I was considering getting VRCC as well!
I know 9.7 to 11.7 is a big gap, but, as a 3rd spawn, I believe it could still reinforce the “Premium lineup”.
I will also have the Squadron Freccia by that time.
If I am to grind Italy, I plan to get all of these vehicles during the May sale.
VRCC is excellent, I use it as my 3rd spawn in Arcade if I don’t feel like using a backup for the RGO or Certezza. And if you play Realistic, it has Gen 2 gunner thermals which are super useful for scouting, even if its darts are unable to pen the higher/top tier tonks (its darts are still quite good though, even in an 11.7+ match). The OF-40 (MTCA) does not have thermals, so I would for sure recommend the VRCC instead if you play Realistic at all.
I LOVE the TT Freccia, currently grinding the Squad Freccia. Both have good thermals, both with commander thermals. And the TT Freccia actually has Gen 3 commander thermals. AND both Freccia’s have IRST, I just adore lights with IRST ❤️ Aaaaand both have 10x Spike’s. Absolutely worth having one or both Freccia’s in a 11.7 BR lineup, again especially if playing Realistic.
Finally, even though I think some people complain about the KF41 and its laundry list of pending and accepted bug reports, I still LOVE it. Also has Gen 3 thermals for both gunner and commander sights. One of only 2 Italian tonks with Gen 3 gunner thermals, only other one is the Leopard 2A7HU
I made a huge post collecting all the KF41 bug reports I could find too, if anyone would like to browse/click “I have the same issue” on them 😉 :
Mmmh let’s see how they’re gonna butcher one of the hardest MBTs to play at top tier.
I’m hoping not 😭
The ariete should be able to tank 120mm CE shells on the face without struggles,yet even 105mm CE sometimes pen
Not to mention how the LFP can be penned by a 57mm APHE… Grinding the DM33 for both Arietes felt like building a skyscraper alone without tools
Hopefully they fix the armor properly this time. The PSO and WAR kit should be fixed too. I don’t get how the war kit adds 5.5 tons on the turret cheeks for like 10mm kinetic protection? Is it 5.5 tons of heavy air?
Why didn’t it get turret basket? (Glad it did not get it, but i am still wondering how gaijin did not give it turret basket and make it even more worse?)
Shhhh, don’t tell them, they don’t need to know
Is that me or does it look like a nerf ? lol
It does look like a nerf, but it looks alot better than what they did with leclerc
That’s exactly what Italy needed to fight the bias at top tier. Italy is the META, needs to be nerfed !
Id like to add the only other tank i could find this “brown armour modelling block” with was the challenger 3 TD, i believe its turret armour is same to other challenger 2s, counting this brown block as 400mm of composite.
Every ariete now has this modelling, including certezza.
it also says on the armour preview “variable thickness armour” around the turret and front hull.
Unlike its current version
so Ariete is finally going to be able of tanking 1 single 2A42’s APDS from a Ka-52 without dying in the process?
Is the turret cheek still pennable by 3bm42? I wonder if this is the final change they’ll make to the Ariete, I’m still waiting for the WAR kit fix
I wonder how much of it is still WIP, but…
So far;
-Right cheek: 400mm KE
-Left cheek: 390mm KE
-Glacis: 300mm KE
I wonder if they’ve fixed the WAR kit or not; as I don’t have any Ariete, I can’t install it and check the armor viewer.
WAR should be providing at least about 150mm KE, not… 10 as it currently does lmao.
The WAR armor isn’t going to be fixed anytime soon unfortunately.
While we do know that it was made to counter KE threats, we know that dimensions and weight do indicate that it should be mostly steel, unfortunately there are some bolts that seems to indicate that the package has layers inside it that need to be kept under tension.
Therefore until someone discovers how it’s actually made, it’s quite unlikely that Gaijin will improve it.
With the War kit 3bm42 has a low pen possibility on both sides of the turret cheeks
It seems its very WIP.
To clarify earlier about the “variable thickness armour”
The current version in game has many different segments around the turret, individual parts modelled
the dev server has entire sections of the turret and ufp modelled as just one ‘segment of variable thickness’.
hopefully images clarify this
I’m not sure why they would simplify it to this degree, if it wasnt a WIP for something else. If anyone has any idea why they would do this please say lol
1st image, dev server
2nd and 3rd, live server
By bug reporting, yeah, unlikely. Although devs could do guesswork just like they did with WAR first implementation, but with more parameters in mind.
I think this is generally a side grade from what I see. We finally get mantlet and hull armor, but more air in the important spot (turret cheeks)
Apparently Italy knows how to make composite armor, but chooses not to make enough to fill their tank turrets (according to gaijin)
