Hull traverse
How fast a vehicle turns on the spot, in degrees per second, which decides whether it can keep its front toward a faster opponent.
Also known as traverse speed, hull rotation.
Hull traverse is drawn from the same engine power as forward motion, so it drops on soft ground and rises with a better engine. It is what a heavy tank uses to stay angled while a medium circles it.
Losing that race is how heavily armored vehicles die: once an opponent is beside them, their armor is irrelevant and their gun cannot follow.
Related terms
Terrain resistanceHow much each ground type slows a vehicle down, quoted for hard, medium and soft terrain, where lower is better.Turret traverseHow fast the turret rotates, in degrees per second, independent of the ground the vehicle is standing on.AnglingTurning a vehicle so incoming shells meet its plates at an angle, multiplying effective armor without changing a single stat.Power-to-weightEngine horsepower divided by the vehicle's weight in tonnes, the single best predictor of acceleration.