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Impact angle

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Simulates the effects of impact angle, such as penetrating with direct hits, scraping at medium angle, and glancing/ricocheting at extreme angle.

13
games
5
platforms
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 (Windows)
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45
WIN 2009-07-09
World of Tanks (PlayStation 4)
World of Tanks
PS4 2016-01-19
World of Tanks (Xbox One)
World of Tanks
XBOX1 2015-07-10
Mare Nostrum (Windows)
Mare Nostrum
WIN 2008-10-17
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 (Windows)
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
WIN 2014-05-15
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 (Windows)
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
WIN 2006-03-14
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes Of Stalingrad (Windows)
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes Of Stalingrad
WIN 2011-09-14
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition
X360 2014-08-12
S²: Silent Storm (Windows)
S²: Silent Storm
WIN 2003-11-07
World of Tanks (Windows)
World of Tanks
WIN 2010-01-05
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
LIN 2012? *
Mare Nostrum
LIN 2013
To lesser degree this also includes things like effective armor (reason why sloped armor is a thing), such as armor plating being harder to penetrate from an angle because the depth the projectile needs to go through is greater than on direct hits at 90 degree angle.
See also: ricocheting

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Parent group

Ballistics

Games by year

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The first Impact angle video game was released on November 7, 2003.

Wargaming.net, Darkest Hour Team and Thinking Studios published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 8
Linux 2
Xbox One 1
X360 1
PS4 1

Most common companies

Wargaming.net3
Darkest Hour Team2
Thinking Studios2