

Used in early-war light tanks to give them an edge versus their (at the time) machine gun-armed opponents.

Armor Skirts - Additional armor plates designed to give a tank additional protection, usually placed on the sides over the tracks.Ammo Racking - Either damaging a vehicle's ammo rack or destroying it completely by way of detonating its ammo rack (Most common use of the term).It can be located in the hull or the turret of a tank (ready rack). Ammo Rack - The area of a vehicle where ammunition is stored.Alpha - The amount of damage that a gun does in a single shot.For instance, players commonly refer to the 8.8 cm PaK 36 L/56 as the short 88 and the 8.8 cm KwK L/71 as the long 88. Number (in reference to a gun) - It is common for players to refer to a gun by its caliber and length.This can refer to being killed by one shot from full health or limited health (ie - "That tank can be 1 shotted from his current health").

