German AT weapons query
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:17 am
Just wondering here, but for the supposedly best infantry AT weapons of WW2, I find Panzerfausts and Panzerschrecks seem to be really ineffective.
Whether in defence or attack, I seem to very, very, frequently get battalions firing off their entire PzFaust/PzSck AP ammo - some 20 per company or 50+ per battalion - without so much as scraping the paintwork on an armoured car.
I think the worst was when one company of 13 Shermans rolled through a village with an (admittedly volkgrenadier) battalion defending with ambush, and by the end it had rolled straight through with no lost tanks, whilst the entire VG battalion retreated or routed.
On the one hand, such is life, and sometimes chance is cruel; but then when it or similar happens a lot, is something up? Were they really that ineffective?
Whether in defence or attack, I seem to very, very, frequently get battalions firing off their entire PzFaust/PzSck AP ammo - some 20 per company or 50+ per battalion - without so much as scraping the paintwork on an armoured car.
I think the worst was when one company of 13 Shermans rolled through a village with an (admittedly volkgrenadier) battalion defending with ambush, and by the end it had rolled straight through with no lost tanks, whilst the entire VG battalion retreated or routed.
On the one hand, such is life, and sometimes chance is cruel; but then when it or similar happens a lot, is something up? Were they really that ineffective?