The Conqueror is fun to play but it’s so situational that I don’t get it out often since I spaded it sadly.
The gun does too little damage when it pens, because shell shattering happens way too often.
The armor is great but everybody knows to shoot at the mantlet so it negates it completely since it’s a massive weak spot beside the lower front plate but that’s a flaw on most tanks.
It’s sad cause it’s very fun to play and fits my playstyle the most as I love to snipe but man this mantlet is so stupid.
Does anyone here have any information regarding the actual weight of the APDS shell?
Online I only found numbers between 9.6 and 12KG, but not if that is just the projectile or the whole round minus propellant.
Because I feel like 6.37Kg is far too low for a 120mm APDS shell.
If the 9.6-12KG is the weight of the shell that would mean that ~35%-45% of the weight are just in the sabots. Which is insanely high even for gen 1 APDS.
For comparison, the 20 pounder Shot mk. 1 APDS has 25% of its weight in the sabots, the replacement mk 3 had only 20% (Gaijin somehow missed that point and simply kept it at 25% ingame)
This would explain how the gun deals less damage than a 17 pounder as its shell is over 1Kg lighter while being significantly larger, faster and denser.
