So in this case my 88 round should have penetrated the IS turret...
And how about 57mm T34 penetrating frontal Tiger hull?? Far from historical accuracy...
If you hitted the gun mantlet, then no, it shouldnt have penetrated. And with the slope and curves in mind of the turret armour itself, then it is very unlikely that your shot would have penetrated
And at 10 meter range, with APCR ammo, and even with standard ammo, the Zis-2 was more then capable in penetrating the Tiger tank frontal hull armour
Hmm... Didn't know that Tiger was already obsolete construction before first vehicle left factory...
Technically, it was, as it used the same construction methods as the PZIV. A tank technically obsolete by 1940 compared to the T34 and Sherman tank
Especially expensive to produce is the hull armour. When the russians tried this on the IS2 hull, they too realised this was an obsolete technique, in wich they just want one flat sloped back 50 degrees
Keep in mind that much of the stories are overgloried by historians. We have been pumped into our heads that german tanks were "mighty" when in reality, it was the crews and defensive nature of the war, that made them being able to score more kills. That and, carrying more frontal armor.
And some allied generals who still tought by 1944 that the shermans 75mm gun was "fine"
Stupid yanks!