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Old September 3rd, 2003, 06:13 PM
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Panther armour specs as follows ( all variants ) : -

Hull Front : 80mm @ 55deg.
Hull Side Upper : 50mm @ 60deg.
Hull Side Lower : 40mm @ 90deg.
Hull Rear : 40mm @ 30deg.
Hull Top : 40-16mm @ 90deg.
Hull Bottom : 25-16mm @ 90deg.
Turret Front : 100mm @ 12deg.
Sides : 45mm @ 25deg.
Mantle : 100mm curved
Rear : 45mm @ 25deg.
Top : 16mm @ 90deg.

Info courtesy of ' The Panther Tank ' by Hughes/Mann, Spellmount, 2000.

The 'glancing off' is most definitely an intended design feature !
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