>>95930657
Angled armour increases the effective thickness of the armour, so it still have some effect.
>disperse that energy and heat for protection.
Or increase the surface area, such as by angling it, meaning the energy is distributed on a larger area.
>Now, are they designed to do that? I dunno
Ceramite in standard tank armour is meant to help with heat dissipation.
>>95930680
They still do. Even though the Leopard 2 turret is quite flat sided, it has extra plates that give it quite a sharp profile. There's still plenty of weapons out there against which angling helps. Another thing when the enemy tosses warp portals at you or reverses your polarity.