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Old June 27th, 2006, 05:55 PM
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Default Re: Armour ratings

If you are into the "do it by yourself" the formula for LOS thickness is: plate thickness/cosine of the angle (or the sine, depending on the convention you are following for measuring sloped armor).
Some examples:
1) T-34 glacis: 4.5cm/0.5 = 9cm = SPMBT value 9
2) T-62 glacis: 10.2cm/0.5 = 20.4cm = SPMBT value 20
3) Jagdpanther front superstructure: 8cm/0.57 = 14.04cm = SPMBT value = 14
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