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Tank Angling: Historical or Stupid Game Mechanic?

So, recently I got a comment accusing me of being “a little too invested in playing videos games”, since I mentioned the angling of armor in reference to the penetration values of a gun in my Marder III video. Note that armor angling is the activity of turning the tank or its turret in a way to create an angle towards the enemy that increases the effective armor of one’s tank towards that particular enemy. Nowadays it is practiced mostly by gamers in War Thunder and World of Tanks, but the question is, was this always the case? So, is armor angling an activity invented by gamers or was it actually used by Tankers in World War 2 and later? Comment “One sign that a person is a little too invested in playing video games is when in a serious analysis of a real armored vehicle the phrase ‘if the armor is properly angled’ crops up. Real tankers don't worry about that other than having an imaginary ‘this side toward enemy’ sign on their frontal armor. They're a lot more concerned with finding the enemy and getting the first shot off, and real tanks don't instantly respond to keyboard movement commands.” (Comment on Marder III Ausf. H. Video) Screenshot from War Thunder and modified by vonKickass. Cover Idea: Military Aviation History. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « D 656/27: Die Tigerfibel. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1943. D 655/27: Die Pantherfibel. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1944. D 226/4: Merkblatt für die Bekämpfung der schweren englischen Panzerkampfwagen. Heft 4: Flak-Artillerie (Heer und Luftwaffe). Oberkommando des Heeres: Berlin, 1941. Military Intelligence Division: Tactical and Technical Trends. Number 16. War Department: Washington, D.C., USA, 1943. Handbuch für Panzerbesatzungen II: Mittlere Panzer. 3., überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage, Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik: Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 1975. Handbuch für Panzerbesatzungen I: Mittlere Panzer. 4., überarbeitete Auflage, Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik: Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 1976. The Chieftain: Myths of American Armor. TankFest Northwest 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjp_4jY8pY #TankAngling,#HistoricalOrNot,#GameMechanics