diff --git a/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/TankDisplay.tsx b/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/TankDisplay.tsx
index d9d8e5076..488f2198b 100644
--- a/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/TankDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/TankDisplay.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ export function TankDisplay() {
                   }
                 >
                   <TankModel />
-                  {mode === 'armor' && <TankArmor visible={controlsEnabled} />}
+                  {mode === 'armor' && (
+                    <group visible={controlsEnabled}>
+                      <TankArmor />
+                    </group>
+                  )}
                 </Suspense>
               </Canvas>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/components/TankArmor.tsx b/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/components/TankArmor.tsx
index 2f1a6bcf0..3ba42fad4 100644
--- a/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/components/TankArmor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/tools/tankopedia/[id]/components/Model/components/TankArmor.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { Lighting } from '../../Lighting';
 
 interface TankArmorProps extends GroupProps {}
 
-export function TankArmor(props: TankArmorProps) {
+export function TankArmor({ ...props }: TankArmorProps) {
   const [awaitedModelDefinitions, setAwaitedModelDefinitions] = useState<
     ModelDefinitions | undefined
   >(undefined);
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ export function TankArmor(props: TankArmorProps) {
           const armorId = parseInt(node.name.match(/.+_armor_(\d+)/)![1]);
           const isVisible = isHull;
           const thickness = tankModelDefinition.armor.thickness[armorId];
+          const isSpaced = tankModelDefinition.armor.spaced?.includes(armorId);
 
           if (!isVisible || thickness === undefined) return null;
           return (
             <ArmorMesh
+              spaced={isSpaced}
               key={node.uuid}
               geometry={(node as Mesh).geometry}
               thickness={thickness}
@@ -116,10 +118,13 @@ export function TankArmor(props: TankArmorProps) {
             const isVisible = isCurrentTurret;
             const armorId = parseInt(node.name.match(/.+_armor_(\d+)/)![1]);
             const thickness = turretModelDefinition.armor.thickness[armorId];
+            const isSpaced =
+              turretModelDefinition.armor.spaced?.includes(armorId);
 
             if (!isVisible || thickness === undefined) return null;
             return (
               <ArmorMesh
+                spaced={isSpaced}
                 key={node.uuid}
                 position={turretOrigin}
                 geometry={(node as Mesh).geometry}
@@ -148,10 +153,13 @@ export function TankArmor(props: TankArmorProps) {
               const isVisible = isCurrentGun;
               const armorId = parseInt(node.name.match(/.+_armor_(\d+)/)![1]);
               const thickness = gunModelDefinition.armor.thickness[armorId];
+              const isSpaced =
+                gunModelDefinition.armor.spaced?.includes(armorId);
 
               if (!isVisible || thickness === undefined) return null;
               return (
                 <ArmorMesh
+                  spaced={isSpaced}
                   key={node.uuid}
                   position={turretOrigin.clone().add(gunOrigin)}
                   geometry={(node as Mesh).geometry}
diff --git a/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx b/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
index 67be3443c..44c5778f2 100644
--- a/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ArmorMesh/index.tsx
@@ -12,25 +12,31 @@ interface ArmorMeshProps extends MeshProps {
   ricochet: number;
   caliber: number;
   normalization: number;
+  spaced?: boolean;
 }
 
+// shader split: https://github.com/FarazzShaikh/THREE-CustomShaderMaterial/issues/48
+
 export function ArmorMesh({
   thickness,
   penetration,
   caliber,
   ricochet,
   normalization,
+  spaced = false,
   ...props
 }: ArmorMeshProps) {
   const opaqueArmor = useTankopedia((state) => state.model.opaqueArmor);
 
   return (
     <>
-      <mesh {...props}>
-        <meshBasicMaterial colorWrite={false} />
-      </mesh>
+      {!spaced && (
+        <mesh {...props}>
+          <meshBasicMaterial colorWrite={false} />
+        </mesh>
+      )}
 
-      <mesh {...props} renderOrder={1}>
+      <mesh {...props} renderOrder={spaced ? 3 : 1}>
         <CustomShaderMaterial
           baseMaterial={MeshStandardMaterial}
           transparent
@@ -42,10 +48,10 @@ export function ArmorMesh({
             ricochet: { value: ricochet * (Math.PI / 180) },
             caliber: { value: caliber },
             normalization: { value: normalization * (Math.PI / 180) },
+            spaced: { value: spaced },
           }}
           vertexShader={vertex}
-          // split shaders due to https://github.com/FarazzShaikh/THREE-CustomShaderMaterial/issues/48
-          fragmentShader={opaqueArmor ? fragmentOpaque : fragment}
+          fragmentShader={opaqueArmor && !spaced ? fragmentOpaque : fragment}
         />
       </mesh>
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
index 83fa201bf..fefe55c1a 100644
--- a/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
+++ b/src/components/ArmorMesh/shaders/fragment.glsl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ uniform float penetration;
 uniform float ricochet;
 uniform float caliber;
 uniform float normalization;
+uniform bool spaced;
 
 void main() {
   vec3 normalizedNormal = normalize(vNormal);
@@ -41,5 +42,11 @@ void main() {
     }
   }
 
-  csm_FragColor = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, (1.0 - penetrationChance) * 0.5);
+  float alpha = (1.0 - penetrationChance) * 0.5;
+
+  if (spaced) {
+    csm_FragColor = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, alpha);
+  } else {
+    csm_FragColor = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, alpha);
+  }
 }
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