with a shorter barrel), Able to go at 32 mph. This tank would balance the UK, and give them a fighting chance with tigers in panthers in slug outs. This tank is deadly, and i know, it didnt see much action in WW2, but it still saw action, unlike the centurion, or the T29. This tank mainly used APDS rounds which was unusual, since it penetrated much more then the standard APCBC round, but didnt cause as much damage after penetrating, (it still caused massive damage, of course), making up for the velocity lost with the shorter barrel.
(Many, Many mods have the comet, but i cant enjoy playing those mods because not many people have them online)
Sorry for the wall of text, but i hope you enjoy reading my post, and i hope you guys down at 1c consider adding these changes in the next update for Men of war.
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