What Was Schürzen Actually For?

You are no doubt familiar with the side skirts, or Schürzen, used by German tanks during WW2. However the reason these were implemented has led to confusion stretching all the way back to during the war. Today we explore this topic as well as the question of does spaced armor protect against HEAT rounds.

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Documents provided by ‪@armouredarchives8867‬ from British archives
Spaced Armor: Paper Presented at Second Tank Conference November 27-29 1950
Shaped Charge Concept by William P Walters
Symposium on Shaped Charges Held at Aberdeen Proving Grounds November 1951 (Provided by CaptainNemo)
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https://www.tankarchives.ca/2021/01/r...
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https://panzerworld.com/add-on-armor
https://www.tankarchives.ca/2015/02/p...

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