About VT-5 tank

Dev Server Archive Dev Server "Hornet's Sting" General Discussion - Dev Server
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I believe your approach of estimating tank armor protection based solely on weight is flawed, with several critical errors:

  1. The fundamental difference in protective capability between composite armor and homogeneous steel armor. For instance, when comparing armor packages of equal mass, homogeneous steel armor demonstrates inferior performance against both HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) and APFSDS (Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot) projectiles compared to composite armor. While composite armor does exhibit relatively weaker performance against APFSDS rounds at equivalent thickness, vehicles employing composite armor can achieve superior overall protection at equivalent weight.

  2. Neglecting the enhanced protection provided by energetic armor systems (Explosive Reactive Armor). The VT5 tank features layered explosive reactive armor (ERA) on its frontal turret section, which offers significantly higher protective capability than equivalent-mass homogeneous steel armor.

  3. Overlooking the impact of armor configuration on protective performance. Two vehicles with completely different armor geometries cannot achieve equivalent protection levels simply through identical weight and material composition - the structural configuration itself constitutes a critical protective factor.

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There are still significant issues with the VT5 on the live server.

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"I’m still quite disappointed with the newly released VT5. Many of the data points clearly aren’t properly implemented, and the armor is simply unacceptable. For instance, numerous measurements show the armor should be 100mm, but in-game servers list it as 25mm or 40mm. Even the armor model appears drastically downsized. I understand this might represent the budget version purchased by Bangladesh, but even the base model should include provisions for composite armor upgrades. Why can’t it reflect the specifications stated in official reports? That said, I truly appreciate the developers for accurately modeling the VT5’s basket—thank you to the community and the team for their hard work.

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