Tank Armour Thickness Calculation.

*** Updated for Furness ***
A guide showing the "real" thickness of the sloped armour. One simple calculation to rule them all, one simple calculation to find them,
one simple calculation to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Intro

Ok, so apparently the method of calculating the thickness of sloped armour is like this:
'Armour thickness' / cos ( 'sloping degree' )

So if we use this math, we can then see the "real" thickness of the sloped armour. I'll only show the tanks with sloped armour, the boxy tanks arent worth the trouble.

Thank me later ;)

American tank armour.

Stuart frontal armour:
29mm upper armour at 48 degrees = ~43mm.
38 to 64mm of lower armour at 23 degrees = Could be between ~41 to 69mm.

Chaffee frontal armour:
30mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 60mm.
22mm lower armour at 45 degrees = ~31mm.

Lee frontal armour:
38mm middle armour at 53 degrees = ~63mm.
51mm lower armour at 0 to 45 degrees = 51mm to ~72mm.

Sherman frontal armour:
51mm upper armour at 37 to 55 degrees = ~63-88mm.
51mm lower armour at 0 to 34 degrees = 51mm to ~61mm.

E8 frontal armour:
64mm upper armour at 56 degrees = ~114mm.
51mm to 108mm lower armour at 0 to 56 degrees = Could be anything between 51mm to ~193mm.

"Jumbo" frontal armour:
100mm upper amour at 47 degrees = ~146mm.
140mm to 114mm lower frontal armour at 0 to 56 degrees = Could be anything between 114mm to ~250mm.

Pershing frontal armour:
102mm upper armour at 46 degrees = ~146mm.
76mm lower armour at 53 degrees = ~126mm.

Soviet tank armour.

BT7 frontal armour:
20mm of upper armour at 18 degrees = ~21mm.
30mm middle armour at 60 degrees = 60mm.
22mm lower armour at 0 to 60 degrees = ~22 to 44mm.

T70 frontal armour:
35mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 70mm.
35mm lower armour at 30 degrees = ~40mm.

T34 frontal armour:
47mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 94mm.
45mm lower armour at 60 degrees = 90mm.

KV-85 frontal armour:
75mm upper armour at 30 degrees = ~86mm.
40mm??? middle armour at 65 degrees = ~94mm.
75mm lower armour at 30 degrees = ~86mm.

IS2 frontal armour:
60mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 120mm.
100mm lower armour at 30 degrees = ~115mm.

German tank armour.

Panther frontal armour:
80mm upper armour at 55 degrees = ~139mm.
65mm lower armour at 55 degrees = ~113mm.

Tiger 2 frontal armour:
150mm upper armour at 40 degrees = ~195mm.
100mm lower armour at 40 degrees = ~130mm.

GUIDE SPECIAL - TANKDESTROYERS!!! and boxy german tanks...

Hellcat frontal armour:
13mm upper armour at 64 degrees = ~29mm.
13mm lower armour at 38 degrees = ~16mm.

M10 frontal armour:
38mm upper armour at 55 degrees = ~66mm.
51mm lower armour at 0 to 56 degrees = 51mm to ~91mm.

SU85 frontal armour:
45mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 90mm.
45mm lower armour at 60 degrees = 90mm.

SU76M frontal armour:
35mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 70mm.
35mm lower armour at 30 degrees = ~40mm.

Hetzer frontal armour:
60mm upper armour at 60 degrees = 120mm.
60mm lower armour at 60 degrees = 120mm.


Boxy german tanks.

Panzer 3 frontal armour:
50mm upper armour at 10 degrees = ~50mm.
50mm lower armour at 22 degrees = ~53mm.

Panzer 4 frontal armour:
80mm upper armour at 15 degrees = ~82mm.
80mm lower armour at 20 degrees = ~85mm.

Tiger 1 frontal armour:
100mm upper armour at 10 degrees = 101mm.
100mm lower armour at 20 degrees = 106mm.

Stug 3 frontal armour:
80mm upper armour at probably 10 degrees = probably ~81mm.
80mm lower armour at probably 22 degrees = probably ~86mm.

[dkontreras]

the hellcat has shit armor, but ingame it can still survive a lot of damage lol

[iiLeRoss]

Hellcat is a glass cannon because although it may have poor armour it has the best speed of anything in the game and a amazing gun

[The Full Metal]

The Hellcat has the wosrt armor, even worst than the crappy Stuart

[TzarinaChasm]

No idea what this means but good job

[nuffe]

@One very spicy meatball
Only difference is mine isnt about where to shoot, only about finding the "real" thickness of the armour.

[Diet Dr. Craunch]

I made a guide just like this three days ago

[LushesLiquid]

this will help me in shooting down tanks, thanks bruh

[nuffe]

@Rene Starson
I dont know if the game calculated thickness based on slope, but I know it calculated whether or not it will bounce or not based on angle and sloping.
And as I mentioned, writing all the sources used would be as long as the guide itself, so I didnt bother putting all that in there.
But I used this site for the American tanks, it seems to be pretty legit in its information, http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/

[nuffe]

@Rene Starson
I have used countless sources to find all the information; the games wiki, other peoples posts, websites listing all the armour specs of the tanks, etc etc. The devs have also chimed in from time to time on their streams talking about the games mechanics.
I'm just presenting the information I have found, its all based on a heap of other peoples info. If you dont believe the values to be true, go do the research yourself, I think you wont be so surprised that the info given turns out to be true.
Now when it comes down to the games handling and physics of the ballistics and armour penetration, I can only speak from experiance, from what other people have stated and from what the devs have stated. There are no actual table of information on how the game does its calculations.
But its kinda hard to tell what your issue with this guide is. Is it the information given that you are questioning? The operation used? If the game uses the table of Xmm armour shown in the guide?

[Starson]

@nuFF3, both of you. Show me the proof HnG uses anything remotely close to the values you listed. Where is your research coming from?