Grobdeutschland Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 I have done a search & have interpreted that 85% armor quality means that the armor is really only 85% as thick as listed when determining penetration (clam down Capt), i.e...100mm @ 85% quality = 85mm. Is that correct or am I lost? Can someone please clarify. Thanks. ------------------ "Far better it is To dare mighty things... Then to take rank with Those poor, timid spirits Who know neither Victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt 1899 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshandorf Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 You are correct. Personally I don't mind the armor quality thing if it atleast varied a bit. EVERYTIME I buy Panthers I always get the 85% quality ones. Waz'zup wit dat? Jeff ------------------ I once killed a six pack just to watch it die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumrox Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 I think that, while the armor in your example is still 100mm thick, it only provides 85mm worth of armor protection due to the inferior materials or workmanship used in its production. For all practical purposes, you can consider it 85mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grobdeutschland Posted December 21, 2000 Author Share Posted December 21, 2000 Thanks guys & yes dumrox, thats how I understood it. Now before someone gives me conflicting info I'm outta here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Maenpaa Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jshandorf: You are correct. Personally I don't mind the armor quality thing if it atleast varied a bit. EVERYTIME I buy Panthers I always get the 85% quality ones. Waz'zup wit dat? Jeff <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yep, it would be very nice to get Panthers (and other tanks with below par armor quality) with varying armor quality ratings. I have understood that in reality every Panther was very much an individual when armor quality was considered. Sometimes some of the German factories had all the needed raw materials to produce first-class Panthers, sometimes they hadn't. Some production batches were made of below bar alloys and some weren't. Some Panthers could bear unbelievable punishment and some couldn't. The bad news was that the tanker in front line couldn't know how tough his tank was before it was hit. Someone in another thread already suggested that the armor quality ratings should be randomized in certain scope with certain tanks. I strongly support that suggestion. Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illo Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 Right, Random factor for armor quality!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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