Cadillac Gage Commando Stingray promotional video.
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It was still designed Type 89B, despite all those changes?
By the way does anyone happen to have Japanese source about Chi-Ha’s weight? I don’t think it should be the same 14.8 tons for each turretted variant.
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Chi-ha (normal) is 14.3 tons.
Chi-ha kai (47mm turret) is 14.8 tons.
(From Japanese wiki.)
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I submitted a bug report that should change the sight of Chi-Nu II, Chi-To, Chi-To Late, Chi-Ri II, Na-To, Ho-Ri Prototype, Ho-Ri Production to 6x magnification and 8 degrees FOV.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/TkrAKWQNKqti
Currently they all have generic variable sights of 1.9x-3.5x magnification, except Ho-Ri, which have correct magnification but a different FOV (I was told FOV might be ahistorical for gameplay reasons):
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I guess those two small hatches on front top of the turret were for persicopes, though I have never seen them in photos or even drawings. Any idea if gunner’s periscope wasn’t made for aiming the gun? Chi-To and Chi-Ri also had those.
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Goodbye Type 74…
This is the last year where all Type 74 tanks are expected to be completely withdrawn from service, marking exactly 50 years since they were first introduced in 1974.
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Btw aren’t the sights of the Ro-Go SPG and Chi-Ha 12cm the same sight as the Na-To ?
In term of their physical models they look the same.
Also same magnifications as the Na-To.
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They could. But we need evidence of the actual vehicle or its weapon and not the in-game model. Gaijin probably just copy-pasted a generic tank sight around.
Nonetheless it would make a lot of sense for Chi-Ha Long-Gun to have the 6 power sight. Very unlikely we will ever see a picture of its installation.
Yeah, given how those vehicles only had a few photos to work with, I guess Gaijin just ended up using the same sight model from another tank as a placeholder instead, but they might aswell be consistent if they are fixing the Na-To.
Still, those scopes are pretty big for something as powerful as a magnifying glass, lol.
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Honestly with the sights looking identical, I see no reason as to why we can’t use deductive reasoning to improve balance
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How did these people do pearl harbor lmao
Anyway yall desperately need an IJA tank with scouting. I suggest some sort of KeNi with 47mm?
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Enough with the modern posting, back to early cold war derp guns. I wish we could get this Type 56 105 mm SPG as well as this Thai Porborkhor 105 Attajhon in a double whammy update.
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It used to be no brainer to equipping the Ka-Chi with its floats to increase its protection since there was no advantage in removing them beside removing a few kilos.
But now if you remove the float you gain -5 degree more gun depression (-15 from -10 degree.)
So if one choose to play hulldown in this monstrosity, well, it is possible now.
Also for some reason the Ka-Chi can still swim without its pontoons like the Ka-Mi.
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Panoramic tank optics for the tank commander used on the Type 97 Chi-Ha. Magnification 10x, FOV 4.5°.
It was installed on top of the cupola in the Type 97/57 turret and in the front of the cupola in the Type 97/47 turret. According to one theory, this panoramic optic was not used very often because it was a complicated design, expensive, and difficult to use. However, if it were available for game use, its 10x magnification might be useful for reconnaissance.
It is also said that there were multiple types of panoramic optics, and it is not known if these were used on later Japanese tanks.
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10x Magnification?? How zoomed in is that because damn
With the conclusion of March 2024, we bid farewell to the Type 74. After faithfully serving with the GSDF for 50 years, it holds the title of the longest-serving tank in Japanese history!
From today onward, it is expected that all Type 74s will have been completely phased out nationwide…
Farewell, my beloved Type 74. Though it may be gone, it will always hold a special place in my heart
(￣ー￣)ゞ
A tribute video that I made:
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Can we chill out what is wrong with you
This one is really needed for enlisted… because Chi-He doesn’t have it and it is almost impossible use commander sight for comfort moving
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Great information. It seems like the Chi-Ha and Shinhoutou Chi-Ha mostly used the Type 97 Periscope of 10x magnification, 4.5 deg fov, based on photos.
Chi-He had a periscope installed next to the cupola as well, which appears smaller.
According to the US document ORD TIR 21, this is a variable commander’s periscope from 2x magnification, 25 degree FOV, to 8x magnification, 6.25 degree FOV.
Further, it says that the gunner has a periscope like the US Army M6 periscope. I guess this means that the gunner had a port for mounting a 1x magnification periscope.
Perhaps there is a port about there.
For Chi-Nu, it says that the commander and gunner both have periscopes. For Chi-Nu, it seems that there was no dedicated periscope, but instead mounting ports for two “M6 style” periscopes.
for Chi-To: mount for commander’s periscope only, spec unknown.
for Chi-Ri: mount for dedicated commander’s periscope only.
I would guess that the Chi-To and Chi-Ri commander periscopes were probably to be the same type as Chi-He’s variable one. In photos of the prototypes they are not installed.
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not a copy paste vehicle this time, due to the new engine and transmission, Pendekar actually can reach the western standard at mobility. It like the T-72B3 buffed.