How the heck do I take down a Panther tank?

[Terranical]

T-34-85, unable to penetrate their thick sloped frontal armor, I try to hit their flat frontal surface and barrel before they react but that literally does nothing because they'll somehow manage to take me out first >:(

[Rei [Pwner]]

Flank it

[Rogue Cloud]

From the front, the only way to destroy it is to shoot at the mantlet (the area of the turret next to the gun.

[Qu Rahn]

Panthers & Tigers are overpowered at 5.3. You have to aim for bullsh*t pixel weakspots on the turret (the central area of the mantlet, left or right to the gun, keep in mind if you shoot the mantlet 'border' it'll overlap with the armor from the turret face and you won't pen; another option are the little cheek spots that protrude beyond the mantlet, and the cupola) while it can just shoot you anywhere.
All of those shots are almost certainly not going to knock it out, but just kill some of the turret fellas.
It's not balanced at all and you'll only take them out reliably if you catch one showing their sides.

[Col. Cornbread]

you shoot the turret face and lolpen it.

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

you clearly don't know what lolpen means.
if I were to lolpen a panther it would be through the UFP in a brit tank with APDS.
having to aim for a precise spot on the turret with the T-34-85 is not lolpen.

And you're clearly terrible at this game if you cant kill a Panther through the turret face with a 85mm gun

its pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ easy to do

[Col. Cornbread]

its either a rounded 100mm cast mantlet or a 100mm flat front. Yes the 85mm lolpens that.

[Torn_Apart]

Think yourself lucky youre not a kv in a full uptier. Its rare tbh but damn.

[michaelthered]

Publicado originalmente por Terranical:

T-34-85, unable to penetrate their thick sloped frontal armor, I try to hit their flat frontal surface and barrel before they react but that literally does nothing because they'll somehow manage to take me out first >:(

start paying gaijin $40 or more a month for various things, doesn't matter what..just pay them. This will in turn raise your account status so the next time you fire at a panther or tiger your round's spall will hit every crew member and/or vital system in the tank. At the very least you'll get them dead in the water and unable to return fire with the first hit, should be able to finish them by hit 2 or 3 at the "latest". Cheers.

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

like I said lolpen would be going through the UFP, you know the part the panther player would expect to be the strongest part of it's tank.
lolpen does not mean going through the weak spot.
otherwise every shot I shoot at any tank that pens is lolpen, genius.

Glad to know you for some reason shoot the toughest part of the tank and never aim for weak points.

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

that's the meaning of lolpen genius. having the ability to pen the toughest part of armour.
penning the weak spot is just penning the weak spot.
like I said a tank like the comet with APDS penning the UFP of a panther is lolpen.
how is this that hard for you to wrap your head around.

So being able to throw an 85mm at the turret face of a panther and going through it isn't a lolpen regardless of its angle etc?

Sounds like lolpening it to me.

[Skyz]

On the side of the turret there are exposed bits of flat armour, Tigers and Panthers are actually pretty easy to deal with once you learn how to kill them.

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

the turret is the front on weak spot not the toughest part of the tank.
have you even bothered to read what I have told you the meaning of lolpen is.
give me your definition since I have gave you the actual definition multiple times already.
you seem to think shooting weak spots is lolpen.

The Front axis of a Tank, if an area of a tank is significantly weaker and is presented along side its "Strong" portion, why should the strong portion be calculated as a target for you to shoot when you can ignore it and go through the presented weaker area?

If a panther is pointed directly at you, it doesn't matter how thick its UFP is because your first shot should be going into the turret to disable the gun to prevent it from returning fire to you/your allies.

So my definition of lolpen would be "The ease at which A shell can penetrate an enemy tank along its strongest presented axis"

So the easier something penetrates along said axis would mean it lolpens the armor in general. If you'd like we can hammer out a set Lolpen scale to determine what factor of lolpen Shell vs armor can have.

[uɐɐılʎʇs]

Publicado originalmente por Col. Cornbread:

So my definition of lolpen would be "The ease at which A shell can penetrate an enemy tank along its strongest presented axis"
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Yup, your definition of it. And youd be about the only person ive seen who has their definition of lolpenning as aiming at a weakspot.

To most other players lolpenning would be shooting an enemy tank anywhere for a kill/massive damage.
So you can understand why someone picked you up on it when you have your own personal definitions for commonly used terms.

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

1. I shot the "stronger" portion with rounds that can pen the "stronger" portion meaning it's not "stronger" and I just lolpen it. the "strong" portion is calculated as a target since it's the largest target and if I need to fire now and not wait to aim I will just shot UFP. are you beginning to get what lolpen means yet

2. I shot at top right of UFP to hit driver gunner and commander. the round may continue and then damage engine also. I then switch and shot loader.

3. you say "along it's strongest presented axis" so a weak spot is not the strongest is it.


lolpen would be penning the cheeks of the leo 2a6, instead of LFP and or turret ring which are both the weak spots.

1. Again you can shoot the turret pretty much anywhere and the 85mm will go through and kill the people inside the tank. so yes the 85mm lolpens the turret Which has been the discussion so far

2. So you aim for a specific point on the tank...

3. its turret face is part of its strongest presented axis. it takes up 40-45% of the tanks front so why would I ever send my 85mm shots to the ufp when I can just shoot the turret and go through it with ease?

[Col. Cornbread]

Publicado originalmente por redned:

you clearly don't know what lolpen means.

Again talking about the Panther turret vs the 85mm it does lolpen said turret. Sorry if you don't understand that.