...M62's original 50 mm cast gun shield was reinforced with an additional 127 mm armour plate, resulting in a massive mantlet that covered over three-quarte
...ss pressure. However, despite its impressive protection, the 75 mm M3 tank gun in the M4A3E2 is lacklustre. It lacks the armour penetration to engage most
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...l as the installation of 76 mm ammunition racks in place of the shorter 75 mm ammunition racks. These replacement racks were then held in place by a seri
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...uldn't be expected by anyone versing the T95. Anyways, the 12.7 mm machine gun does a fine job at disposing of such lightly-armoured targets when the nece
...frontally by using HEAT ammo (e.g. [[M103]]: 380 mm and [[SU-122-54]]: 400 mm pen), or for any other tank starting with [[:Category:Third_rank_ground_veh
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...e lack of anti-tank capability on U.S vehicles by having access to a 76 mm gun with APCR ammunition. This makes the M18 able to fight off many of the comm
* Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
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...o completely surround the turret, leaving only the front open for the main gun. Since the Panzer III M fought in the North African Campaign during fierce
...II M will suffer greatly, owing to the fact that the 50 mm KwK39 L/60 tank gun lacks the penetration required to engage enemies from a distance. Closing i
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...der's cupola to accommodate the mounting of an anti-aircraft light machine gun. There are additionally five S-Mine dischargers on the hull-roof, three on
...2 L/70 on the [[Panther tank (Family)|Panthers]]. At longer ranges, the 88 mm KwK36 L/56 performed better in terms of penetration and accuracy. The Tiger
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...r E also introduces the more powerful APCR ammunition for the 88 mm KwK 36 gun, a shorter commander cupola and the pintle-mounted MG.
...rom the lacklustre 100 mm of flat homogeneous armour to an extreme 200-400 mm thick. The turret suffers from the same problem of flat armour but this is
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...'s cupola on the "Henschel" turret is also thicker (150 mm, opposed to 100 mm on "Porsche" turret). Other than that both tanks are identical, but for obv
* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Cupola, Turret front)
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...'s cupola on the "Henschel" turret is also thicker (150 mm, opposed to 100 mm on "Porsche" turret). Other than that both tanks are identical, but for obv
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...r, lower penetrating round and the 12.8/8.8 APCBC round which has over 300 mm of flat penetration and flies a good 300 m/s faster than the prior round. T
*Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
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...the German designers incorporated protective skirt armour constructed of 5 mm soft steel to protect against close-range penetration by Soviet anti-tank w
*Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Cupola)
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...s'' || 60 mm (30°) ''Top'' <br> 60 mm ''Bottom'' || 40 mm (29-33°) || 30 mm
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...ander's cupola to allow for the mounting of an anti-aircraft light machine gun. A single-speed turret power traverse system was also introduced, allowing
...ly. Players can also use the commander's cupola-mounted MG34 light machine gun as a deterrence to hostile low-flying aircraft.
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...reliability. First starting out as a vague requirement to mount a 12.8 cm gun to a self-propelled hull in 1942 and then a [[Panther tank (Family)|Panther
...f the [[Maus]], a non-trivial feat when you consider the Maus has over 200 mm of raw armour thickness, and its 12.8 cm cannon was if anything overkill ag
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...er shells (i.e. 76 mm M1 from the Sherman, 88 mm L/56 from the Tiger I, 90 mm M3 from the Jackson/Pershing) will have issues with shells ricocheting off
...mall hill where you can angle the front of your tank upwards to where your gun can still fire back at incoming enemies, but also have your frontal armour
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...w main armament in July 1944 so that 75 mm Panzerjägerkanone 42 L/70 tank gun could be sent to the front as soon as possible. Due to the new armament bei
...V/70 (A) is very vulnerable to flanking fire as the side armour is only 40 mm thick. For those aiming at the sides, it is very easy to search for ammunit
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...ory. Thus, an upgraded version was developed with the [[D-10T (100 mm)|100 mm D-10T]]. Testing began in October 1944 for this upgrade at the Ural Tank Fa
...tank isn't suitable for front-line roles because of the lack of armour and gun depression. Moreover, the T-44-100 has a fast reverse speed, making it more
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...the turret and the gun, as the T-44 is armed with the same ZiS-S-53 85 mm gun as the T-34-85, but there are no more further similarities between the two.
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...ants have had a new modification that allows the 12.7mm DShK heavy machine gun to be mounted on the roof of the turret.
...n-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) ammunition, which can penetrate 335 mm of armour at point-blank range. Given the high velocity of this ammunition,
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...ted because of the huge recoil mechanism of the tank gun and a small 1,800 mm turret ring radius, allowing only a four-man crew, with the commander comma
...ing any enemy ground vehicle it encounters in a single shot. A bigger tank gun calibre, on the other hand, leads to longer reload times. Missing a shell c
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...The new armament was the same as the KV-85, an outstanding 85 mm D-5T tank gun with significantly higher range and muzzle velocity than prior Soviet heavy
...sloping armour, a slightly longer chassis, a more powerful 85 mm D-5T tank gun, and a larger, rounder turret.
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...As a light defence against hostile aircraft, a 12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun is installed on the turret roof near the commander cupola. Some sources cla
...ccessfully penetrating it. The main armament remains the 122 mm D-25T tank gun, capable of destroying any enemy ground vehicle in a single shot. Since rel
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...fficacy increases dramatically, increasing its penetration from 207 to 230 mm. The IS-3 will face several other heavy tanks with huge, slow-reloading gun
...etration are possible; however, they can be mitigated by lowering the tank gun and protecting the vulnerable locations. The IS-3 is a 'breakthrough' tank
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...PVT heavy machine gun (which was a better ballistic match for the new main gun), infrared night vision equipment, and NBC protection. It was the last Sovi
...s armour ranges from 200 mm (LFP) to 250 mm (peak of the pike) to over 300 mm around the turret. That is not bad, especially for hull-down positions wher
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...rs previously. The IS-4, most importantly, used the same 122 mm D-25T tank gun as the IS-2 and IS-3. Production began in March 1947 and stopped in 1949, a
...front. Unfortunately, the main armament remains the same 122 mm D-25T tank gun used on all prior IS heavy tank variants beginning with the IS-2, and at th
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...to be outfitted with a brand new and extremely powerful 125 mm D-81T tank gun from the Perm weapons factory. Given the increased calibre of the main arma
...5 mm ''Center'' <br> 20 mm (18-58°) ''Bottom'' || 30 mm ''Front'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine deck''
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...Mounted on a T-34 medium tank chassis, the main armament consists of a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. After the German Sturmgeschütz III assault guns proved suc
...s before Update 1.41, the SU-122 is a truly unique vehicle. Its formidable gun is its primary feature, but considering the incredibly long reload time, pl
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...ed rounds. It is only able to resist rifle-calibre rounds or heavy machine gun fire from far away. The open-topped design also makes the SU-76M very vulne
...s hatch'' || 15 mm || 15 mm (1°) ''Top'' <br> 15 mm (32°) ''Lower'' || 7 mm
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...as swapped out for a modified 85 mm D-5T tank gun. With an 85 mm D-5S tank gun, the new SU-85 is manufactured using the T-34 medium tank chassis.
...par armour. Most tanks at its rank can be destroyed by the 85 mm D-5S tank gun. However, the armour is so fragile that it cannot withstand most enemy shot
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...The development of the SU-152 began when Soviet engineers installed a 152 mm ML-20S howitzer on a [[KV-1S]] heavy tank chassis. It was dubbed Zveroboy,
...and 75 mm of RHA, respectively. The top of the vehicle is armoured with 20 mm of RHA, meaning that most cannon-calibre aircraft projectiles will penetrat
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...ed design (rather than a separate variant) of the [[SU-85]] self-propelled gun used by the Soviets during World War II. It has slightly thicker frontal ar
...41, the SU-85M should be played as a long-range sniper due to its powerful gun. Its lack of a turret makes it unsuitable for close-quarters combat, even w
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...with a 122 mm A-19S tank gun, which resulted in mass production of the ISU-122.
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|link-1= ISU-122
|link-2= ISU-122 (China)
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...sed on the T-34-85 tank chassis. It was armed with a powerful 100 mm D-10S gun that could penetrate the armour of German heavy tanks at long ranges. It wa
...r than facing them head-on. Though the external difference is minimal, the gun performance is big enough for a whole rank.
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...nd similar ammunition in a tank destroyer format with a 122 mm gun, the SU-122-54 presents an interesting vehicle for Rank V battles.
[[File:SU-122-54 trench picture 1.png|thumb|As seen in this picture, the SU-122-54 low profile makes it easily hideable in low trenches in which bigger veh
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...I. The idea was to equip the existing KV-85s with copies of the turret and gun of the [[IS-2]]. By doing so, the tank would be able to engage German heavy
...|name}} was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]. The turret and gun, which are copies of those found on IS-2, are two of its most obvious diffe
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...t plate is very much useless as most opponents you face have more than 150 mm of penetration which is more than enough to go through your front. You will
...''Lower glacis'' || 45 mm ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (48°) || 20 mm <br> 20 + 10 mm ''Engine vents''
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...6M is a small, nimble SPG, but its strongest trait is its gun – the 76.2 mm (3-inch) ZiS-3 possesses a good rate of fire, is able to frontally penetrat
...ed rounds. It is only able to resist rifle-calibre rounds or heavy machine gun fire from far away.
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...de weak point or the such. The great armour, decent mobility, and adequate gun gives the KV-220 a diverse role to play in, from a short-range brawler, a s
...k with an impressive arrangement of armour with decent mobility and with a gun that perform extremely well against medium tanks of every kind like [[M4 Sh
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...esult all further development was suspended and only development of the 85 mm armed variant continued.
...are excellent and the tank could be played as a sniper due to its powerful gun, or as a brawler seeking cover while reloading before advancing further.
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...due to its uniformly sloped hull front armour plate. The 122 mm D-25T tank gun, capable of killing any enemy ground vehicle in a single shot, remained the
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100 mm sloped at more or less 60° on all sides provide this vehicle with a repu
...m ''Bottom'' || 60-75 mm (60°) ''Top'' <br> 60 mm (30°) ''Bottom'' || 20 mm
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...had to be made, particularly in the design of the turret to fit the larger gun and an additional crewmember, as well as a lengthening of the hull and redu
...itial British ground tree, the main draw of the Challenger is its powerful gun. It is able to easily penetrate any vehicle it may encounter, particularly
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...walking giant" which you do not want to have staring down at you. With 152 mm of armour, it is one of the most heavily protected tanks in Rank III, even
* Cast homogeneous armour (Machine gun port, Driver's hatch, Turret)
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...Tortoise presents thick raw sloped armour with a unique heavy punching 94 mm cannon.
...rom the guns found at its BR, even the mighty Russian [[D-25T (122 mm)|122 mm D-25T cannon]]. The Tortoise's hull sides and rear are also very tough to p
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...WW2 Chronicles event]]. Armed with a [[Ordnance QF Mk.II (77 mm)|77 mm HV gun]], essentially a 17-pounder with a lower muzzle velocity, it has one of the
...ous tanks in its branch, the [[Sherman Firefly]], didn't have in the great gun depression. This allows the Comet to more easily fire over hills in an hull
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...lizer. Overall, is a very good heavy tank when used properly, since its gun is not the best, it's more capable at close quarters combat.
* Cast homogeneous armour (turret, cupola, gun mantlet, transmission housing, MG port)
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...partment between the tracks'' || 20 mm <br> 5 mm ''Radiator vents'' <br> 5 mm (18°) ''Engine access panel''
...mantlet'' || 60 mm (14°) || 20 mm (8°) || 20 mm (11°) ''Front'' <br> 10 mm ''Rear''
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[[File:Weapon M3 (90 mm).png|thumb|right|x250px|The M3 (90 mm) on the M36B2 gun mantlet.]]
The '''90 mm M3''' is an American anti-tank cannon mainly equipping the M36 Jackson and
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