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)
Did they change the LFP effectiveness? I swear on first dev iteration the LFP was immune to the PUMA’s apfsds at point blank, now it’s back to being the same LFP effectiveness as on live
Looks like they are pretty much done with the Ariete changes. I was hoping for actual armor increase, or even WAR kit fix. Wonder how many more years we’ll have to wait for another 50mm of armor increase…
from when I tested, the armor didnt actually change. Like the turret cheeks still are like 387mm of KE protection (same as before).
Also the hull still is basically the same. Also in the armor analysis, the protection values havent seem to be changed. So it is all pretty much just visual and minor minor real change
Why i’m not surprised? Gaijin love to see italy suffer
So far, KE in the turret and WAR remain the same…
Hull is fixed, though.
I hope the turret improves at least enough to actually be able to withstand some shells!
Hopefully gaijin follows through!
Good news for Italy players! Hopefully once they are done Gaijin will look at some of the other smaller nations tanks as well.