[Rules] T-34A/B/C? And T-34/57? And ZIS-30 57mm SPG?

[plloyd1010]

How answering where you think the Soviet 57mm should be in relation to the 75mm PAK 41 & 42, the U.S. 3inch/76.2mm, or the Soviet 76.2 "Crash-Boom" field gun and its mobile version, the SU-76. The 57mm has a shot of ½ (or less) of the mass every gun I mentioned, and in at least 3 cases, significant lower muzzle velocity. I would also point out that you wish to rate the 57mm above the 76.2 F-34 gun. If you were right we must conclude that the Soviet design bureau is particularly stupid in not having swapped in the 57mm on all T34's prior to the T34/85. As it is, weapon and combat statistics show that they were right.

The fundamental point here is that you do not appear to be thinking systemically. The 57mm is a good gun, but no better than others in its class (the ammunition was actually a little worse). What did you intend to do with all the better guns I mentioned?