Originally posted by Nisky
point blank was the range and i shot him in the turret.
If point blank was the range, then that is why he was able to kill you with one shot. Tigers are strong -- not indestructible.
I would guess your shot deflected because you hit at an oblique angle to the armor. A solid, 90 degree hit on a surface would have smoked him easily.
Without film, though, hard to say for sure.