France '40 - 8,8 Hard Attack Value

[Volcano Man]

I suppose I can answer.

Hard attack 39 is what John Tiller himself came up with for the 8.8mm FLAK, and he said he didn't want to go any higher than that (because I asked before calculating all the values in the now-in-use unit database). This then is the linchpin for which all other hard attack values for direct fire weapons were derived, so that value cannot/should not be changed. Everything is scaled off it, and changing it would make no sense since it is actually the center of all things.

As for the 42cm Gamma Morser, indirect fire weapon values are determined in a different way and whether or not it is the same as the 88mm FLAK gun is just a coincidence. Its hard attack value is used for bunkers and pillboxes. However these two things are apples and oranges. The 88mm FLAK gun can fire three times, while the artillery works differently, and requires a spotter, and so forth. Who is to say whether or not an artillery barrage by 420mm guns would or would not be comparable in anti-tank effectiveness than tanks being shot at by 88mm FLAK guns. I would imagine it would be comparable, though, if you can hit the target, and given the tanks of the period (and the fact that roof armor is usually the weakest part of a vehicle). Heck, you can easily kill or disable a modern tank with a 155mm HE artillery round if you can get the rounds on target.

Hopefully that answers the question...