Problem with Tiger armour, front hit in other tanks

Guys, I have a problem with front attack in my Tiger tank. When I shot to enemy - the front hit in most cases don’t work. But when other shooting to me (front hit) they usually killing me.

Any tricks are here?

Something wrong with Tiger front armour?

Thanks a lot for Your explanation!

Best, Gucio80

Well Tiger E/H1 armor is not particularly strong in itself. You have to angle your tank by pointing the corner of your tank toward the enemy to increase its effectiveness.

I hope it helps

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Tiger is not capable to penetrate front plate of Jumbos, you need to aim for MG port.

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Well don’t just give it away! Too many people know this already

Thank You so much for Your graphic, much appreciated :+1:

Thanks for all opinions, You are great!

I’m a bit frustrating also enemy grenades…

I noticed that one enemy grenade can destroy my Tiger tank. I’m trying to do with enemy tank - the result is very often poor. I’m putting explosive below tank and on engine - it has very weak effect.

What kind of explosive and method are the most effective?

Bellow the tank should be a death sentence for any tank.

On the engine is unreliable because the engine itself will soak up most of the damage, the engine will be disabled and maybe on fire but the tank itself is likely to be intact.

My most effective method is to cook the explosive (wait for 5 seconds before throwing it) and then aim for the lower sides of the tank. There might be other (better) methods, but I have been using this one quite successfully.

Sometimes the tank might be too armoured though. For instance I have a hard time killing King Tigers and IS tanks with the explosive pack.

TNT on top of the turret/driver might be an even better solution, but this one is more dangerous as you have to climb on top of the tank.

Explosive pack, always.

Apart from the angle trick, it also depends on who is attacking you and who you are attacking.

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you might want to consider learning the weak spots of enemy tanks you commonly meat to maximise your effectivity and survival.
Tiger I has strong AP shell that destroys most enemy tanks in one hit.

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