Multiple penetrations to get a kill?

[raz_atoth]

It depends on a lot of things i think, calibre of the weapon, armor thickness and slope, crew ability. I watched some documentary's where Allied crews would bail out on the first hit even if the initial round didn't fully penetrate because chances are the second one would. On that same token I read a story of a Panther crew on the Eastern front that was holding a corner for over two days taking consistent fire from Russian tanks it didn't specify what types of tanks, something around 30 rounds hit the tank over the course and the crew only decided to bail out when the sun was starting to shine through where the armor welded plate was starting to give way.

Also in another video crews from very early Panzer II tanks if i remember correctly, were not thrilled about being in them because a frontal hit around the driver port or gun port would shatter the whole front plate shredding the crew. Just found this the other day by luck so i'll share it with anyone who is interested:

Effective Range, Penetration Charts Those are historical charts so one can only guess how they were implemented with the game. But id say the basic principles apply to the game from those charts.

Probably that Panther you mentioned was hit by light stuff,like 45mm shells or AT rifles,which bounced off without penetrating.
In my case,i'm speaking of hits which result in penetrations.For example i just seen a Sherman Firefly taking 5 or 6 hits from a Marder and managing to pop some smoke and retreat to safety.
And it's not just Shermans(or panthers/tigers etc). I've seen AFVs with paper thin armor like the marder or M10 surviving after being hit.
Now,i'm not saying it can't happen. I'm just saying it happens far more often than it should happen.