Info: Germany’s Leopard Tanks Prove Vulnerable

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Originally Posted by Suhiir

Most tanks are designed for head-to-head engagements. The fact that they are more vulnerable in the sides and rear hasn't been news to anyone since about 1939.

or earlier..

The first Tiger was taken out by a side shot with a 6 pounder ( 57mm ) gun

On 21 April 1943, a Tiger I of the 504th German heavy tank battalion, with turret number 131, was captured on a hill called Djebel Djaffa in Tunisia. A 6-pounder solid shot from a Churchill tank of the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment hit the Tiger's gun barrel and ricocheted into its turret ring, jamming its traverse and wounding the commander. The crew bailed out and the tank was captured

but a 6 pounder with plain AP does have the capability of penetrating the side of a Tigers hull AND turret without the fancy richocet.