![]() Both of these were much more devastating when they hit armor. ![]() These aircraft also carried rockets and bombs. Also how do you tell if what you’re shooting at is a Tiger and not a half-track? *Hitting those external fuel tanks didn’t KO tanks, but it did make them run out of fuel faster. armor-piercing bullets penetrate the underside of vehicles after ricocheting off the road. It has been claimed that P-47 pilots would have the. 50 cals of the P-47 and other American aircraft do not have legitimate chance of killing a panzer. It is likely that some panzers were disabled by 20 mm fire, but just a handful. Even the weak roof armor was near impenetrable due to the angle of attack and range. The 20 mm cannon of the Typhoon did not have the ability to punch through German armor. The weapons employed by these aircraft are just not good at knocking out tanks. The problem is that this just isn’t true. CAS pilots claimed hundreds of panzers dead due to their bombs, rockets, and cannons. In NW Europe the Typhoon and the P-47 are regarded as an effective weapon against German Armor. I will also quickly go over examples from the Eastern Front. ![]() I will focus my attention on the AT abilities of the Hawker Typhoon and the P-47 Thunderbolt against German armor. I know some of you don’t think this, but I think a good portion of you might. A popular misconception I have noticed is that ground attack aircraft were used successfully as “tank-busters” of “tank-killers”, and that aircraft were seemingly the largest threat to tanks.
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