Panther tank damage model
every single time when Im hit into the side armor, my tank explodes.
all the enemy tanks can survive shots to the sides (smoking engines, fires..etc), not in Panther.
Even when the enemy penetrates my front armor Panther explodes.
From the Panther release i was only one time damaged, when my front armor was penetrated and gunner killed. Only once!
All other penetrations were explosions.
Dont tell me that every single time there is catastrophic explosion from the ammo r
Please take in count that side armour of Panther is only 40 mm. Also, it have very thin (16mm) under-caterpillar shelf which can be easily penetrated by fragments from HE shells when they exploder under the shelf.
Next one - there are shells and petrol tanks everywhere in Panther. Also, there are shells under this caterpillar shell. So yes, any penetration in to the side of Panther is very critical.
Other tanks have much more localized "explosive" internals. This wh
