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<blockquote data-quote="ragboy" data-source="post: 1739072" data-attributes="member: 4151">Though it depends on the cinematic level of your game, that DR is probably accurate. The only thing that's getting through the front and side hull and turret armor of an M1A1-M1A2 is another M1A1-M1A2's main gun shot. Mobility kills are much easier, even with something as wimpy as a heavy grenade or RPG. But, you're not penetrating crew compartments with anything less than a 120mm DU round. In general terms, I'd put the armor at something like this: &nbsp;Front hull, front skirts, and the front sides and back of the turret: Very High (120mm or higher)Rear and side hull and top of the turret: High (25mm can penetrate)Rear skirts, track and anything outside the tank: Low (.50 can chew them up). &nbsp;I watched a T72 shoot an M1A1 at point blank range (about 50 yards) in the side of the turret and the round bounced off. &nbsp;My tank ran over a mine on the front left and it destroyed the track, and 2 roadwheels, but did not penetrate the bottom hull armor or the heavy skirt (though it did blow it off its hinges). Another tank in our division backed over a mine and it penetrated the rear hull and caught the engine on fire. &nbsp;As to the damage from an M1A1/A2, that's another story. That same engagement, both my tank and several others shot through T72's to kill other T72's behind them. Two catastrophic kills (turrets flying in the air and massive fireballs) with one shot. &nbsp;I have a couple of presentations from GD Land systems from the current war as well, with pictures depicting armor performance. There's actually a very disturbing incident where an unknown (possibly hand-held) weapon penetrated the softer skirt and the actual side hull armor injuring the gunner. If anyone's interested I can dig those up and send them along.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ragboy, post: 1739072, member: 4151"] Though it depends on the cinematic level of your game, that DR is probably accurate. The only thing that's getting through the front and side hull and turret armor of an M1A1-M1A2 is another M1A1-M1A2's main gun shot. Mobility kills are much easier, even with something as wimpy as a heavy grenade or RPG. But, you're not penetrating crew compartments with anything less than a 120mm DU round. In general terms, I'd put the armor at something like this: Front hull, front skirts, and the front sides and back of the turret: Very High (120mm or higher) Rear and side hull and top of the turret: High (25mm can penetrate) Rear skirts, track and anything outside the tank: Low (.50 can chew them up). I watched a T72 shoot an M1A1 at point blank range (about 50 yards) in the side of the turret and the round bounced off. My tank ran over a mine on the front left and it destroyed the track, and 2 roadwheels, but did not penetrate the bottom hull armor or the heavy skirt (though it did blow it off its hinges). Another tank in our division backed over a mine and it penetrated the rear hull and caught the engine on fire. As to the damage from an M1A1/A2, that's another story. That same engagement, both my tank and several others shot through T72's to kill other T72's behind them. Two catastrophic kills (turrets flying in the air and massive fireballs) with one shot. I have a couple of presentations from GD Land systems from the current war as well, with pictures depicting armor performance. There's actually a very disturbing incident where an unknown (possibly hand-held) weapon penetrated the softer skirt and the actual side hull armor injuring the gunner. If anyone's interested I can dig those up and send them along. [/QUOTE]

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