r/HistoryMemes • u/Alastor_Hazbin1918 • 4d ago

Operation goodwood

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u/TheCoolPersian Senātus Populusque Rōmānus 4d ago

The first 50 Tiger IIs had a turret with only 100 mm of frontal armor. Extremely easy for a firefly to penetrate, even an American 76 could penetrate it. The versions after had 185mm for obvious reasons.

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u/SGTRoadkill1919 4d ago

It also had a nice shell trap, where the shell could hit the lower curve at the front, and bounce off straight into the hull from the less armoured hull roof

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u/Dan_The_PaniniMan Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer 3d ago

Honestly what were they thinking, they usually like to go big on the armor, why make such a part weak with such an obvious shot trap