Im sure this technology will be expanded upon, for example effect of super charger, turbocharger, hyberbar, electric etc…
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I am definitely looking forward to this, as it will differentiate vehicles more and make them feel more unique, thus more incentive to research or buy them.
Does this also affect WW2 tanks? And in what way?
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It’s crazy—this obsession with details is the reason why I love this game so much :D
Get your bug reports ready boys. Lets get the best change in Ground Battle history onto all applicable tanks!!
Ive got them ready for CVR(T), Centurion and Chieftain ready to be made.
Would be nice to be able to test it but once again, not every nation was included
Read the “Planetary Steering” part. Though some WW2 tanks like the Tiger also have Double Differential
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Jokes aside interesting changes that I can’t wait to test
some ww2 vehicles did have the “double/triple differential steering” system so there will be rapid movility improvements for churchills, cromwells, panthers and tiger if im remembering their gearboxes correctly
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Yippie that’s awesome
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Will there be an option to turn this off/on in the settings before a match? I personally see it more like a nerf to most vehicles than anything else. Sure it’s more realistic but in the end warthunder is a game that people wanna hop on in the evening and play and not a “sim sim” game like DCS. So give the people at least the option in arcade and realistic battles to turn it off/on before a match and have it permanently on in sim battles (as already for the sight option).
It is mechanically impossible for a tank to “turn off” how its meant to steer.
There is a way to do snap turns still by money shifting
The option to turn off the mechanic they want to implement so the mechanic that is already in the game is used.
the one in game is a very primitive way to making tracks “function” and isnt true to the reality of how they work at all. its getting replaced with double dif and planetary on applicable vehicles
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Geared steering (planetary gear reducer) is a system that can be traced back to the Mark Tank of World War I. By using a transmission that allows for gear changes while rotating, it mechanically reduces the speed of one track to enable turning.
Because it doesn’t use brakes for deceleration, it doesn’t place extra load on the engine, making it efficient. Furthermore, the reduced speed of the tracks also reduces the load on the engine, making it easier to secure the necessary torque for turning.
Also, because the turning radius is completely fixed when the lever is pulled, it is easy to maneuver.
This system was used in relatively early British cruiser tanks, Soviet WWII heavy tanks and post-war medium tanks, and Japanese WWII-era AFVs in general.
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series of series!?!
You mean post-war T-tonks? T-26, T-28 and T-34 didn’t exactly have an advanced transmission.
Furthermore is there going to be any difference between non-synchronous, synchronous semi-automatic and automatic gearboxes or is gear changing speed going to be the exact same for everything? There doesn’t appear to be any difference between fully mechanical and hydraulic steering control either.
This is the gear-driven steering system of the Japanese Type 97.
The steering transmission is a planetary gear reducer, similar to the Wilson system mentioned earlier, but a conventional clutch and brake system is mounted at the end of the reducer.
The Type 97 cockpit has four steering levers; two of them operate the planetary gear reducer, and the other operates the clutch and brake.
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Can you check the Leclerc ? IRL, it uses a combinaison of a diesel engine and a turbine, so would you model it using Regan steering or turbo shaft transmission ?
It would get regen steering like everybody else(i assume, havent seen its specific transmission), the hyperbar system would be modelled using a custom torque map like the abrams is getting. As with any tank, they all feature torque converters.