Tank Armor

Description

Tank Armor is a hidden parameter of armored vehicles. Tank Armor allow the vehicle to potentially deflect certain kinds of incoming fire. Deflected shots do not cause any damage. Only certain types of shells can be deflected: all armour piercing damage sources, Anti-Tank Rifles, 30mm shells, and R.P.G. Shells. If a weapon or ammo type's description specify it can penetrate armour it means it can be deflected (ironically). All other types of weapons will always cause damage, but usually less than a penetrating armour-piercing shell.

Vehicles with higher tank armor have a higher chance to deflect incoming fire. Every deflectable shot received, whether they penetrate or not, reduces the vehicle's Tank Armor value. A decreased Tank Armor value does not modify the damage each weapon do to the vehicle. Different ammo types have different chances to penetrate Tank Armor.

Deflected shots make a "pssht" sound and produce sparks.

Armour Repair

Tank Armor can only be repaired at Garages and costs 100 Basic Materials. However vehicles specific to one faction cannot have their Tank Armor repaired in a Garage of the other faction.

Vehicle Packaging

Vehicles with Tank Armour cannot be packaged if their Tank Armor isn't fully intact, the vehicle's Tank Armor must be repaired at a Garage first. Trying to package a vehicle can be an easy way to verify its Tank Armor is intact.

Penetration Bonuses

Shells can have bonuses to penetration chance when hitting Tank Armour:

• More direct shots (orthogonal) have a higher chance to penetrate side/rear armour.
• Closer shots have a higher chance to penetrate side/rear armour.

Vehicles with Tank Armor

• Field Machine Gun
• Field Cannon
• Field Mortar
• Field Artillery
• Field AT Gun
• Armored Car
• Landing APC
• Half-Track
• Light Tank
• Assault Tank
• Siege Tank
• Battle Tank
• Gunboat

See Also

• Vehicle Subsystems