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Originally Posted by Stalker
[edit]Just went and did some research on the sherman for an example.... on the hull of the Sherman tank the underside had a whopping 13mm of armour. That works out to 17/32 of an inch.... Trust me... a nade can blow through that with NO problem
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Hull 13mm@0°
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Thanks for the real numbers.....for those of you who cant read past Hollywoods scripts, that means the armor under it was a fraction over 1/2" with 0 angle of deflection. Angle of deflection is what made shooting the front armor of a tank so rough...the armor was angled to shunt the force of the hit off, rather than absorb it.....with no deflection, the 1/2" had to withstand not only the force of the nade itself, but the compression force AND the weight of the entire tank flexing as it exploded...thats a LOT of stress to put on that thin a sheet
this is why the rear armor is easier to break, its FLAT (0 angle), it takes the full impact, rather than making it bounce off
now...while I completely realize the whiney babys that want a super tank that cant be stopped except by multiple direct hits from the main batteries on the battleship wont ever agree that the almighty GOD of the battle field the tank could POSSIBLY be hurt by a mere infantry man......the numbers that Stalker came up with make it plain its NOT like "shooting a shotgun into a 3" think plate of steel"