According to reliable sources, these tanks (possibly other WWII tanks too) could only rotate their turrets 270 degrees to either side because electrical slip rings hadn’t been invented yet. Is this also modeled in War Thunder?
As far as I know, tanks from the T-55 and M60 onward can rotate their turrets continuously through 360 degrees.
What sources say that?
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not having slip rings wouldnt necessarily do that, would possibly just not allow them to rotate more than a few times in one direction
but also very questionable for other reasons
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Of course. This is publicly available information, nothing secret. You can look it up yourself.
PLEASE share your sources vro
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Tanks without electrical slip rings have rotation stops to prevent the cables from twisting and breaking.
What? Basic slip rings have been a thing since the industrial revolution
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*This post has been made for the sake of arguing and baiting responses
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then theres the other problem,
slips rings did exist back then, not in their modern form but they did exist
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The most direct evidence is the 1943 U.S. Army maintenance manual, TM 9-1750K :
- Printed page 42, Section 14: “Collector Ring Assembly.”
- It clearly states that electrical equipment in the turret receives power through a collector ring assembly mounted in the center of the turret platform floor. The upper and lower rings carry 12V and 24V current respectively.
- It also specifically mentions cleaning the “brushes and slip rings.”
- Page 43, Figure 23 shows the turret collector ring assembly.
And why does this matter😭
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I can’t upload attachments on the forum.
Ok, where did you find the document? Post a link to where you found it.
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so what youre saying is that slip rings did exist in at least 1943? is that all you have to go off of for evidence of your point?
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okay uhhh
- that doesnt exactly look like a primary source, and it barely looks like a secondary one
- it literally says the tiger has slip rings
- you gonna provide a link
- whyd you delete it? because it disagreed with you? we all saw it
for posterities sake, here are the screenshots that sunkaiwin just deleted
from this website
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Why delete your reply? You can edit replies too. You do not need to delete.
Also, here is some NOT SOURCE info from AI Chat bot:
THIS IS NOT A SOURCE, JUST SHOWING WHAT A SIMPLE SEARCH CAN FIND:
Wikipedia (AGAIN, NOT SOURCE MATERIAL):
I checked the sources, and I was wrong. Electrical slip rings were already in use during WWII, including on the Sherman and Tiger I. My claim that these tanks could only turn their turrets 270 degrees either way because they had no slip rings wasn’t supported by reliable evidence. I take that claim back. Sorry for the misinformation, and thanks for pointing it out.
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Cheers, I appreciate you being able to find new information and change your mind. You should not feel the need to delete any info that contradicts your original statement or claim. It is all part of the process.
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still never got those reliable sources
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