Dominatus, on Sep 13 2011 - 21:49, said:
An American 76mm was inferior to the British model, but not by horribly much. Again, if it did penetrate, the Tiger would be knocked out.
yeah, that's one thing that irritates me about WoT. In true battle, it does not really matter the caliper or bore of the round... if it penetrated, there is very high chance (like over 90%) the target vehicle is out of action and another 7 or 8% the crew managed to get out.
WoT's depiction of a 'health bar' for tanks reminds me more of a deflating balloon then a menacing steel monster.
of course, WG aims the game at teens and preteens who have no idea how sudden death occurs to even the toughest foe on the battlefield. These young punks have been raised on the premise that you will never die without a long, drawn out fight.
sorry, but war is an 'instant kill' environment (especially for tanks). if you are hit by a round, you're either unaffected (aside from having a bit of repair work to do after you defeated the enemy) or dead. Maybe you'll be one of those 1 or 2% who actually have their vehicle only "temporarily" knocked out; but don't count on it.