SIZE MATTERS, Super ISU 152 2 vs TIGER II, 152mm BL 10 Armour Penetration Simulation

The ISU1522 was a prototype tank destroyer from WWII, armed with one of the most powerful tank cannons in history, the 152mm BL10. Compared to the standard ISU152 s gun, howitzer, which was already considered a beast slayer, the BL10 launched its AP projectiles with around DOUBLE the kinetic energy. In the simulation, the Tiger II s UFP had been modelled as good quality 240BHN rolled homogenous armour (RHA). The BR540B armour piercing high explosive ballistic cap (APHEBC) projectile has been modelled to follow the hardening profile of similar Soviet rounds of the era (250300BHN lower body progressing up to 450BHN at the nose). It should be noted that various sources provide conflicting information on the muzzle velocity, with it being taken as 850m, s for the simulation. The range of 750m was derived from this muzzle velocity. Also, while 150mm 50 750m may seem more than the experimental 200mm 0 1000m, the penetration criteria is much different, with