The problem with the 700mm figure is that it is for LoS thickness at an unknown angle of incidence, likely in excess of 60° (other APFSDS tests we carried out at this time were done on angles of up to 71°, for example), which hugely exaggerates the performance.
If we generously assume it is 60° then what we have in-game is already pretty close, we can maybe eek out a few extra mm of penetration, but it would not be anything hugely substantial. And that’s based on an assumption.
It probably will be over £100 and as I said it sounds like @Gunjob has already sent the requested information
Then just use the prototype figures? I think its more than what we have in game using Lanz-Odermatt formula?
It’s a very slight improvement, yes.
Flame has a rather old bug report for exactly this.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/bMbEJftRqiSp
Forwarded as suggestion 2 years ago. 💀🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Is that from DEFE 71/1418 or something else?
Btw, you all seem so stun lovked by the round.
Didnt the challenger 2 get a turret armor buff?
Would have thought i would read sth about that
Lower pen rounds can no longer easily go through the mantlet, that is about it.
Handy in a downtier vs the soviets, but not going to do much to help in an uptier
Rule 1 on this part of the forum. Any whiff of buffs to the Challenger and we’re on it like a pack of whippets after a small squeaky thing.
As for the L27.
Gunjob has already provided the missing context thank you.
Soooooo now what? What happens next? Or do you need more stuff from us?
Everything has already been passed to the devs for their consideration again.
Source for this?
And where/how will we see their response?
Now:
Lmao. Should we all place bets on what the next excuse/lie/blanket refusal will be?
I reckon it will be accepted and then we wont hear about it ever again like so many other reports
I’m trying to be good - so I shall keep my counsel.
An extra 100mm on the mantlet is nothing to scoff at. Even if it doesn’t completely defeat a round, it will significantly reduce the residual energy and spalling when it penetrates, hopefully reducing the damage from an absolutely nuked breech and turret crew to a damaged breech and some wounded crew. Just like how the trunnions on the t-series tanks haven’t made them completely immune to darts, but actually doing any damage on a successful penetration is now a complete dice roll.
We’ll see.
If there is one to give, then we will update on that.