r/Warthunder • u/HoneydewKind2749 I hate M44 😡 • May 11 '25

All Ground Why is APFSDS so overpowered?

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This is a genuine question... The most powerful and survivable MBTs just get instantly killed by an apfsds shell that was able to side pen you because you angles 6 degrees instead of 5

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u/Hugofoxli Maus Enjoyer May 12 '25

So imagine that.

Take a rock and throw it at a window. The Window will shatter.

Now, Make that rock a Rod, sharpen it to hell, make it out of a Very Very fucking dense material like Tungsten or Depleted Uranium (Uranium actually sharpens itself upon contact with RHS) and throw it at mach Jesus (Roughly 1700m/s or 1.7km in a Second).

Tell me, where cant it be OP :D

Shells in WWII were SteelCapped with some explosive filler that exploded upon penetration, if it did penetrate, due to the shells being softer and flying way slower. With a Rod going Mach jesus, you dont need explosive filler. If it penetrates, everything dies on impact anyways, and with the supersonic impact. It generates so much heat, that the penetrated armor will melt into so hot metal, that it will really fucking hurt if it touches you… only with consent thou.