Questions about soviet artillery and other in game

[Denis_469]

Originally Posted by Marek_Tucan

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Tried searching for "12,7" to no avail in all links. I would be sceptical - now if we were talking 30mm APFSDS (which the Iraqis did not have), there might be something as 25mm APFSDS was able to kill a T-72 from flanks and the armor (without protective skirts) is similar.

You need translate text from russian. Describe destroy write in russian.
And about M1A2 - armore side is 30 mm armore list after skirt and all. 30mm AP shells from BMP-2 can penetrate Abrams 30 mm lists from 500 meters, and SABOT 30-mm shells can penetrate Abrams 30 mm lists from 2000 meters. T-72 (Ural) - first T-72 have side armore is 70 mm armore list and in Iraq no one T-72 not destroy by Bredly from 25-mm gun in hull side or turret side.

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by Denis_469

And about M1A2 - armore side is 30 mm armore list after skirt and all.

Yes, except for the little detail that the side skirts on the Abrams are actually the main armor, being about 60mm thick according to most estimates, and made of composite armor in the most critical areas, as it can be clearly observed in the following picture (note the multiple layers in the damaged armor).



On the other hand T-72 side skirts are only rubber with just enough steel for stiffening and maybe the odd ERA brick if/when/where present.