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| '''Ammo Rack''' - ammunition storage, the function is clear: To store and to protect ammunition. However many compromises have to be made with regards to the amount of ammunition, thus ammo rack is always a weak part of any tank. | '''Ammo Rack''' - ammunition storage, the function is clear: To store and to protect ammunition. However many compromises have to be made with regards to the amount of ammunition, thus ammo rack is always a weak part of any tank. | |||
| ? | '''Armor''' - Basic attribute of tank, armor provides protection against the enemy fire. Armor has usually varying thickness and slopes and is usually divided into front armor (incl. ''' | + | '''Armor''' - Basic attribute of tank, armor provides protection against the enemy fire. Armor has usually varying thickness and slopes and is usually divided into front armor (incl. '''Glacis'''), side armor (often split between upper and lower sections with different thicknesses/slopes) and rear armor. | |
| '''Armor Skirts''' - Additional armor designed to protect weaker-protected parts of tanks, usually hull sides. Introduced by German designers to protect primarily against 14.5-mm antitank rifle projectiles and 76-mm HE shells, it was discovered that this additional armor is able, under proper conditions, to damage capped AP projectiles (see '''APC''', '''APCBC''' and '''APBC''') and to degrade penetration of HEAT weapons (though at angles around 90°, it actually augmented the penetration in some cases). | '''Armor Skirts''' - Additional armor designed to protect weaker-protected parts of tanks, usually hull sides. Introduced by German designers to protect primarily against 14.5-mm antitank rifle projectiles and 76-mm HE shells, it was discovered that this additional armor is able, under proper conditions, to damage capped AP projectiles (see '''APC''', '''APCBC''' and '''APBC''') and to degrade penetration of HEAT weapons (though at angles around 90°, it actually augmented the penetration in some cases). | |||
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| '''Hatch''' - Means to access crew seats in the tank. Whereas roof hatches are usually well hidden, driver's hatch is sometimes located on the tank '''glacis''' as on the T-34. | '''Hatch''' - Means to access crew seats in the tank. Whereas roof hatches are usually well hidden, driver's hatch is sometimes located on the tank '''glacis''' as on the T-34. | |||
| ? | '''Idler Wheel''' - Part of the running gear of tank, idler wheel serves to propel the tracks. Damage to it can | + | '''Idler Wheel''' - Part of the running gear of a tank, the idler wheel serves to propel the tracks. Damage to it can immobilize a tank. (see Wittmann's Villers-Bocage adventure) Especially important for changes in detracking mechanics in 6.4. | |
| ? | '''Periscope''' - Periscopic devices were used to provide visibility with closed hatches without need to have a '''vision slit''' in tank's glacis/walls, thus removing said weak spots. | + | '''Periscope''' - Periscopic devices were used to provide visibility with closed hatches without the need to have a '''vision slit''' in a tank's glacis/walls, thus removing said weak spots. | |
| '''Schürzen''' - German name for '''Armor Skirts'''. | '''Schürzen''' - German name for '''Armor Skirts'''. | |||
| ? | '''Sponson''' - Part of tank hull located above tracks. Often used to store ammunition, in some cases also to mount tank's armament. This is most prominent on M3 Lee, where the main tank's armament is sponson-mounted. | + | '''Sponson''' - Part of tank hull located above tracks. Often used to store ammunition, in some cases also to mount the tank's armament. This is most prominent on M3 Lee, where the main tank's armament is sponson-mounted. | |
| '''Suspension''' - Means of suppressing vehicle shaking with various bumps on the road. In WWII, spring suspension or torsion bar suspension were usually used, though many tanks used also Christie suspension (most prominently BT series and T-34). Suspension limits how much weight can the tank carry without serious penalties to mobility. | '''Suspension''' - Means of suppressing vehicle shaking with various bumps on the road. In WWII, spring suspension or torsion bar suspension were usually used, though many tanks used also Christie suspension (most prominently BT series and T-34). Suspension limits how much weight can the tank carry without serious penalties to mobility. | |||
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