Scipio Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 I'm a bit confused about that, mostly because my lack of knowledge. Is curved armor an advantage or not? I always thought it is an advantage, and AFAIK, most post WWII Soviet tanks had curved armored turrets? Please enlight me with wisom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Yes, it is an advantage, over the same thickness at zero degrees that is. 45mm curved means it can be (randomly) anything between 0 degrees and a max angle, probably 70 or so (Charles didn't tell yet). So it's in any case at least as good as 45mm at zero degrees, but it is as good as 45mm at 30 degrees only if you are lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfe Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 How about a visual aid? Tiger vs. T34 M1943 at 800m At 1000m the Tiger's 88mm gun can penetrate up to 129mm. Here it can't even get through 70mm (actually 63mm because of 90% armor quality). Yeah, I'd call that an advantage. But don't rely on that happening too often. - Chris [ October 31, 2002, 08:09 PM: Message edited by: Wolfe ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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