Normandy 1944

[Imp]

How often did you hit them with consecutive bombardments?
On normal artillery settings, if hit hard in the open it is possible to cause retreat or even abandonment, I think damage may be required first for the later.
Can surprise you though Remember hitting one tank with a good wallop of artillery over a couple of turns & it still returned fire & took out my tank with a low to hit chance. Heavily pinned it could only get off one shot with its main armament which just happened to hit.
I realise what you are saying a big shell could flip a tank but how often did it land close enough to actualy do so.
While artillery was a major killer I would be intrestead to know how many rounds were fired per kill.
Do agree but we have had this debate so many times a big shell landing close to armor can have a devastating effect.

[IronDuke99]

The hexes the Tanks were in were all hit repeatedly. No tank moved at all except the one that retreated (fairly early on). Also note I had Artillery set at 175% (as I normally do for WWII actions).

This was four Battleships and a Heavy Cruiser, with spotter aircraft, firing at a single, highly exposed, company of German tanks, not dug in, in close (ie, in adjoining hexes)order, a near ideal target.