Yes I know, which is why I know the SEPv3 will be another SEP… i.e. no M1s will ever receive an armour upgrade, even though:
Armour increase SEPv2 (top) vs SEPv3 turret:
Also is this the same Gaijin who stated this:
Additionally, a significant weight increase from such an armor package would lead to overloading the first pair of torsion bars, which already are under an increased load on the M1 series due to the placement of the frontal armor being positioned significantly far towards the front of the hull, as well as the large armored fuel tanks either side of the driver.
And then proceeded to contradict this by adding TUSK I and TUSK II which would do just that… This means the US had already upgraded the M1s suspension so that it could handle all of that extra weight, Gaijin failing to understand this is strange to me.
They then state:
The Army’s Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives
Only the use of third-generation uranium armor is mentioned, but there’s no confirmation that this armor was located in the body of the M1A2 SEP, and what exactly the “third generation” consisted of.
and
If we consider other projections, possible changes to the armor of the Abrams over its various modifications may not have directly resulted in an increase in the actual protection of the armor itself.
Even though prior to this I had already given them proof in a bug report that the M1A2 SEPs had an armour change specifically with the Improved Turret Side Armour package:
Also that Improved Turret Side Armour was incorporated with a Frontal Armour Improvement from 2002 onwards:
Regardless, whether Gaijin meant to or not, their response to this issue was less than fair, there are quite a few errors/areas overlooked with the logic they have given.
Regardless as I already stated the HC/HA+ and M1A2 already had that improvement, what’s funny is they likewise acknowledge the M1A2 SEPs had HAP-3, meaning they completely forgot the M1A1 HA was HAP-1 and the M1A2/M1A1 HC/HA+ had HAP-2… HAP-2 had the multi-hit and CE improvements.
Also, can you figure out where all that Improved turret side armour weight went? Because apparently it didn’t affect the SEPs weight practically at all… and as noted above, the Improved Turret Side Armour may have had DU in it.