Title: Leopard 2A7/2A8 hull upper plate baseline appears too low compared to public sources
Body:
I’d like to report a possible issue with the hull upper plate modeling of the Leopard 2 series, rather than just the 2A8 itself.
In-game test results:
Leopard 2A7 hull upper plate: ~660 mm effective
Leopard 2A8 hull upper plate: ~690 mm effective
APFSDS with 698 mm penetration (e.g. Obj. 292) frequently penetrates the 2A8 hull upper plate at 500–1000 m, dead-on
Public sources:
Leopard 2A7 hull upper plate (with additional armor) is commonly estimated at 700+ mm RHA
Leopard 2A8 is repeatedly reported to exceed 800 mm RHA on the frontal arc, with additional frontal hull armor modules
The core issue:
The 2A8 only gains ~30 mm over the 2A7 in-game. But the 2A7 baseline itself (~660 mm) already appears to sit below public estimates. So the problem may not be the 2A8’s increment, but the baseline of the whole Leopard 2 hull upper plate line.
Request:
Please check whether the Leopard 2 series hull upper plate armor model — including additional armor modules and angle-dependent effectiveness — matches the intended values, instead of only evaluating the 2A8’s delta over the 2A7.
Test footage with distance, ammo type and impact point available on request.