That's the official story. With how few Soviet tanks had this "fish gill" armor, this armor was some Soviet Infantry Generals, who was a veteran of WWII, great idea. Becauese tanks and infantry went hand in hand in WW2. The tank engineers, not wanting to be put on a list, were in total agreement. Why would a military add an unnecessarily complex mechanism that can't compete against your main opponent's firepower and could potentially damage the vehicle? Because a general with funding approval had a brainwave. It's perfect multipurpose armor against small arms fire when soldiers and tanks enter towns and cities, and then collapse the armor for the high-speed travel across the fields of Europe.
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The good old "look, distraction stealth change" instead of addressing the elephant in the room. I'll have to talk about a few of these updates soon.
I've been waiting for your thoughts on these updates.
They are intended as stand off armor against HEAT projectiles, not as infantry protection.
That's the official story. With how few Soviet tanks had this "fish gill" armor, this armor was some Soviet Infantry Generals, who was a veteran of WWII, great idea. Becauese tanks and infantry went hand in hand in WW2. The tank engineers, not wanting to be put on a list, were in total agreement. Why would a military add an unnecessarily complex mechanism that can't compete against your main opponent's firepower and could potentially damage the vehicle? Because a general with funding approval had a brainwave. It's perfect multipurpose armor against small arms fire when soldiers and tanks enter towns and cities, and then collapse the armor for the high-speed travel across the fields of Europe.