Vengeance vs Typhoon, and associated matters

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen

Very much disagree. And since when did the "ultimate weapon", according to zillions of Aeroplane Monthly articles, 60 lb rocket, become capable "penetrating whatever thickness of armour it was presented with"? Are you seriously claiming that it could e.g. penetrate 100 mm of armour?

I've read that the solid shot RP was tested on German tanks and found not to be satisfactory at piercing armour (it was used against U-boats though). However, the 60 lb RP had a very satisfactory shock effect on tanks, i.e. the damage it did was not dependent on penetration. The shock of the explosion could damage negine mountings or knock sighting optics out of alignment for example.