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Originally Posted by scarface
not being overly familiar with the details of German armor, was quite surprised at all of the vertical faces... I thought the conventional wisdom was that sloping sides were more resistant to impacts.
...silly me.
-whatever
-Lou
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This is in fact a very fair comment. Several German tank 'aces' ( including, I think, Carius as described in his memoirs ) are recorded as being distinctly unimpressed at their first view of the Tiger I.
The design was 'old school' ( ie pre-T34 ) but it did of course have the benefits of very thick armourplate and, above all, a main armament which outranged virtually anything on the battlefield.
The Tiger II ( 'King' or 'Royal' Tiger ) is more representative of later WWII tank design.