Armour Values
These are armour values for post WW2 tanks. Most are taken from posts on the Tanknet discussion forum; thus are calculated estimates not hard and fast facts, indeed there is considerable disagreement on the values for the various marks of Leopard.
The red numbers are the values for FFT2. They are in the format xx/zz which is front armour then side armour. If it says xx(yy)/zz the xx is the front hull armour, the value in brackets is the turret armour and that after the slash side armour. When firing at a tank roll 1d6, 1-2 hits the hull armour, 3-6 hits the turret armour. If you are firing at a hull down tank and hit it, the hit is always on the turret.
If you want traditional FFT "one rating for the entire front" values, multiply the turret numbers by two and then add to the hull values. Divide the total by three.
If anyone has any values to add, or would like to disagree you can mail me.
AAAV – 6cm KE, 32cm HEAT (all round) 1CL/1CL
AAV-7 + Appliqué – side 5cm KE. 20cm HEAT 0/1L
Achzarit: - Front: “Survive repeated 125mm KE hits” – oldest 125mm KE does 29cm so armour is almost certainly at least 30cm KE. BM-32 does 56cm. Its 99% likely it will survive an RPG-7 hit and rumoured it will survive an RPG-7VL @ 60cm. Guess: 12/3LC
AML – 12mm Max 0/0
AMX-10P – 40mm Al max @ 70? °, side penetrated by 7.62mm AP @ 70m 1/0
AMX-13 – Hull Front 15mm@55deg, Hull side 20mm, Turret Front 25mm@45deg, Turret Side 25mm 1/0
AMX-30 – Glacis 187mm, Hull side 57mm, Turret Front 20-30cm, Turret Side 41.5cm. 4/1
Ariete – Glacis 62cm KE 78cm? HEAT, Hull Side 9cm KE 36cm HEAT, Turret Front 75cm KE 89-111cm? HEAT, Turret Side 14cm KE 22cm HEAT. 14L/3C
Arjun – Glacis 47cm, Side Hull 60mm, Turret Front 50-57cm KE 83-85 HEAT. 10C/2
ASU-85 – Front 45mm@45deg, Side: 13mm 1/0
Bionix – “Side” 7mm hardened Steel + Metaxas Appliqué: ? KE 24cm HEAT: 1L/1L?
BTR-50PK Front & Sides 10mm 0/0
Centurion early – Glacis 132mm, Hull Side 51mm, Turret Mantle 152mm 4/3L
Centurion Mk5/2 – Glacis 26cm KE/HEAT, Hull Side 6cm KE 30cm HEAT, Turret Mantle 20-23cm KE/HEAT, Turret Side 14cm KE 30cm HEAT 5/3L
Challenger I – Glacis 55cm KE 80cm HEAT, Side Hull 8cm KE 47-49cm HEAT (+ERA 13cm KE & 82-84cm HEAT) , Turret Front 62cm KE 97cm HEAT, Turret Side 22cm KE, 33-38cm HEAT 12C/3LC
Challenger II – Glacis 66cm KE 100cm HEAT, Side Hull 10cm KE 47-49cm HEAT, Turret Front 96cm KE 145cm HEAT, Turret Side 34cm KE 52cm HEAT 13C(19C)/6C
Chieftain - Glacis 120mm@70° (350mm LOS), Hull Side 38mm + 15mm Aluminium, Turret Front 200mm@60deg, Turret Side 130mm@?deg 8/2L
Chieftain + Stillbrew (1986) - Glacis 120mm@70° (350mm LOS), Hull Side 38mm + 15mm Aluminium, Turret Front 55cm KE, 73cm HEAT, Turret Side 130mm@?deg 8(11L)/2L
Ch’onma-Ho (North Korean T-62) + “Type C” ERA: Glacis 204mm +15cm KE +45cm HEAT, Hull Side 79mm, Turret Front 242mm +15cm KE +45cm HEAT, Turret Side 153mm. ERA only has ~50% coverage 7R/2
Conqueror - Glacis 260mm, Turret (average) 350mm 6/2
CV-9040 – “Front” 17-20cm 4/0
EBR-75/90 – Hull & Turret Front 40mm, Turret side 30mm, Hull side 16mm 1/0
Fox – Front 2.75cm Side 2cm 1/0
Hotchkiss Schützenpanzer Front 15mm@60°, Side 15mm 1/0
HS-30 Schützenpanzer – Front 35mm@? 1/0
IS-3m – Turret front 22cm. Turret side 22cm. Glacis 24cm Hull side 9cm 4/3
IS-4 – Turret Front 25cm, Glacis 32cm 6/3
Jägdpanzer Kanone & Rakette – Front 50mm@60?deg, Side 30mm@?deg 2/1
K1 - “less than K1A1” – 10C?/?
K1A1 – “front” 70cm KE, 100cm HEAT‡ side skirts are composite, tool boxes around turret. 14C/?
Leclerc – Glacis 60cm KE & 106mm HEAT, Hull side: 8-9cm KE, 38-42cm HEAT, Turret Front 80-81cm KE, 140-142cm HEAT, Turret Side 28cm KE & 47cm HEAT 12C(16C)/5C
Leopard 1A? – Glacis 14cm, Hull sides 35mm@50deg, Turret Front 18-27cm, Turret sides 60mm 4/1
Leopard 1A3 – Turret Front 21cm, Turret Side 6cm
Leopard 1A1A1 – Glacis 15cm. Turret Front KE c40cm HEAT 45-48cm 3(8)/1L
Leopard 1C2 – Turret Front c60cm 3(12)/1L
Leopard 2A1 – Glacis 50cm KE 52cm HEAT, Hull Side Turret Front 57cm KE 83cm HEAT, Turret Side 21cm KE 29cm HEAT 11L/3L
Leopard 2A4 – Glacis 60cm KE 71cm HEAT, Hull Side 6-7cm KE, 37cm HEAT, Turret Front KE 70cm HEAT 100cm, Turret Side 27cm KE 42cm HEAT 13L/3L
Leopard 2A5 – Glacis 62cm KE 75cm HEAT, Hull Side 17cm KE, 52cm HEAT, Turret Front c100cm KE c130cm HEAT, Turret Side 29cm KE 46cm HEAT 12L(20L)/4C
Leopard 2A6 – Chinese estimate 58-70cm (looks low)
Luchs – Front 50mm, Side 30mm 1/1
M41 – Hull Front 25mm@30° and 31.7mm@45°. Turret Front: 25.4-38mm@?deg, Side 25mm 1/0
M47 – Glacis 202mm, Hull side 76mm, Mantle 115mm@30deg, Turret Side c95mm (Flawed casting 85% resist) 3/2
M48 – Glacis 110mm@60deg, Hull side 76mm, Turret Front 110mm@40deg, Turret Side 64mm@30deg (Flawed casting 85% resist) 4/2
M59 APC – Front 15mm, Sides 10mm 0/0
M60 – Glacis 109mm@65deg, Hull Side 48-53mm, Turret Front 254mm, Turret Side 140mm@10° (Flawed casting 85% resist) 5/2
M-60P (Yugo) Front 15mm@15deg, Side 10mm 0/0
M-80/M-80A (Yugo) Front Hull 14mm@70° = 40mm, Turret Front 25mm@30° = 27.5mm Side Hull 14mm@20deg, Side Turret 14mm@30° 1/0
M-84 (Yugo) Glacis KE 36cm HEAT 40cm, Hull Side: KE 7-12cm, HEAT 21-26cm, Turret Front KE 40-45cm HEAT ?, Side Turret 16cm 20cm 8L/2
M-84A (Yugo) & AB (Kuwait) Glacis KE 36cm (+16mm HHS (47mm LOS) probably boosts to c38cm?) HEAT 40cm, Hull Side: KE 8-12cm, HEAT 21-26cm, Turret Front KE 50-55cm HEAT ?, Side Turret 16cm 20cm 10L/2
M1 (81) – Turret Front 40cm 8C/3C
M1A1 (85) – Glacis 35-49cm KE 51-80cm HEAT (depends on how full front fuel tank is), Hull Side 9cm KE 68cm HEAT, Turret Front 44cm KE 80cm HEAT, Turret Side 24cm KE 44cm HEAT 9C/4C
M1A1(HA) (87/88) – Glacis 56-59cm KE 51-80cm HEAT (depends on how full front fuel tank is), Hull Side 9cm KE 68cm HEAT, Turret Front 66cm KE 108cm HEAT, Turret Side 30cm KE 48cm HEAT 13C/5C
M1A1(HC) & M1A2 - Glacis 56-59cm KE 51-105cm HEAT (depends on how full front fuel tank is), Hull Side 9cm KE 68cm HEAT, Turret Front 88cm KE 131cm HEAT, Turret Side 30cm KE 48cm HEAT (Chinese estimate front 60-70cm) 12C(17C)/5C
M1A2(SEP) (00) & M1A1D – Front 97cm KE 150cm HEAT 12C(20C)/5C
M2A2 – Glacis 13cm KE, 17cm HEAT, Hull side 6cm KE, 7cm HEAT 3/1
Magach 7C – Turret Front 38cm KE, 94cm HEAT, Turret Side 18cm KE, 52cm HEAT, Glacis 40cm KE, 57cm HEAT; Hull Side 14cm KE, 45cm HEAT 8C/4C
Magach 7D – Glacis 40-43cm KE, 57cm HEAT, Turret Front 38-52cm KE, 85-125cm HEAT‡ 8C/4C
Marder Front 125mm, Side 50mm 2/1
MBT-70 “Front” 35-40cm 8/?
Merkava Mk1 Turret 52-53cm KE & 71-75cm HEAT[1st Gen] or 53-56cm HEAT [2nd Gen]. Hull 30-33cm KE 51-56cm HEAT 6L(10L)/?
MTLB – 14mm Front 9mm Sides 0/0
Pz-61 – Turret Front 165mm@50° (256mm LOS) 5/2
S-Tank – Front 26cm 5C/2L
Saladin – Front 3.15cm, side 1.5cm 1/0
Scorpion – Front 6.1cm, side 3.15cm 1/1
SPz 11-2 – Front 10mm@60?deg, side 8mm 0/0
T-10 – Glacis 120mm@55deg, Hull side 80mm, Turret Front 200mm@24° 5/2
T-10M – Glacis 230mm, Hull side 80mm, Turret Mantle 250mm, Turret side 100mm 6/2
T-55 – Glacis c190mm, Hull Side 79mm, Turret Front 203mm, Turret Sides 150mm 4/2
T-55 M1983 (+BDD) Turret 38cm KE, 45cm HEAT; Glacis 41cm KE, 38cm HEAT 8/2
T-62 – Glacis 204mm, Hull Side 79mm, Turret Front 242mm, Turret Side 153mm 5/2
T-64 - Glacis 375mm, Hull Side 80mm, Turret Front KE 410mm, HEAT 450mm 8/?
T-64A – Glacis 299mm KE, 410mm HEAT. Turret Front 364mm KE 450mm HEAT. 7L/?
T-64B – Glacis 40cm KE, 48cm HEAT. Turret Front 32-41cm KE, 50-60cm HEAT‡ 8L/?
T-72 – Glacis KE 36cm HEAT 40cm, Turret Front 38cm 8/2
T-72A – Glacis KE 36cm HEAT 40cm, Hull Side: KE 7-12cm, HEAT 21-26cm, Turret Front KE 39cm HEAT 57cm, Side Turret 16cm 20cm 8L/2
T-72B - Glacis 50cm KE, 55cm HEAT, Hull Side KE 7-12cm, HEAT 21-26cm, Turret Front 45-50cm KE, 50-60cm HEAT, Side Turret 26cm KE, 34cm HEAT 10LR/4
T-72BM – as “B” + K5 Heavy ERA +25cm KE +50-70cm HEAT: 15LR/4
T-72G/M – as basic T-72: 8/2
T-72M1 – Glacis 40cm KE. 48cm HEAT. Turret Front 35cm KE (average not max), 45-50cm HEAT 8L/2
T-72S – as “B” 10LR/4
T-80 – Glacis 48cm KE 54cm HEAT, Turret front 42cm KE, 49cm HEAT‡ 9/4
T-80B – Glacis 48cm KE 54cm HEAT, Hull Side 7-12cm KE, 21-26cm HEAT, Turret Front 42cm KE, 50cm HEAT, Turret Side 26cm KE, 34cm HEAT 9L/4
T-80BV – Glacis 50-54cm KE, 67-91cm HEAT, Hull Side 7-12cm KE, 21-26cm HEAT, Turret Front 44-48cm KE, 62-86cm HEAT, Turret Side 26cm KE, 34cm HEAT 9LR/4
T-80U (+K5) – Glacis 68-72cm KE 96-104cm HEAT, Hull Side 7-12cm KE, 21-26cm HEAT, Turret Front 66-68cm KE 110-114cm HEAT, Turret Side 26cm KE, 34cm HEAT 14R/4
T-84 – Glacis 68-72cm KE 96-104cm HEAT, Hull Side 7-12cm KE, 21-26cm HEAT, Turret Front 72-74cm KE 104-108cm HEAT, Turret Side 26cm KE, 34cm HEAT 14R/4
T-90 – Glacis 67-71cm KE, 99-107cm HEAT, Hull Sides 7-12cm KE, 21-26cm HEAT, Turret Front 65-71cm KE, 100-110cm HEAT, Turret Side 28cm KE, 34cm HEAT 14LR/4
Type 59/69/79/80/88 (PRC) – nearly all versions are as T-55: 4/2
Type 59D (PRC) – includes ERA: hull KE 49cm, turret KE 52cm. (coverage, especially on the turret is poor) 10/2 (or 4/2 50% chance of either due to poor ERA coverage)
Type 61 (Japan) – Turret front 64mm@45deg?, Hull front 46mm@60deg?, Hulls Sides 25mm 2/1
Type 62 (China) – Turret Front 50mm LOS, Hull front 25mm@60deg, “side” 20mm 1/0
Type 74 (Japan) - Glacis: 65mm@52deg, Hull Side: 50mm, Turret Front: 60mm@?deg (+ mantle) possible total 20cm, Turret Side: 50mm@45 2(4)/1
Type 90 (Al Khalid) – Glacis 45cm KE 54cm HEAT, Turret Front 60-63cm (59cm?) +ERA +2cm KE 102-112cm +ERA + 15cm HEAT 9L(12C)/4
Type 90 (Japan) – Glacis 40-42cm KE, 67cm HEAT, Turret Front 80-84cm KE, 130-143cm HEAT (front 50-56cm Chinese estimate) 8L(16C)/?
Type 96 (aka 88C) “Front” 65cm KE (seems too high?)
Type 98 – Turret Front KE 70cm HEAT 80cm, Glacis 50-60cm 13L
Type 98C – “Front” KE 80cm HEAT 100-120cm 16L
Vickers MBT Mk 1 – Hull Front 60mm@60?deg, Hull Side 40mm, Turret Front 80mm@45?deg + Mantle. Turret Side 40-60mm 2(4)/1
Vihor (Yugo experimental) – 70cm KE & 100cm HEAT 14C/?
YPR-765 Front & Side 3.33cm 1/1L
Chinese Estimates