Quote:I also believe the 88mm is slightly overrated making it 8-8 it is the same as the Panthers 75mm, 7-8 would be better.
I am curious why you believe this - do you have supporting data? For example, the same appendix from the
Panzer Truppen volume reports the L/70 penetration values compared to the L/43 and L/48 (curiously treated as a single row) as being 150mm and 87mm respectively at 1000m using Pzgr 40 ammunition. So the L/70 gun's performance, particularly at 1000m+ is significantly improved. I am only citing one source, so I am certainly interested if you have contrary supporting data.
Of course, this is predicated on internal consistency in PG ... but if one is satisfied with 5-8 and 6-8 ratings for the German PzIVF2 and PzIVH (with the 75mm L/43 and L/48 respectively) then it would seem that an 8-8 rating for the Panther is reasonably justified by the data presented in this one work.
