I’m not UK main but I’m glad to see the engine buff, I quite like the basic Challenger 2 and Challenger 1, lower front plate spall liner and ready rack are the next big ones since mantlet fixes won’t ever appear on any top tier tank
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Some tanks have got mantlet buffs on dev such as the Leo 2K, Type 10 and ZTZ series
However, their mantlets are for the most part, still not that great
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I hope it’s just WIP shenanigans;
In Type 10’s case, the trunnion went from being 20mm to 200mm; however, the right side of the mantlet still somehow peovides, uh… 189mm KE?
Left side went fron 200mm KE to 400mm KE, though! Which doesn’t change much against main caliber shells, but seems much more accurate and sensible, and helps against the likes of RDF, HSTVL, 2S38, etc. also big improvement against CE.
for it to get any meaningful protecting they need to model the external part as solid rather than just completely hollow.
It makes little sense for it to be hollow, I have no idea why it is ingame. The same is true for the mantlet of the Challenger 3TD.
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I know this is a nitpick and probably just important to me, but the new animations added to physically moving parts, like the netting on T-90 turret and the balls and chain on the Namer rear end, should also be added to the Challenger 2 slat armor hanging on the back of it.
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