Re: [DS] Capacity, Points - Trying to put it all together. Long post.

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On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:02:46 +1000 "Alan and Carmel Brain"
<aebrain@webone.com.au> writes:
>From: "Indy" <kochte@stsci.edu>
>
>> And I would like to try working with designs based on
>> contemporary high-tech tanks (such as Oerjan's estimation of
>> their having 8/2/1 front/side/rear armour values). 
>
>8/2/1 is a reasonable approximation.
>
>Note that the side armour when hit at angles of attack of 60' and
>more has an effective strength more like 8 than 2. A reasonable
>(though not strictly accurate) approximation is that all attacks
>coming through the forward 90' arc hit frontal armour. A better
>approximation is that all attacks coming through the frontal
>60' hit frontal armour, BUT you must take into account the angle
>of attack vs the turret, not just the hull.

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