External Cargo decorations (suggestion draft)

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Please note that this is a work in progress and is not a suggestion as of yet. If you find any issues or have any ideas that could go along with this, please let me know. Voting for this is closed as of May 20 2025, due to me separating this into multiple suggestions see the latest comment from me for links to those

External Cargo Decorations

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Several M1 Abrams during Operation Desert Storm (note the cargo on the rear of the turrets)

What they are:

Often, when tanks are expected to be deployed for a significantly long time, the crews find in necessary carry equipment that they cannot carry inside the tank; often, the equipment is strapped to the sides of the tanks or is placed inside storage baskets that are often placed on the back of the turrets. While this has been seen ever since the tank’s initial introduction onto the battlefield, it only became common to a degree during WW2. However, it became more common to see this in modern conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm, where the conflicts were expected to take place in harsh environments with a low amount of resupply available in the field.

There are many tanks in the game that already have external baggage modeled on them as part of their model; however, when you see more than one of any tank at the same time, it begins to look quite strange. That is why I am suggesting these as decorations. They will help to add uniqueness to players’ tanks and help to break up the tanks so that they can appear more unique and less like clones of each other. The baggage could consist of many things, such as a few backpacks piled together, some ammo boxes, rolled up tarps, rolled up sleeping bags, small wooden boxes, and many more.

Oftentimes, these bags and boxes were only stored on tanks when it was planned that they may need enough supplies to last at least a day or two, and often contained things like MREs (Meal Ready to Eat), sleeping bags, spare parts, ammunition, tarps, and ropes/cables. If this were to be added to the game, they wouldn’t have to be perfectly realistic, just realistic enough for someone to say that it was just some bags and boxes at a glance.

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Would you like to see these added to War Thunder?
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What kind would you like to be added?
  • WW1 and onwards
  • WW2 and onwards
  • Modern Only (1960 and onwards)
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I guess it would depend on what extend its modelled.
If the modelling interferes with the traverse of the turret or sighting of targets i think it would just be a hindrance. As an example, look at the Centrurion mk5/1 (uk prem). It has fully modelled jerry cans on the back deck that affects the gun depression facing backwards. This means if you get shot from behind you cant return fire as your gun is in an elevated position.
I think some sort of customisation would look cool though

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Seeing the same Clickbaits every match with the same vismod with the only personality being decals gets really boring imo. I really hope we can get something like this, but I also really hope people use it. Customization in WT leaves much to be desired and, much like the early days of each new Call of Duty, makes it feel like you’re playing alongside a bunch of robots, all with little variation between eachother. I see the same skins on F-18s, the same decals on every L3 and Locust. Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of creative people and actually good looking decals, but the game lacks so much personality. Every round is made up of the same leopards all driving in different directions, maybe just a few backpacks on the side of a few would already change a lot. Idk maybe I’m just misreading it all as monotonous, or maybe some other lonely weirdo will agree.

The most creativity I see in WT is in text, whether it be thru the players name or some uh, “exquisite” use of the Panchito decal (my favorite was one saying “IN THE MOOD 4 Adolph’s Cock”)

Also, currently the closest we have rn are the jerry cans, infantry equipment, (which are only obtainable through boxes or the market rn) or hats/helmets

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I imagine them as being something that wouldn’t interfere with how the turret traverses, more of just a visual change, however, not much you can do about the sights stuff except try and put it somewhere where it won’t interfere with it cant really do much about it in cases where you can see it.

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Alright, I added a few more images, and I think it’s now ready to go to suggestions. I’ll post an update on if it gets accepted or not when I know.

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It was declined, but im gonna make it better so that when I submit it again it has a better chance of being accepted.

update it was because it was considered already implemented so I might try to narrow it down some if that ends up being something that could work,

Update I will be separating this into several suggestions that each cover a different kind of cargo, so far I have made one for road wheels and rucksacks.

Links to those:

Backup for my Spare road wheels (decoration) suggestion
Backup for my Modern rucksacks decoration suggestion

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