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This isn't rigorus, but with S8 plus the highest of two dice means that you need a 4 to pen, giving a 3/4 chance of penning. That's 3/4 of a pen per hit.

The executioner needs a 5 to pen, for 1/3 chance per shot, but there are 3 shots, for an average of 1 pen per turn of shooting.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/316087/1913638.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/316087/1913638.page GMT Re:math hammer request for leman russ tanks
Battle Cannon: Strength 8, rolls two dice, picks the highest.

27/36 penetrating hits. (4+ on at least one dice.)
5/36 glancing hits.

Plasma Executioner: Strength 7, three shots.

36/36 penetrating hits. (5+ to penetrate times three shots.)
18/36 glancing hits.

Thus, the three shots of the plasma makes up for the extra strength and the re-roll of the battle cannon.

Obviously, this is very quick-and-dirty math: Reliability tilts in the plasma's favor, but "overkill" tilts against plasma. And there's a chance that the battlecannon will scatter behind the Rhino, inflicting a S 4 Ordinance hit on rear-armor. But I'm far too lazy to do all the math / measure a Rhino's rear arc.

EDIT: Beaten to the punch! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/316087/1913652.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/316087/1913652.page GMT Re:math hammer request for leman russ tanks
Dave47 wrote:let's simplify it out, and assume everything hits.
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