German OOB 16: minor corrections

[sabresandy]

Orbat 16 weapon 10, the sPzB41/61, is modeled with a high HEK value consistent with autocannon. This is the squeezebore 28mm light cannon. The problem is, all sources I can find indicate that it was single-shot, not automatic, and thus its HE value should be very low, consistent with other small-caliber single-shot cannon. Are there any sources that indicate it was automatic?

[PvtJoker]

Originally Posted by sabresandy

Orbat 16 weapon 10, the sPzB41/61, is modeled with a high HEK value consistent with autocannon.

The AP/Sabot penetration of this weapon is also quite generous at 10. Hogg gives 94mm at 100 meters, which is the best number I could find for this gun, but since the penetration does not drop from 10 at 100 meters in the game with the current range (25 hexes), it is still excessive. A. Ivanov gives 75mm at 0 degrees @ 100 meters. Chamberlain, Doyle & Jentz have even lower numbers; 60mm at 30 degrees at 100 meters. 0 meters penetration extrapolated from their numbers would be only 61mm at 30 degrees, which would suggest only about 80mm at 0 meters & degress (i.e. the same as Ivanov).

Even if we go by Hogg's numbers (Gander & Chamberlain have the same with more data points), 10 is too much because of the way the game handles the close range penetration. The closest to Gander & Chamberlain ("Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich") numbers would be achieved by Penetration 9 and range 30. It would also take into account the lower figures given by other sources mentioned above, in other words at some ranges penetration is 1 lower than Gander & Chamberlain give, but also meet at several points.