If they make the claim, you would think they would be able to provide a source which they will have to hand and it would be super easy to say, even if it’s a book title with page number.
This entire ch2 blog is a disaster and should be re-done, this time actually paying attention and reading the bugs they link.
Infinite, that’s why you have to put dust covers everywhere.
The only mention of dust covers in Challenger History is during the initial Operation Telic.
these dust covers are only to stop dust swirling around the tank and to direct it backwards to reduce the tanks visibility, not to get dust out anywhere.
Any guesses on the actual shell I used for this?
Does the Russians have regen steering?
Is it possible folk are getting alittle hung up on the “dust” part of dust cover. It could just be to either prevent the crew from getting their foot etc stuck between the plate and hull or even just to prevent the tracks from shitting mud etc up on to the hull sides.
yes, like the drawing of @l2ulan suggests only the upper part is the dust cover the rest is RHA steel
but in the reports the entire plate is put off as a dust cover which is the initial problem i think
At this point I think its more the fact we are annoyed at how its being handled. People put a lot of effort in to get a dismissive response with nothing to back it up. Gaijin as a whole needs to work it out.
I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if I put in half the effort of people like legwolf and get a response like we did, ask for a source and get nothing back but accusations of targeting mods.
From everytning I’ve seen so far the front and rear sections of the plate are some 40mm thick. I’ve seen some suggestions the middle is thicker, but looking at the forward section (drivers end) I can’t see that being the case unless the plate was sticking out further in those areas. I’ll do a crude paint drawing to help illustrate that when I get home from work.
so its basically like @DevilO6 s initial drawing that the plate is offset compared to the engine side plate?
Kinda, I’ll be home soonish and show you all what I think, it makes logical sense so unless the geometry is completely different for the center sections I think 40mm is right for the whole thing. Don’t burn me alive until I’ve posted it haha. I’m pretty convinced but would like feedback on it so I’m not going nuts.
ok this may be a far fetch but could the thicker part weve been seeing be an addon plate in aluminium to the steel backplate?
heres practical military thinking:
i mean you allready have that backplate on the 2f that you used now aspro comes along and the screws dont fit so what do you do? you make a plate that screws on the backplate and has the correct holes to mount the aspro
Im literally telling you that it is a developer answer, if you refuse to see it I cant do much more XD
I understood the same thing.
Heya guys, Been doing a bit of digging on this whole baseplate part:
Here’s my conclusion: They very front and very back of the baseplate where the ASPRO-HMT bricks are not present are thinner.
The middle section where the crew compartment is, is more pronounced and effectively double the diameter of the front and back sections of TES/OES’ base plate.
See images below:
The ASPRO-HMT bricks must sit flush on their install with the base plate, as seen on these photos of Warrior’s installation
The front part is not recessed at the outside, but the inside. The back part is recessed on the outside and not the inside.
A top down would look like this:
Thanks all
Further top down to show my thinking:
The middle section in red, is full thickness as ASPRO-HMT needs to sit flush on the base plate. This is also where all of the weight is, so it would make sense to be reinforced.
The top blue section is flush with the outside line of the plate so on the surface LOOKS like the same thickness but this image shows it’s half.
The back light blue plate is recessed inwards and is the same thickness as the front plate.
The middle plate is simply thicker.
the backplates also fit a lot tighter than the era baseplate from the front
which would support your idea
This video shows it from all the angles
Afternoon @Gunjob! Here’s the issue report for the base plate if you’d like to take a look.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/WxwLXNutI80Y
