The EXPLOSIONS in to The Battle Of Britain - Storm Of War.....

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Originally Posted by swiss

Keep in mind all AT weapons are only anti crew weapons, none is intended to wreck the tank itself(pretty impossible).

That depends upon what you think the tank is.

The motor, electronics, ammo, smaller guns, turret bearings, tracks, wheels are all pretty destructible in certain circumstances, and if the thing "brews up", the chances of any of those except the wheels and tracks and maybe the engine surviving is minimal.

The blast however could cause parts of the armor plates on the inside of the tank to disintegrate and cause shrapnels inside the tank - therefore killing crew.
HESH ammo works like that.

Hesh relies on high explosive in direct contact with the outside of the tank. A near miss doesn't have that contact, and is unlikely to break chunks off the inside of the armour. Armour plate is tough and thick. Blast from a near miss is more likely to set off the ammo inside the tank, and that's not really likely either. Injury to the crew through the tank being thrown about is more likely, but even that's not very likely.