This is incorrect. Spall does go through some modules. If it did not, there would be a single wave of spall, unlike in this video.
That is showcasing a bug that occurred over two years ago.
One that I personally did not experience… it was 2023 so my Merkavas were in temporary retirement as I was playing air and other BRs and tech trees.
So that bug existed and was fixed between the times I played my Merkavas.
I still have a video of me shooting slightly angled premium AMX through it’s fuel tank. Spall got eaten completely and the only damage I caused was the fuel tank itself and the engine. Not a single crew got injured, let alone died.
So yeah, west definitely has this technology in hand.
you do realize western tanks don’t create spall either? it’s just they’re covered with additional armor inside which creates spall
This “bug” has never been fixed. It still occurs with every APFSDS shell that penetrates your engine compartment.
Don’t confidently say something if you’re unsure or not aware.
Merkava Double Spalling still exists, and it can vary wildly in damage.
I found the actual bug.
On the Merkava Mk3s [Mk4, Mk2, and Mk1 are all fine] there is no armor plate behind the engine?
Off center the spall hits the ammo box: 3D:
On center you get the bug with the Mk3s:
Thus the bug is there’s a hole in the armor for Merkava Mk3s.
I did not notice because I never get shot on the center line [where there’s the biggest gap] using my Mk3D, which explains why I never experienced the bug.
And the bug does not occur when shooting the idler wheel from an angle: More specifically the engine just does not spall; maybe due to too many layers?
The ones I’ve used: None have the bug.
