The 57mm AP round of the Churchill Mk.III was a capable anti-tank gun and a variant of it was fitted to the Cromwell. Testing showed that the round could penetrate the front of a Tiger with a velocity of around 700m/s. The Tiger and the Churchill had multiple encounters during WW2, none more famous than the engagement of Tiger 131 on Point 174.
The simulation shows the standard 6pdr AP projectile impacting the driver's 102mm plate at 725m/s, or about 600m away. The velocity is slightly higher than the ciritcal velocity to show the spalling which would be caused.
This simulation serves as an improvement to my Ansys model, as adiabatic shear bands are now accounted for. In laymans terms, shear bands are caused by the thermal softening of the material as it deforms, which are visible in the temperature plots, as vertical stripes. The incorporation of this results in my most realistic simulation yet, but I will continue improving the model. The simulation is in good agreement with the results of testing below:
Testing and Tiger armour: www.forum.axishistory.com/vie...
6pdr AP Chart: imgur.com/Oyy1r7s
A rigid projectile was used in this simulation for simplicity, but I will try and incorporate shell shattering in the future.
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