Yeah, interesting... I just re-watched that old favorite again. The second round hit (looks like right at the base of the turret) is more than just some sparks. I'm guessing that shot didn't penetrate, but I can't be sure. It also shows how bright (and therefore visible) the tracer in the base of the 90mm round is. We may yet have to tweak the hit effects
Also please take into consideration the extra behind armour effects of the bursting charges. I'm not sure exactly how thick the armour had to be for the fuze to ignite the bursting charge in the PzGr.39's fired by the 75mm KwK40, but it would naturally be less at all ranges than for the 75mm KwK42, 88mm KwK36 & 43.
Seeing that 30mm of armour sloped at 30 deg would reliably ignite the fuze on a 88mm PzGr.39 fired by the FlaK18 at a range of 500 meters, I'd assume that 20mm would be enough for the PzGr.39 fired by 75mm KwK40 at the same range.
Thanks.
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