Ju-87G Stuka

[gaunt1]

Its quite easy to stop tanks. A near miss can easily cause significant damage to tracks, especially with larger bombs. Hs-123s were slow planes, where the pilot had more time to aim than in a Ju-87, so they could aim their bombs more precisely. This way, even SC 50 can be effective in stopping tanks (not destroying, thats enitrely out of question)

[RPS69]

Originally Posted by gaunt1

Its quite easy to stop tanks. A near miss can easily cause significant damage to tracks, especially with larger bombs. Hs-123s were slow planes, where the pilot had more time to aim than in a Ju-87, so they could aim their bombs more precisely. This way, even SC 50 can be effective in stopping tanks (not destroying, thats enitrely out of question)

I share this point of view, but it was disregarded by fellow forum posters upward in the thread.

[Furio]

Originally Posted by RPS69

I share this point of view, but it was disregarded by fellow forum posters upward in the thread.

You’re right. There are a lot of things we didn’t consider, and a lot more we simply don’t know. Then there are all the things we can only make educated guess about. My guess is that a tank moving on the battlefield is a small and difficult target, even for a near-missing bomb, and slow speed never helped any plane to survive.
I think we are talking too much about weapons effectiveness. On paper, Russian PTAB hollow charge bombs were a fearsome weapon, being dropped by the hundreds. However, not enough German tanks were destroyed by air attack to prove this lethality (or so available numbers suggest).
My educated guess is that, regardless of weapons, WWII era attack airplanes were largely inadequate for anti-tank warfare.

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by Furio

On paper, Russian PTAB hollow charge bombs were a fearsome weapon, being dropped by the hundreds.

They were fearsome weapons in practice too. But not against tanks. It was a devastating weapon against truck convoys, but was nearly impossible to hit tanks with them. Still, it was incredibly effective: Destroying a supply convoy was far more important than destroying a few tanks.