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T. A. Gardner · 31-07-2007, 08:51 PM

I would say either the German 88/56, US 90/50 or Soviet 100/60. All three were very destructive guns in terms of anti-armor performance. All also had excellent HE destructivenenss. The 75/70 and 88/71 were better anti armor guns for their caliber but paid a heavy price for that ability. Both had inferior HE rounds to their lower velocity counterparts. Both also suffered from greater inaccuracy (barrel droop, high rates of wear, barrel vibration).
Post war the US 90 and Soviet 100 remained in first line service for almost three decades. The 88/56 likely would have too had Germany not lost the war.
At the beginning of the war the British 2pdr and US 37mm were both excellent AT guns but were quickly made obsolete by the rapid pace of development in the armor field.

31-07-2007, 08:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
T. A. Gardner Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 260	I would say either the German 88/56, US 90/50 or Soviet 100/60. All three were very destructive guns in terms of anti-armor performance. All also had excellent HE destructivenenss. The 75/70 and 88/71 were better anti armor guns for their caliber but paid a heavy price for that ability. Both had inferior HE rounds to their lower velocity counterparts. Both also suffered from greater inaccuracy (barrel droop, high rates of wear, barrel vibration). Post war the US 90 and Soviet 100 remained in first line service for almost three decades. The 88/56 likely would have too had Germany not lost the war. At the beginning of the war the British 2pdr and US 37mm were both excellent AT guns but were quickly made obsolete by the rapid pace of development in the armor field.