Yak-9T - incredible firepower (or maybe incredible tank's lack of armor?)

[Pershing]

Originally Posted by MicroWave

It says that he fired 200 rockets.
Are you sure this was not some MOD cheat?

I guess no cheat here, just skilled pilot + good joystick & maybe pedals. I think pilot is OK, but wrong is armor model..
I can believe that 37-mm shell could destroy a tank, but not with single hit and 100% probability...

[SaQSoN]

How could he fire 200 rockets in a single sortie? Or did we understood the mission outcome screen incorrectly?

[Pershing]

Originally Posted by SaQSoN

How could he fire 200 rockets in a single sortie? Or did we understood the mission outcome screen incorrectly?

I'm afraid it's only a FBDj's bug. I've looked several players stat pages - most of them have strange figures in section "rockets"
So I still think the "example-guy" shooted only 37-mm gun and 12,7-mm MG..

[JtD]

The Yak-9T carries 252 rounds of ammo, 200 of which hit. FBDj shows it as rockets fired, bug with the database.

I've done similar things, too, 80% hits with the 32 37mm rounds, mean 25 (medium) tanks gone.

[MicroWave]

Originally Posted by JtD

The Yak-9T carries 252 rounds of ammo, 200 of which hit. FBDj shows it as rockets fired, bug with the database.

I've done similar things, too, 80% hits with the 32 37mm rounds, mean 25 (medium) tanks gone.

So what's your verdict on the issue?
Are tanks too soft, is Yak-9T cannon to strong or, perhaps, the cannon is to easy to use and control? Or everything is OK?

The cannon has significant random spread angle compared to other guns. Although, I doubt it makes much of a difference if fired from point blank range which I assume is happening here.

[Pershing]

Originally Posted by MicroWave

So what's your verdict on the issue?
Are tanks too soft, is Yak-9T cannon to strong or, perhaps, the cannon is to easy to use and control? Or everything is OK?

IMHO moving tanks are too soft.

[gaunt1]

Tanks are soft probably due to gameplay reasons. Historically, aircraft were generally useless against tanks (except Ju-87G). But ingame, it wouldnt make any sense that you cant kill tanks at all. So I think this is a compromise between realism and gameplay.