Hulldown

[Poor Old Spike]

Although there's a 'Seek hulldown' order available in CM, I never use it because it's unreliable and I prefer to do it manually by eye like this -

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hd1.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hd2.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hd3.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hd4.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hulla.jpg

[Poor Old Spike]

PANTHER MOVING TO HULLDOWN
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/sub2/pan-hulldA.jpg




http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/hulld1.jpg

[Poor Old Spike]

This test shows why it's always better to be hulldown even if the turret armour is very thin like on these PzIV's.
The T-34/76 in the background gets a hit chance of 25% on the non-hulldown PzIV on the right, meaning 1 shot in every 4 will hit the panzer, but it gets a hit chance of only 14% against the hulldown panzer on the left, meaning only 1 shot in every 7 will hit, which is an appallingly-low chance.
So while the T-34 is blasting away at the hulldowner and missing most of the time, the hulldowner is firing back with greater accuracy because its hit chance against the T-34 is 30%, meaning about 1 shot in every 3 will hit the T-34.
In other words the hulldown panzers accuracy is more than twice as good as the T-34's, a massive advantage..:)

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/sub2/Hd2.png




This pic confirms the panzers get 30% against the T-34
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/sub2/Hd1.png

[Poor Old Spike]

HMC M8 (foreground), and SHERMAN 76mm, both hulldown
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/hulld6.jpg

[Geordie]

Unless its got a strong turret I never go hulldown. Seems a waste of armour to me as invariably the only place the shell hits is my weak turret and not the strong hullfront.

[Tanker]

Ah, but you will notice that the T-34's kill chance against the hull down is fair while against the non-hull down tank the chance is only low. There is less of a chance to hit the hull down tank, but a greater chance to kill it. It's not so clear cut which is better with a weak turret.