Crusader Mk. II internal mantlet is incomplete (evidence)

Machinery of War Discussion Ground Vehicle
,
1

Recently i’ve made a issue report showing that the Crusader Mk. II external mantlet had the wrong thickness. This time i’m bringing evidence that the Crusader II internal mantlet is unfinished, this is impacting the tank in very negative ways and needs to be corrected.

The internal mantlet of the tank right now are just two completely disconected pieces of armor, one of them isn’t even attatched to anything and it’s just floating in a impossible way.

War Thunder Screenshot 2025.06.17 - 12.28.32.63
War Thunder Screenshot 2025.06.17 - 12.28.32.631366×768 341 KB

Now i’m gonna show you two different images that show the tank’s internal mantlet, and proves that it should actually cover the space of the external mantlet completely, without any gaps!

Crusader Mk.II internal mantlet different angle.jpeg
Crusader Mk.II internal mantlet different angle.jpeg1600×908 141 KB

Crusader Mk. II internal mantlet.jpeg
Crusader Mk. II internal mantlet.jpeg1200×798 187 KB

This is how the internal mantlet should look on the Crusader tank. i hope these issues get fixed because right now, the tank is vulnerable to things that it shouldn’t be.

15 Likes
2

nice job

2 Likes
3

Thank you.

1 Like
4

Poor British tank neglected AGAIN. Thb Crusader’s the only good-looking one till the Challies. (The Centurion’s 20mm is UGLY).

1 Like
5

Yeah i noticed this too, something felt not quite right, it has been like this for quite a while as well, and they’re aware of it

1 Like
6

I hope this not gonna end up in limbo like centurion mk10 mantlet

2 Likes
7

hey how did u get an armour view from inside the tank?

1 Like
8

Dont expect much, Cent Mk.10 is missing a tiny block inside the mantlet
image
That was reported like 8 years ago. No change.

3 Likes
9

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/TUD9oVp7uOA0

Maybe it helps when more people click on it :)

Nevermind, it’s already accepted.

So I guess we just have to wait and see.

1 Like
10

Worst case scenario it’ll end up like the trunnion module on Abrams and Leo -_-

11

I used the photo mode from the Nvidia graphics card.

1 Like
12
13

The bug reports are appreciated but please be reminded that there is no need to advertise them on the Forum.