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Offline badhorse

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« on: March 03, 2008, 07:05:04 AM »
I did a search for this but it didn't find the answer.

I know there is a spot in the front of a T-34 that, if hit will destroy the tank.  There have been many times (especially in the EW) where I've sat nose to nose with another T-34 and we just slug it out for a while.

But sometimes I've come across someone who really knows the T-34.  They will fire at me with the machine gun to see where the bullets land, then fire the main gun.  One shot, one kill.

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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2008, 07:11:13 AM »
Isn't it the right side of the turret?
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2008, 07:34:37 AM »
I really enjoyed T-34 fights back when the arena split first happened and most people were in early war.   Best thing I found was to keep manuvering and firing  at a track using both guns in the turret then after he's tracked swing around to the side and pop. :)  Was Better GV fun rather than the Late war style of up a sherman, sit and pop things in 1 shot now days.

 Never had much luck in head on shots T-34 VS T-34 though.
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2008, 08:02:24 AM »
I have found that a hit below the driver near the bottom edge of the hull seems to get the job done. Also the spot on the side, between the last two road wheels.
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2008, 08:27:23 AM »
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 Never had much luck in head on shots T-34 VS T-34 though.


Lower glacis under the driver's hatch.
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2008, 08:29:50 AM »
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Lower glacis under the driver's hatch.

and if you can't hit that then shoot for the the spot near the lower edge of the hull under the driver.
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2008, 09:46:32 AM »
I believe there's a bug where the lower and upper angles meet in the armor on the front hull. Supposedly it's supposed to be super thick in real life, but is only modeled as 2 thin sheets of metal joining, thus a major weak spot.

Something along those lines. Hit right where the upper and lower angles meet was the suggestion when this was brought up (long ago) -- but that's a tricky spot to hit.
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2008, 01:16:28 PM »
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I believe there's a bug  


kinda like not being able to kill a tiger tank bug due to incorrect modeling?
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2008, 02:16:21 PM »
Should be able to kill a Tiger from the sides or rear with the HVAP rounds in the T-34.
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2008, 02:28:49 PM »
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Should be able to kill a Tiger from the sides or rear with the HVAP rounds in the T-34.


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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2008, 02:55:08 PM »
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Should be able to kill a Tiger from the sides or rear with the HVAP rounds in the T-34.

Rear shots will do it and I think hitting by the back side of the tracks will as well.
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Offline Motherland

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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2008, 03:00:04 PM »
You can also hit it inbetween the turret and the hull to kill it.
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2008, 04:01:06 PM »
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kinda like not being able to kill a tiger tank bug due to incorrect modeling?

Huh, I can kill them with (1) 75mm HE shell.
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2008, 04:30:29 PM »
The drivers door is an integral part of the frontal armor, but is limited in thickness due to its being a hatch, ive found that lobbed rounds (say from 2400 or more) hitting this area are likly to destroy the tank outright. close up works to, though its rather fickle at medium ranges.  

I do know that since that frappin sherman came out, that theres nowhere to hide when one is around, and t34's just aint got the guns to deal with one:cry
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« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2008, 04:31:08 PM »
Now (sadly) there will be a severe decrease in t34 drivers because they will all be shot with 1 shot.
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