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Originally Posted by Panzergranate
Actually the 17 Pdr. was able was penetarte the Tiger II at 1,000 meters is a lower hull nose (100mm. sloped) or front turrent hit (185mm.) with the APDS round fron late 1944 onwards.
By comparison, the 88mm. L71 gun of the Tiger II could penetrate a maximum of just over 290 mm. at the same range.
Now there is some confusion and mythology concerning peformnaces of AT weapons. Because a gun has a maximum penetration figure at range X doesn't actually mean that every shell fired will achieve this due to countless lawas of physics. AT gun designers have been aware of this since the science became.
For example, a gun has a maximum penetration, when tested, of 100mm. (best result attained).
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Yes, i understand what your saying, armor angles have alot to do with anti tank guns penetration. But still, iv hit tiger and panther tanks on the nose of theyr hull from 120 yds with a 17pdr and it has no effect. and yes, if a 17pdr can penetrate 209mm of armor at 500 yds, it can definatly penetrate the tigers armor at 1k yds. Altho, APDS rounds were only used 15% of the time for the 17pdr, as it didnt cause as much hull damage as an APCBC round, and was also alot less accurate. The penetration of a gun isnt set in stone, sometimes you can get lucky, sometimes unlucky.