diff --git a/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx b/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
index 2dc9fd622..fa8f5e8ce 100644
--- a/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { MeshProps } from '@react-three/fiber';
 import { MeshStandardMaterial } from 'three';
 import CustomShaderMaterial from 'three-custom-shader-material';
 import fragmentShader from './shaders/fragment.glsl';
+import vertexShader from './shaders/vertex.glsl';
 
 interface ArmorMeshProps extends MeshProps {
   isExplosive: boolean;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export function ArmorMesh({
           transparent
           depthWrite={false}
           fragmentShader={fragmentShader}
+          vertexShader={vertexShader}
           uniforms={{
             isExplosive: { value: isExplosive },
             canSplash: { value: canSplash },
diff --git a/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
index 279efe746..ff477997b 100644
--- a/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
+++ b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// split shaders due to https://github.com/FarazzShaikh/THREE-CustomShaderMaterial/issues/48
+
+varying vec3 vCSMViewPosition;
 uniform bool isExplosive;
 uniform bool canSplash;
 uniform bool isSpaced;
@@ -8,11 +11,11 @@ uniform float caliber;
 uniform float ricochet;
 uniform float normalization;
 
-vec3 zPositive = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-
 void main() {
-  float cosAngle = dot(zPositive, vNormal);
-  float angle = acos(cosAngle);
+  vec3 normalizedNormal = normalize(vNormal);
+  vec3 normalizedViewPosition = normalize(vCSMViewPosition);
+  float dotProduct = dot(normalizedNormal, -normalizedViewPosition);
+  float angle = acos(dotProduct);
 
   float penetrationChance = -1.0;
   float splashChance = -1.0;
@@ -25,26 +28,30 @@ void main() {
     bool twoCalibersRule = caliber > 2.0 * thickness;
     float finalNormalization = twoCalibersRule ? (normalization * 1.4 * caliber) / (2.0 * thickness) : normalization;
     float finalThickness = thickness / cos(angle - finalNormalization);
+    float delta = finalThickness - penetration;
+    float randomRadius = penetration * 0.05;
+
+    if (delta > randomRadius) {
+      penetrationChance = 0.0;
+    } else if (delta < -randomRadius) {
+      penetrationChance = 1.0;
+    } else {
+      penetrationChance = 1.0 - (delta + randomRadius) / (2.0 * randomRadius);
+    }
 
     if (canSplash) {
-      if (finalThickness * (5.0 / 11.0) > penetration) {
-        penetrationChance = 0.0;
+      float reducedFinalThickness = finalThickness * (5.0 / 11.0);
+      float splashDelta = reducedFinalThickness - penetration;
+
+      if (splashDelta > randomRadius) {
         splashChance = 0.0;
-      } else if (finalThickness > penetration) {
-        penetrationChance = 0.0;
+      } else if (splashDelta < -randomRadius) {
         splashChance = 1.0;
       } else {
-        penetrationChance = 1.0;
-        splashChance = 1.0;
+        splashChance = 1.0 - (splashDelta + randomRadius) / (2.0 * randomRadius);
       }
     } else {
-      if (finalThickness > penetration) {
-        penetrationChance = 0.0;
-        splashChance = 0.0;
-      } else {
-        penetrationChance = 1.0;
-        splashChance = 0.0;
-      }
+      splashChance = 0.0;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/vertex.glsl b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/vertex.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afaeda2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/vertex.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+varying vec3 vCSMViewPosition;
+
+void main() {
+  vec4 vViewPosition4 = modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
+  vCSMViewPosition = vViewPosition4.xyz;
+}
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