tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post2798648469126018691..comments2024-03-15T05:39:01.295-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: German Steel vs. Soviet SteelPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-8637645917728061052014-05-29T23:24:22.755-04:002014-05-29T23:24:22.755-04:00doesn't seem like a good idea to stand near a ...doesn't seem like a good idea to stand near a german tank under fire.<br /><br />-LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-46105902211885348932014-05-28T19:06:46.570-04:002014-05-28T19:06:46.570-04:00Judging from the tanks mentioned this is a bit mis...Judging from the tanks mentioned this is a bit misleading as these tanks received flame hardening to their front plates so enbrittlement would be expected most especially after repeated hits, however it would also break up Soviet and Allied rounds of the PERIOD (1941-42) which was why FHA was used in the first place some of these tanks would have a Brinell hardness of 588. Consequently from 1943 onwards FHA was dropped due to the Allies and Soviet advances in AP penetrators namely the western Allies discovery of APC & the soviet improvement of APBC ammunitons. If you have tests dealing with non-FHA armor plates that would be interesting<br /><br />-Matt<br /><br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com