The rear armor protecting the engine is only 40mm thick. 30mm AP will go right thru that. Probably, there can be exceptions.The rear has LESS armor.
Not NO armor.
There is even a case of an M-8 armored car destroying a King Tiger in WW2 with a rear attack.
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