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Originally Posted by agentxer0
If u mouse over any tank in game it will show u their Minimum and maximum armor Thickness and when u are in direct control mode and u aim at something with AP ammo loaded it will tell you Approximately how much armor u can penetrate from that distance. So if your target has 40mm of armor and u can only penetrate 30mm of armor at that distance there is a good chance your shot will bounce off. Get closer to get better penetration.
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That Penetration number and color is more a guideline then anything....from what ive seen it doesnt really mean much. Ther have been times ive had a red circle w/ less penetration then the armor im hitting and gone through. Then there have been times when Ive had green circle and far surpassed the armor and bounced....repeatedly. One fine example is the Pzr6B King Tiger w/ the porshe turret. Go in the Editor and put one in....then take a Mk2A matilda......get point blank, aim center of the hull and see what your penetration number is. From kissing range my number was like a Green 99 I think....the Frontal armor on a King Tiger is like 160ish......there is no way in the name of the King Tiger that 40 could go through yet if u fire it will blow it up....Hull Destroyed.....So yeah that Penetration number is kinda weird for sure. Plus the Weak spot on the Tiger I is right between the tracks where that track is laying on the front bumper...