The QF 17 anti tank gun should be given some APDS because the Pak 40 can destroy the T-34-85 from the front, so the QF 17 should also have the ability to destroy the Panther tank from the front.
The one that exist in editor? IIRC it can deal with panther easily
Giving APDS will make it capable of piercing through king tiger’s turret armor
Just shoot the turret, the MG port or lower front plate.
All of those can be pened by the normal AP shot.
Good, makes sense for the high BR heavy AT gun
Heavy AT gun? what’s the equivalent for germany and japan? Pak 40 that can’t pen jumbo?
sounds like its time for them to get the pak43, which as far as I’m aware is planned, BS-3 for the soviets I think would fit well. As it happened, the Japanese heavy AT gun issue came up and a few things were discussed on the forums.
For the Japanese I think one of their field guns could work since there are some of the field guns with AP shells, and while they might not be effective as the 17 pounder they would face, they would in turn have much much better HE shells than the 17 pounder which famously didnt have the greatest ability to support infantry.
That or the Japanese could use an emplaced naval gun which would fit their faction, and while you lose the mobility of a towed AT gun, you gain much more firepower, which is a cool asymmetrical approach to the game.
However, the Pak 40 does not require precise aiming when shooting the T-34-85, and the QF 17’s shell is just an ordinary iron lump with very poor destructive effect.
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I saw APHE shell for QF 17 AT gun at editor, better add it too