We know the LEP ESPIRE in the files isn’t a EM235.
EM235s have square boxy intake cover, compared with the rounded off intake cover of the LEPs
Non-zero chance it’s just something Gaijin doesn’t know tbf, finding a picture of a EM235 without all the additional armour panels is hard.
In the files
EM235 IRL
Amusingly the Scimitar Mk.2 should have the EM235 upgrades
I didn’t know there were more sabres, sorry my mistake, however due to it being almost the same as the scimitar Mk 1, I would still prefer the Sabre to be the event vehicle and the Scimitar Mk.2 be techtree
Fortunately, Latvia has Scimitar with EM235-type air intake.
(but i don’t know does it include uprated engine or not)
Could carry sidewinders so it can’t be the event vehicle as it would be at least 9.0
It’s 8.7? Really? I’m surprised.
Keep meaning to write a suggestion for them, they appear to have a mix of LEPs and EM235s
Yeah, but I don’t know why you’d go through the effort of stripping out the uprated engine and final drives when selling straight from British Army stocks
I think I’m just annoyed about this because I don’t like how grindy the event system is, I have some personal stuff happening during the event and probably won’t be able to get the vehicle.
I think the mobile event system is better
I assumed gaijin prob failed to make the model correctly as usual, it would not be the first time lol.
Either way, the TT versions (as I assume those will be) will likely be superior simply for size and weight.
the supermarine scimitar has absolutely zero rudder control over 200mph so it performs awful in a dogfight, or anything that isnt a continuous pull turn
Well that explains why it was prone to crashes
that wasnt its issue in real life. just gaijin misinterpreting pilots notes.
It was simply too big and fat for RN carriers, and had a lot of hydraulic and electrical gremlins, thats if it even got home. the RN had no experience with such a chonky aircraft beforehand
Wow Gaijin! That teaches me so much! Aim higher for farther targets! I guess teaching us how to use the numbers on our scope would be too much!
doesnt really show how to use range notches on the sight tho does it.
I dont really use them, i just eyeball my shots until i get LRF, even then its mostly eyeballing
IQ of a smart Gaijin employee:
“you need to aim slightly higher”
Its not wrong. just not helpful
It’s from a few years ago, but I think it speaks for itself, people just don’t want event vehicles, they would rather it be a tech tree vehicle
I just don’t think it’s a good fit as an event vehicle, I think event vehicles should be interesting prototypes, not vehicles that entered service and saw combat. The Scimitar Mk.2 isn’t the most significant vehicle, but 50 (a lot when you only have ~300 MBTs) did enter service with the British Army and saw combat in Afghanistan with the Household Cavalry
In my opinion, a good example of a good event vehicle is the EFV, which was a cancelled prototype amphibious vehicle that, while not very good in game, is notable for having incredibly high mobility in water.
Alternatively, the Spitfire Vb (float) is also a good event vehicle, a unique Spitfire variant with floats, 2 were built but never saw combat as it was found that salt water corroded the fuselage
Good event vehicles yes. Good vehicles maybe not.
