Difference between revisions of "Angling"
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| ? | + | Angling is turning your tank so that an opposing tank does not see any face of your armor at a 90° angle, increasing the effective thickness of your armor. A 100mm-thick plate of armor is effectively 115mm if the armor is turned 30° from the incoming shot, and increases the chance that the armor will bounce the shot. If your tank is turning while the shell impacts, there is even greater chance that it will bounce and not penetrate. Note that HE shells will always explode on impact. | ||
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| + | Angling must be done carefully: under angling will increase the chances that shells will penetrate the front of your tank. Overangling will allow your opponent to shoot at the sides of your tank without hitting your tracks. | |||
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| + | Players should download the Armor Inspector app, which will allow them to see the result of angling their tanks to an incoming shot. | |||
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| + | Below are images from the Armor Inspector app showing proper angling. | |||
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| + | <gallery> | |||
| + | File:angling-not-enough.png|Insufficient angling | |||
| + | File:angling-good.png|Good angling | |||
| + | File:angling-too-much.png|Over angling | |||
| + | </gallery> | |||
Revision as of 23:44, 27 January 2016
Angling is turning your tank so that an opposing tank does not see any face of your armor at a 90° angle, increasing the effective thickness of your armor. A 100mm-thick plate of armor is effectively 115mm if the armor is turned 30° from the incoming shot, and increases the chance that the armor will bounce the shot. If your tank is turning while the shell impacts, there is even greater chance that it will bounce and not penetrate. Note that HE shells will always explode on impact.
Angling must be done carefully: under angling will increase the chances that shells will penetrate the front of your tank. Overangling will allow your opponent to shoot at the sides of your tank without hitting your tracks.
Players should download the Armor Inspector app, which will allow them to see the result of angling their tanks to an incoming shot.
Below are images from the Armor Inspector app showing proper angling.
Insufficient angling
Good angling
Over angling
