Can a t34 penetrate a Tiger?

The T-34-85 can penetrate the side of the Tiger from 1000-1300 meters. If the penetration is not complete, then the crew of the Tiger will still be knocked out with fragments of their own armour. The T-34 tank armed with the 76 mm ZIS-5 gun can penetrate the Tiger from the side at a range of up to 400 meters.

How thick was the front armor on a Tiger tank?

100mm thick
The impenetrable armour, powerful gun and huge size of the Tiger made it a legend in its time. It struck terror into the hearts of Allied tank crews when it first appeared in 1942. The armour was 100mm thick at the front, making it impervious to Allied guns.

How many Tiger 2 tanks were destroyed in world war 2?

503) claimed approximately 500 kills in the period from January to April 1945 on the Eastern Front for the loss of 45 Tiger IIs (most of which were abandoned and destroyed by their own crews after mechanical breakdowns or for lack of fuel).

How thick was the frontal armor of a tiger 1?

The Chieftain said that Sherman’s frontal armor is usually listed as 2 inches thick, while the frontal armor of a Tiger I (Figure 3) is usually listed a 100 mm (4 inches) thick. Figure 3: Tiger I Tank of WW2 (Source: Bundesarchiv ).

How dangerous is it to shoot a Tiger II from the front?

Very hazardous for the Allied tank’s crew. For this reason, the Allied 76mm gun mounted on the Sherman Firefly – theoretically able to punch trought it – has no reported kills of a Tiger II after a frontal shot. Many Tiger II kills were achieved after flank attacks.

What was the difference between the Tiger I and the Sherman?

A Sherman tank’s armor had to fend off attack from a high-velocity 88 mm gun, while the Tiger I had to resist attack from a low-velocity 75 mm. For a Sherman to provide levels of crew protection comparable to what a Tiger I provided, the Sherman would have needed much more armor.

How did the Soviet ZiS-3 penetrate the Tiger II?

The penetration to the frontal hull can be seen encircled with an arrow. The source does not definitively identify what weapon managed that, but a Soviet officer in his reports mentioned “sub-caliber rounds” of the 76mm ZIS-3 being used to engage tanks, in one incident a round fired from 30 meters “punched through” a Tiger II.