Tank Shields

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 21:03 PMMr. Someguy

Some late-war T-34's actually had cages on them to deflect Panzerfaust and Panzerschrecks.

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 21:11 PMVuther

Just looks like double the ablative shielding to me.

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 21:03 PMMr. Someguy

Some late-war T-34's actually had cages on them to deflect Panzerfaust and Panzerschrecks.

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 22:48 PMCookiezNcreem

Vet 2 T34/85 pls Kreygasm

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 22:43 PMBarrier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slat_armor
It's still a pretty good solution vs RPGs.

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2015, 01:28 AMGoldeneale

I would love it if all units got visual changes at each level of vet.

Like vet 0 rifles wear their helmets snugly, then at vet 1 they leave them unbuckled (a properly buckled helmet didn't absorb the impact of a bullet cause it was too tight), at vet 2 they put bayonets on their rifles, and at vet 3 they start sticking cards and cigarettes into their helmets.

Jump back to quoted post28 Jul 2015, 22:50 PMAlexzandvar

Protective screens didn't actually do very much but stop some shrapnel. They were essentially useless against panzerfausts.

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2015, 02:51 AMContrivance

And yet the same principle is still in use on modern armoured vehicles (example: Your text.. ). If you can detonate a HEAT warhead prematurely the effectiveness of it is greatly reduced.

German spaced armour skirts ("schürzen") were actually to protect against anti-tank rifle rounds striking vulnerable running gear components and thinner lower hull armour, but might have also hindered the effectiveness of American Bazookas.