"non penetrating hit" ?

[RERomine]

I'm not sure, but when you get a "non-penetrating hit" message, it may still cause damage. Tanks, for instance, have lots of things that can be damaged without having to have a round penetrate the armor. Gun barrels and exposed machine guns come to mind.

Keep in mind, when you get messages after a hit like "Pen 8 Arm 9 @ 0 degrees", you know you've been hit and not penetrated. It doesn't say "non-penetrating hit", however, so one would think the "non-penetrating hit" message means something more. There are lots of times I see that message and have no damage, but there are also lots of times, specifically with artillery, I have tanks stripped of main guns and machine guns that haven't been penetrated either. I usually listen to the sounds. The "twang" of ricochets and "tink" of shrapnel don't bother me. It's the dreaded "thunk" that makes me start checking for damage when I can.