diff --git a/src/components/Armor/components/CoreArmorSceneComponent/shaders/fragment.glsl b/src/components/Armor/components/CoreArmorSceneComponent/shaders/fragment.glsl
index 7bd9312f1..b5b6f4a50 100644
--- a/src/components/Armor/components/CoreArmorSceneComponent/shaders/fragment.glsl
+++ b/src/components/Armor/components/CoreArmorSceneComponent/shaders/fragment.glsl
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ void main() {
       float spacedArmorThickness = spacedArmorBufferFragment.r * penetration;
       remainingPenetration -= spacedArmorThickness;
 
-      if (isExplosive && remainingPenetration > 0.0) {
-        // there is a 50% penetration loss per meter for HE based shells
+      if (isExplosive && !canSplash && remainingPenetration > 0.0) {
+        // there is a 50% penetration loss per meter for HEAT shells
         remainingPenetration -= 0.5 * remainingPenetration * distanceFromSpacedArmor;
       }
     }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
       // only allow splashing if the damage equation deals more than 0 damage
       float nominalArmorThickness = finalThickness - remainingPenetration;
       float finalDamage = 0.5 * damage * (1.0 - distanceFromSpacedArmor / explosionRadius) - 1.1 * nominalArmorThickness;
-      splashChance = finalDamage > 0.0 ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+      splashChance = finalDamage > 0.0 ? 1.0 : 0.0; // TODO: add randomization here?
     } else {
       splashChance = 0.0;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Armor/components/ShotDisplay.tsx b/src/components/Armor/components/ShotDisplay.tsx
index eda5f8652..cf2ae9ef5 100644
--- a/src/components/Armor/components/ShotDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Armor/components/ShotDisplay.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ import { Euler, Quaternion, Vector3 } from 'three';
 import { radToDeg } from 'three/src/math/MathUtils';
 import { J_HAT } from '../../../constants/axis';
 import { isExplosive } from '../../../core/blitz/isExplosive';
+import { NaNFallback } from '../../../core/math/NaNFallback';
 import { AngledPenetration } from '../../../icons/AngledPenetration';
 import { Block } from '../../../icons/Block';
 import { NominalPenetration } from '../../../icons/NominalPenetration';
 import { Ricochet } from '../../../icons/Ricochet';
 import { useDuel } from '../../../stores/duel';
 import {
+  ShotLayer,
+  ShotLayerBase,
   ShotLayerGap,
+  ShotLayerNonExternal,
   useTankopediaTemporary,
 } from '../../../stores/tankopedia';
 import { ArmorType } from './SpacedArmorScene';
@@ -79,10 +83,10 @@ export function ShotDisplay() {
                   style={{
                     backgroundColor:
                       trueStatus === 'penetration'
-                        ? '#00ff0080'
+                        ? '#00ff00c0'
                         : trueStatus === 'blocked'
-                          ? '#ff000080'
-                          : '#ffff0080',
+                          ? '#ff0000c0'
+                          : '#ffff00c0',
                     border: 'none',
                   }}
                 >
@@ -93,9 +97,11 @@ export function ShotDisplay() {
                           width: '100%',
                           display: 'block',
                           textAlign: 'center',
+                          color:
+                            trueStatus === 'ricochet' ? 'black' : undefined,
                         }}
                       >
-                        {layer.index + 1}
+                        <b>{layer.index + 1}</b>
                       </Text>
                     )}
                   </Inset>
@@ -155,25 +161,54 @@ export function ShotDisplay() {
 
       {shot &&
         (() => {
+          const firstLayer = shot.layers[0] as Exclude<ShotLayer, ShotLayerGap>;
           const lastLayer = shot.layers.at(-1)!;
-          const lastStatus = lastLayer.status;
+          const midPointLayer = (shot.layers.findLast(
+            (layer) => layer.type !== null && layer.status === 'ricochet',
+          ) ??
+            shot.layers.findLast(
+              (layer) => layer.type !== null,
+            )) as ShotLayerBase;
+          const distanceFromSpacedArmor = firstLayer.point.distanceTo(
+            shot.point,
+          );
+
+          console.log(distanceFromSpacedArmor);
 
           return (
             <Html
-              position={shot.point}
+              position={midPointLayer.point}
               style={{
                 transform: 'translateY(-50%)',
-                marginLeft: 16,
+                marginLeft: 32,
                 pointerEvents: 'none',
               }}
             >
               <Card style={{ width: 256 + 32 }}>
                 <Flex direction="column">
                   <Text>
-                    {lastStatus[0].toUpperCase()}
-                    {lastStatus.slice(1)}
-                    {lastStatus === 'penetration' &&
-                      `: ${shell.damage.module}hp`}
+                    {lastLayer.status[0].toUpperCase()}
+                    {lastLayer.status.slice(1)}
+                    {lastLayer.status === 'penetration' &&
+                      `: ${Math.round(shell.damage.armor)}hp`}
+                    {lastLayer.status === 'blocked' &&
+                      shell.type === 'he' &&
+                      `: ${NaNFallback(
+                        Math.max(
+                          0,
+                          Math.round(
+                            0.5 *
+                              shell.damage.armor *
+                              (1 -
+                                distanceFromSpacedArmor /
+                                  shell.explosionRadius!) -
+                              1.1 *
+                                (midPointLayer as ShotLayerNonExternal)
+                                  .thicknessAngled,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                        0,
+                      )}hp`}
                   </Text>
 
                   {shot.layers.map((layer) => {
@@ -223,6 +258,7 @@ export function ShotDisplay() {
 
                         {layer.type === null && (
                           <Text size="2">
+                            {/* why is it x50? i can't pretend to understand this shit */}
                             {Math.round(layer.distance * 1000)}mm (-
                             {Math.round(Math.min(100, layer.distance * 50))}%
                             penetration)
diff --git a/src/components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorSceneComponent/index.tsx b/src/components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorSceneComponent/index.tsx
index 7bc70448c..426d17479 100644
--- a/src/components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorSceneComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorSceneComponent/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Vector3,
 } from 'three';
 import { degToRad } from 'three/src/math/MathUtils';
+import { canSplash } from '../../../../core/blitz/canSplash';
 import { isExplosive } from '../../../../core/blitz/isExplosive';
 import { resolveNearPenetration } from '../../../../core/blitz/resolveNearPenetration';
 import { hasEquipment } from '../../../../core/blitzkrieg/hasEquipment';
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export function SpacedArmorSceneComponent({
             const thicknessCoefficient = hasEnhancedArmor ? 1.04 : 1;
             const shell = useDuel.getState().antagonist!.shell;
             const explosive = isExplosive(shell.type);
+            const splashing = canSplash(shell.type);
             const penetration =
               resolveNearPenetration(shell.penetration) *
               (hasCalibratedShells
@@ -171,17 +173,17 @@ export function SpacedArmorSceneComponent({
                 const distance = (
                   shot.layers.at(-1) as ShotLayerBase
                 ).point.distanceTo(intersections[0].point);
-                if (explosive)
+                if (explosive && !splashing)
                   remainingPenetration -= 0.5 * remainingPenetration * distance;
-                const wasted = remainingPenetration < 0;
+                const blocked = remainingPenetration < 0;
 
                 shot.layers.push({
                   type: null,
-                  status: wasted ? 'blocked' : 'penetration',
+                  status: blocked ? 'blocked' : 'penetration',
                   distance,
                 });
 
-                if (wasted) return;
+                if (blocked) return;
               }
 
               for (const intersection of intersections) {
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ export function SpacedArmorSceneComponent({
                   const previousIntersection = intersections[layerIndex - 1];
                   const distance =
                     intersection.distance - previousIntersection.distance;
-                  if (explosive)
+                  if (explosive && !splashing)
                     remainingPenetration -=
                       0.5 * remainingPenetration * distance;
                   const wasted = remainingPenetration < 0;
diff --git a/src/core/math/NaNFallback.ts b/src/core/math/NaNFallback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1b93b662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/math/NaNFallback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function NaNFallback(value: number, fallback: number) {
+  return isNaN(value) ? fallback : value;
+}
diff --git a/src/stores/tankopedia.ts b/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
index 43879b663..3cbaeb781 100644
--- a/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
+++ b/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ interface ShotLayerExternal extends ShotLayerBase {
   type: ArmorType.External;
 }
 
-interface ShotLayerNonExternal extends ShotLayerBase {
+export interface ShotLayerNonExternal extends ShotLayerBase {
   type: Exclude<ArmorType, ArmorType.External>;
   angle: number;
   thicknessAngled: number;