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- From: emery@goldfinger.mitre.org (David Emery)
- Subject: Re: 105mm howitzer against WWII tanks (was Re: 50 Years Ago: Thursday, 21 January, 1943)
- In-Reply-To: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au's message of 24 Jan 93 22:30:55 GMT
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:08:28 GMT
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- A well-placed HE shell will definitely bother a light or WWII medium
- tank, and can even destroy a heavy tank, if it hits in the right
- place. The problem has always been hitting the tank with field
- artillery, not the effects on target when you do hit.
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- dave
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