tanks

[RedDevil]

Would have thought the Russians benefiting from the curved front turret armor along with the height advantage; a few ricochets -n- such. :chin:

In this case, the mantlet is actually not so curved in relation to the shooter's position. It's more or so direct, in terms of trajectory and striking angle

BTW:
Most front turret penetrations are thru the gun mantlet or ricochets driving down into the hull. The curved aspect deflects most rounds, but sometimes in the wrong direction, resulting in the gunner/loader getting his leg ripped off by a shell that went south instead of north.
Early German Panther Models were notorious for this shot trap.

Gun mantlets are sometimes not as thick as the turret armor nor as curved and usually a hit on them might knockout the recoil springs, aiming reticles or leveling systems rendering the gun useless and causing a bail out or retreat.
A shell going thru them has a direct line to turret ammo stored behind the gun breech as well.. pretty nasty situation to be in for any tanker.