Vehicles with old damage model use flat value with that being different for each tank, however they can be updated to use volumetric armor model to accurately reproduce real life structure in game.
I see, thank you for that answer.
We definitely do need the gunshield armor looked at though. The Abrams most certainly is missing 100-200mm in the center.
I have already forwarded two reports regarding the gun shield composite armor and the rotor ass’y shape. They are internal and not posted on CBR, If you don’t mind you can create reports in CBR so I can link them to the internal ones. Please remind that the issues with modern composite armor are always considered as suggestion.
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Understood, thank you. I do have an additional bug concerning the HSTVL I have been neglecting to post as well
M1A1 and newer Abrams models missing additional gunshield armor
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/YVUw8YxygHZd
M256 Abrams models has the incorrect gun rotor model
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/0CEliKysu4wu
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Just want to add what it seems you guys have not noticed yet.
In the IPM1/120mm gun shield there is an additional plate on the front of the rotor
It’s tricky to see on the recent picture share of the bracket Special Armor but it stands proud of the rotor with amble room for an additional plate
So, 1-2" of additional armor is on the front of the rotor so the gun rotor depending on location
And regarding the armor of the rotor being significant armor or not.
While the back is somewhat hollow the front part is clearly much thicker than it needs to be to support the gun, because it is part of the armor just like the original M1 rotor. The rotor is 12" thick so the outer edge provide ~300mm of cast armor and the center part is about half of that so at least ~6" or ~150mm
We can see from the Mg port and auxiliary sight that it is of significant thickness.
And from this drawing it appears that the thickness goes slightly past the center line so 6"+
This also accords with real photos; it doesn’t appear that the rotor is any deeper that the surrounding gun rotor mount
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Buff for abrams? Impossible
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Great catch, I added it to the rotor bug report as both were accepted but commenting for the gunshield armor was closed. Thank you
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And have the reports on the Abrams turret ring been accepted or not?
Yes about 2 years ago M1 Abrams (all subvariants) incorrect turret ring // Gaijin.net // Issues it’s never getting fixed at this point, like the many other abrams bug reports that are still waiting to be implemented. I’m sure the gunshield bug report will end up the same way.
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Oh. It says there that Gaijin doesn’t care about the work done by the author, and that they make such holes in the armor deliberately.