This relates to our rule clarification/amendment section.

I found a photocopied article in an old file - it was taken from a study in the US after WW2, and assessed the relative strengths of tank armour by accounting for its thickness, angle slope, steel type. Each tank is given a points value.

I have tried to fit in the rapid fire statistics, and have come up with the following

class F - 20 or less
class E - 21-40
class D - 41-60
class C - 61-80
class B - 81-100
class A - 100+

The vast majority of RF stats fit in with the information, a Sherman is 73, a PzIV H/J is 73, a T34/76 is 77 ; SO THEY ARE RIGHTLY IN THE C CATEGORY.

However, there are also major discrepancies.

A lot of the early war stuff currently at E should be put into F.

AMENDMENTS

British

MATILDA I C
MATILDA II - C NOT B
A9 - F
A10 CRUISER - E
A13 CRUISER - E
AEC MK III A/CAR C
CHURCHILL III/IV B
CHURCHILL VII A
CROMWELL VII B
CHALLENGER B
COMET B
BISHOP D
ARCHER E

NOTE 2PDR - HE SHELL INTRODUCED SEPT 1941

US

SHERMAN JUMBO A
CHAFFEE D
LEE/GRANT D
M10 C
M18 E
M36 C

Germany

PZ III D-J E
PZ III L+ C
STUG III A-D D
PZ IV A-D E
PZ IV F1-G D
PZ LUCHS E
PZ38T E AND FAST
PZ 35(T) E MEDIUM

Rumainia
R35 E
R2 E

Hungary
TURAN D

Soviet Union/Russia
T70 C
KV85 A
KV1S C AND FAST
KV1E A

Italian
CV3 TANKETTE E FAST
L6/40 E FAST

French
RENAULT FT17 E SLOW MG/5
HOTCHKISS H35/39 E MEDIUM 5
CHAR D2 C SLOW 4
CHAR B1 C MEDIUM 4
AMR33 E FAST MG
AMR35 E FAST 5
S35 D MEDIUM 4
PANHARD 178 E FAST 5
FCM36 C SLOW 5
R35 E SLOW 5

ARMOURED CARRIERS
LORRAINE CARRIER E MEDIUM
RENAULT UE E MEDIUM

Japanese
TYPE 94 F
TYPE 95 F SHOULD BE FAST NOT MEDIUM
TYPE 97 TE KE E MEDIUM
TYPE 89 E MEDIUM
HO NI SPG E MEDIUM
TYPE97 CHI HA E
TYPE97 CHI HA D