Not quite. Russian shells hit harder, by virtue of their far heavier shell calibres. Assuming similar shapes, a 10mm increase in width can mean a multiplicative increase in weight, which is the chief deciding factor in how much damage that a shell will inflict.

...and throughout the week, we’ll see some Flankers, with a slight chance of Sizzlers during the weekend.

All well and good, but how do I improve my Luck and Perception?

You appear to have phrased that as a question, not as an answer.

Y’know, I think Mazda and a few other car companies are guilty of doing this as well; from what I can tell, “SkyActiv” is basically the same thing as “EcoBoost”.

Did I read that right?

Incidentally, I want to clarify this point, because people often misunderstand how shaped charges work. Without going into the details, shaped charges do not work by melting through armour or by firing a projectile through armour. The latter is how an explosively-formed penetrator works.

Ironically, shattering the glass into itty-bitty shards beforehand would probably have improved its protective qualities

HGST is not a no-name brand. In fact, their HDDs are apparently better than equivalent WD Blues when it comes to failure rates.

HGST is not a no-name brand. In fact, their HDDs are apparently better than equivalent WD Blues when it comes to…

About damn time.

Soviet military doctrine advocated numbers not to offset some qualitative disadvantage, but to ensure the ready availability of reserves to replace inevitable casualties. In regards to tanks, the performance of their vehicles has been greatly understated by other circumstances, namely their tactical deployment and the…

Clearly, the “Zerg Rush” isn’t how the Russians do things, or they wouldn’t have built the Fulcrum and the Flanker. A pilot, even a halfway decent one, is not easily replaceable or expendable.