[doc1019]

But they were the first to use slanted hulls (causing shells fired at them to be deflected}, thus, an original idea. The slanted hull eventually became the standard in all future tanks

[Born to Conserve]

“But they were the first to use slanted hulls”

Nope. American tanks did that first too.

[Talisker]

But they were the first to use slanted hulls (causing shells fired at them to be deflected}, thus, an original idea. The slanted hull eventually became the standard in all future tanks

C.S.S. Merrimac, 1862

[Red Steel]

Yes, sloped armor.

[Gen.Blather]

“The slanted hull eventually became the standard in all future tanks.”

Until we got to the recently killed Future Combat Systems (FCS) vehicles. They had slab sides to fit all the complicated electronics and still fit on a cargo plane. I asked about the slant and the virtual absence of armor for the front line vehicles. I was told: “We’ll have complete control over the battlefield and nothing that could damage them would get close.” That view of the battlefield probably comes from WWI. FCS was a case where politics and money overrode logic, reason and any battlefield practicality.