Hello!
When a vehicles fires at another vehicle work out the “To Hit” roll just like you would for infantry. For example, your tank was ordered to “Advance” (-1 To Hit) and your target is at Long Rage (-1 “To Hit”) resulting in you needed a 5+ “To Hit”.
Now, let’s say you hit your target. Then you roll a die to try and damage your target and add your weapons Pen. Value. For example, you are firing a Heavy AT Gun (Pen. Value of +6). So, roll a die (let’s say you roll a 4) and add 6 (the Pen. Value) to the roll, resulting in a 10. The Armor Value of your target is number you need to get to achieve damage. If you were firing at a Light Tank (Armor 8), you did it! Now roll on the Damage Chart. But, if you were firing at a Super Heavy Tank (Armor 11) your result of a 10 did not cause any damage, but you still caused a Pin!
I know that was a wall of text and I hope it makes sense! It’s much easier than it sounds!
For your second question – “Do the rules make a distinction between the Soviet T34/85 and a German mark IV?”
I’m not not what you mean. Do those two tanks have different rules? Yep!
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