Challenger 2 MBT - Technical data and Discussion (Part 2)

Unless you are talking about the TES/OES which iirc, should have something like 1600mm CE protection. but is barely 400mm at the moment

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Does gaijin have any plans to fix the entire multiple-ton steel (or aluminium, as they claim) backplate just… falling off when shot and leaving the ERA levitating midair?

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No

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We have to stop complaining about the Ch tanks or gaijin will make their periscopes the FCS…
Like they did with the Scimitar

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BTW what is it wiht scimitar sliding around when you so much as look at hte turning key? ??? its as if its tracks are modelled 3 times longer than they are xD

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I find that with any tank that is “light” I just think gaijin traction code is bodged to work for heavier tanks and fails whenever the weight is below about 40t

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even then for the scimitar it is noticably worse, compared to even lights like the xm800T and such dont start turning like they’re glued to the ground, and then drop all their speed so dramatically.

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Hmmm… God knows then but whenever I play the scimitar it does certainly feel like it has no mass

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Take a T10 or a faster heavy, onto an ice lake, compare it with the scim xD its as if its non existent the traction

It over steers so much you need to correct it, then itll force it the other direction literally taking it from 60kmph to about 20

I believe it might be due to the suspension being modelled really badly.

When you turn the tank leans due to the suspension being too “soft”, which then makes the tank less controllable. Then you have to counter-steer, which corrects the turn but also makes you lose more speed.

Whenever you drive offroad the tank just bounces around everywhere and is impossible to control, its horrible.

Its probably a combination of messed up brake forced, suspension etc…

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Dudes haven’t even read any of my bug reports, not even the simple one about the missing splash guard. My tank looks like it’s got googly eyes.

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I just noticed something is fixed, they made the NERA model more accurate and removed the armour holes at the edges of the turret cheeks.

I just realised 2E is in an even worse state compared to the rest of them
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Its been like that since the rework

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It would be nice to see the mine plough on the Chally 2, similar to what the Bshima has.

Damn, must have been so distracted by the mantlet I never noticed.

How could a team of 3d modelers look at that than look at this.
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Then collectively go yeah we got this right.

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They did get it right originally, it was the asinine mantlet rework that broke it.
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It was one of the few nice parts of the rework, it did make the turret cheeks themself a lot more reliable.

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