✨Sloped armor improved tank protection by increasing the relative thickness of the armor plate.
🔒Sloped armor reduced the effectiveness of kinetic energy penetrators by deflecting or dissipating their energy.
🚀The Soviets were pioneers in using sloped armor and incorporated it into their famous T-34 tank.
💣Sloped armor became less effective with the development of shaped charges and high explosive anti-tank rounds.
🌟New types of armor, such as ceramic and composite armor, replaced sloped armor in modern tank designs.