HEAT Shells

　　HEAT弹

　　In update 8.6 for World of Tanks HEAT shells were changed.Before this update HEAT shells would not ricochet or “bounce” off but now they do so at 80°.HEAT shells now also loose 5% of their penetration value for every 10cm travelled after hitting the first layer of armor. This means that spaced armor/tracks on tanks will greatly hinder HEAT rounds. Overall HEAT shells remain a very viable round against non-space armor sections of tanks but hitting any type of spaced armor will usually result in the round being absorbed and negated。

　　在坦克世界更新8.6时修改了HEAT弹的机制。之前HEAT弹不会发生跳弹或者“被弹开了”，但是更新之后当入射角大于80°时就会发生跳弹。现在HEAT在击穿第一层装甲后，每前进10cm还会损失5%的 穿深。这意味着间隙装甲/履带将会极大的阻碍HEAT弹的击穿。所有的HEAT弹在面对坦克无间隙装甲的部分都能有效发挥作用，但是通常来讲击中任何形式的间隙装甲上都会使炮弹无效。

　　Compound Angles

　　复合角度

　　Armor which is angled both horizontally and vertically can be difficult to damage and figure out what the actually armor value is.As stated earlier only one of the angles is normalized if it is armored both horizontally and vertically which helps armor like this retain it’s strength。

　　在水平方向和垂直方向上都具有一定角度的装甲和垂直装甲相比更难被击穿，其实际防护厚度也相对比较难以得出。在之前说过，使得装甲拥有更强防护能力的水平和垂直方向角度可以化简为一个角度。

　　The formula to figure out the armor values is…

　　装甲厚度的计算公式是：

　　Effective Armor Formula for Compound Angles: (Thickness/cos(angle1°))/cos(angle2°)

　　复合角度下的等效装甲厚度=(厚度/cos(角1))/ cos(角2)

　　To find the armor values for AP rounds you will use the same formula above, but only subtract the 5° normalization value off of the highest angle. Therefore, if a piece of armor is angled at 45° vertically and 30° horizontally then you will only add the normalization change to the 45° angle since it is the highest。

　　测算装甲对于AP的防御能力时，你可以同样的使用上述公式，只需要在最高角度上减去5°的标准值即可。因此，如果装甲在垂直和水平方向的角度分别为45°和30°，由于45°是最高角度，所以仅需要在45°上减去5°标准值。

　　Zero Damage Hits / Spaced Armor

　　零伤害击穿/间隙装甲

　　Zero damage hits are a big complaint of many players both new and experienced. In most cases they are easily explained and avoidable since many occur due to spaced armor. Spaced armor is found on all tanks in the form of tracks or the mantlet.These areas have two layers of armor while require a shell to pass through both to do damage.Therefore, when your shell hits an area like this and “penetrates” but fails to do damage it has failed to penetrate the second layer of armor and has only passed through the outer spaced armor layer。

　　击穿不掉血是许多玩家经常吐槽的，包括菜鸟和老鸟。绝大多数零伤害击穿可以简单归因于击中了间隙装甲。所有坦克的履带和炮盾都是以间隙装甲的形式建模的。这些区域有两层装甲，炮弹必须要把两层装甲都击穿才能造成伤害。因此，当你的炮弹击中了有间隙装甲的区域并听到“击穿了”却没掉血，就是炮弹没有击穿第二层装甲只穿透了外部的间隙装甲层。

　　Tracks on all tanks add an added layer of armor and should be avoided unless you know your gun’s penetration is high enough or you want to actually track someone. Most tanks under tier 5 add 5-15mm of armor for the tracks. Tier 5 and above see light,medium,and some of the smaller heavy tanks add 20-30mm of armor for the tracks while very large/heavy tanks like the TOG II* and Maus can add up to 40mm of track spaced armor。

　　所以坦克的履带都是附加装甲，应该尽量避免击中履带，除非你的炮穿深足够或者就是想打断他的履带。大部分低于5级的坦克的履带有5-15mm的装甲。5级及以上的坦克，轻坦、中坦和稍小的重坦履带有20-30mm的装甲，而大型/重型坦克像TOG II和鼠式的履带则算作40mm的间隙装甲。

　　On other tanks such as the T26E4 Super Pershing and IS-3 there are additional spaced armor plates on the actual hull of the tank or on the turret aside from the mantlet.These areas also produce many zero damage penetrations since the spaced armor is easily penetrated but the armor behind it is much stronger.For players who use the green-yellow-red indicator on the sight while aiming this can be very frustrating as that indicator might show up as green on spaced armor but in reality you’ll be shooting at very tough armor。

　　另一些坦克像T26E4超级潘兴和IS-3，他们在车体或者炮塔上(除了炮盾以外)有附加装甲板，击中这些区域也很容易出现零伤害击穿，因为外层间隙装甲虽然能轻易击穿但是内层的装甲更加厚。这时玩家的绿-黄-红击穿指示器就没用了，也许瞄准时击穿指示器显示间隙装甲是绿色，但实际上你需要穿透厚得多的装甲。

　　To combat against spaced armor and zero damage penetrations it is best to do some simple searching for tanks which have spaced armor.Learning where it is and how difficult it is to penetrate is key.It is also important to teach yourself how to aim around the track areas when needed and also avoiding to shoot the mantlet areas on the turret。

　　为了避免击中间隙装甲和零伤害击穿，最好的办法是查询下那些坦克具有间隙装甲。了解间隙装甲的位置和击穿难度是关键。学会在需要时瞄准履带周围的区域，以及避免射中炮塔炮盾也很重要

　　作者：顽童CK