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Old February 26th, 2012, 06:05 AM
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Default Re: Heavy artillery hit to vechicle, but vechicle not destroyed ?!

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Originally Posted by Paderborn View Post
Each hex encompasses a fairly large area so I can see how a light-armored vehicle like an APC could survive. Still, I'm surprised sometimes at how resilient some of the armored fighting vehicles are even when hit by a tank round at 99%.
Well, something like a modern sabot hitting, say, a M113 without dismounts might not indeed inflict much damage in some cases.
It could penetrate and exit without hitting anything vital (engine, transmission, crew etc), generating relatively little spalling due to thin armor, overpressure mitigated by open hatches etc. You get the idea.
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