Penetration Reporting

[Imp]

WWII Germany vs Poland late 39
Unit 198 Raumpanzer IV fires at unit 646 VickersE MKB Range 100m hits
Penetration report
Pen7 Arm2 @7degrees
I have no problem with the fact it survived but if I am reading this correctly 7 degrees will make little diffrence to the armour so 7 penetration failing against 2 armour seems a bit strange.
Next hit result
Pen7 Arm2 survived
Third killed think
Pen5 Arm2 @7degrees

First shots may have damaged but don't think saw any asterixs
Raumpanzer has I think pen of 5 so am going to assume extra pen caused shell to shatter

[DRG]

It's not a case of "penetration failing" it just didn't kill you and you "got lucky". The games been set up like that from day one becasue combat isn't black and white and some things what should kill you don't ( and sometimes what shouldn't does )

Don

[PanzerBob]

Imp,

.....of course this don't always make you stronger

Bob out

[iCaMpWiThAWP]

Originally Posted by Imp

WWII Germany vs Poland late 39
Unit 198 Raumpanzer IV fires at unit 646 VickersE MKB Range 100m hits
Penetration report
Pen7 Arm2 @7degrees
I have no problem with the fact it survived but if I am reading this correctly 7 degrees will make little diffrence to the armour so 7 penetration failing against 2 armour seems a bit strange.
Next hit result
Pen7 Arm2 survived
Third killed think
Pen5 Arm2 @7degrees

First shots may have damaged but don't think saw any asterixs
Raumpanzer has I think pen of 5 so am going to assume extra pen caused shell to shatter

The shell may simply have not hit anything important?just like shooting paper

[Marek_Tucan]

US tankers in Pacific noted atleast on one occassion that AP shells for 75mm gun went right through Japanese light tanks without detonating, so they switched from AP to HE, with devastating results to both tanks and tankriders. Maybe tis the same case

[Imp]

Tis things like this that make the game especially if as tends to happen the virtualy certain kill fails leading to an oh heck moment.
Slightly changing subject present day vs Russian T-64 I think with A8 reactive armour.
Hit with light arty then moved Leo 2s to treeline at about a KM, hit him 6 times but reactive defeated them all so Leo came around the corner about 300m away to finnish the job.
Never made it it took him out.
Reckon he was to suppressed to see tanks that did 1 hex move in trees.
He got hit by submunitions later & still put up a fight before going down, it had got personal I wanted his head on a platter.

[PanzerBob]

Got to hate when that happens!! LOL

Bob out