Question about gun ranges

Although we did at one time have a WotC staffer who posted on the old Forumini the forumlas were never disclosed for any calcs regarding the cards. Some stuff we did figure out but range value formulas are only subject to speculation and guesses. Sorry I couldn't be too much help.

I'm sure it has to do with distance. One of the other variables is likely accuracy. German guns had superior accuracy and hitting power so they got range 10 & 12. The British 17 pounders had hitting power and penetration but weren't accurate beyond 1000m so they only got range 8. German superior optics were also an advantage to axis forces and likely translated into better values in AAM.

Germany had very high quality optical periscopes during the WWII area. But another factor would be training and combat experience. In the early and middle part of the war, Germany had better artillery and tank crews. By the time you got to the late war period, many of these experienced soldiers had died and were replaced by soldiers with little training or experience. So even though they had better tanks and guns, they didn't use them as well. From the mid to late war period, Allied soldiers on both the Eastern and Western fronts got better training and combat experience. So they performed much better compared to the early war period. So you can have great equipment, but if you don't know how to use it, it won't give you as good results.