Cannon Breech gets damaged too easily.

[Big Diesel]

I just had a clear shot at an IS-3 in my tiger 2, but of course because a fast firing tank shot me once in my cannon barrel, when I shoot the IS-3 my barrel blows up and it does no damage, then I get swarmed by 2 t-54's and I die. Please reduce damage on barrels because its so OP, someone can just shoot your barrel and when you fire your gun explodes and it takes like 30 seconds to repair which is bs.

[Eftwyrd]

do you mean breach or barrel? you seem unclear on which you are talking about

assuming you mean barrel as your anecdote suggests what do you expect a shot meant to kill tanks to do to a relativly thin piece of steel? your cannons barrel is a long thin cylinder with little to no tollerance for imperfections when attempting to shove large pieces of metal down it at several times the speed of sound... you also took the risk by trying to fire with a damaged barrel rather than repair, in a desperate situation sure, that might have been worth the risk but never forget it is a risk you are taking and it often wont pan out.

also shooting the barrel of an enemy tank can occasionally be the only recourse of a tank that otherwise cant hurt its oponent or is facing imminent destruction itself, its a legitimate and useful tactic

oh and be thankful repairs are so fast nowadays...

[↯Zindy⛦]

But yet i have shot barrels of jadgtigers with a 122mm shell and it only turns it yellow....

[Coelian]

I've shot a tiger 2's barrel with a M82 APCBC and it turred yellow.
Then he shoots me in my side (im angled so the side armor is 200mm+ Effective armor thickness) and pens easily with no delay.
GG.

[Romych]

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[Big Diesel]

Originally posted by Eftwyrd:

do you mean breach or barrel? you seem unclear on which you are talking about

assuming you mean barrel as your anecdote suggests what do you expect a shot meant to kill tanks to do to a relativly thin piece of steel? your cannons barrel is a long thin cylinder with little to no tollerance for imperfections when attempting to shove large pieces of metal down it at several times the speed of sound... you also took the risk by trying to fire with a damaged barrel rather than repair, in a desperate situation sure, that might have been worth the risk but never forget it is a risk you are taking and it often wont pan out.

also shooting the barrel of an enemy tank can occasionally be the only recourse of a tank that otherwise cant hurt its oponent or is facing imminent destruction itself, its a legitimate and useful tactic

oh and be thankful repairs are so fast nowadays...

I mean Breech sorry, I meant they damage my breech and my barrel blows up, even when they just shoot it slightly its stupid.