M163 (VADS) "amphibiousless"

In real life, the M163 (VADS) is amphibious. However, I have noticed that, in War Thunder, the VADS is not amphibious, despite having a water guard. This could possibly lead to people who are new to the game, or don’t know about this problem, to drown underwater. Gaijin, please fix this problem in the “Hornet’s Sting” update.

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I can’t remember the exact reasoning why the developers removed the M163/Hovet’s amphibious capabilities. But I believe it was because the M163 still required ‘curtains’ as special cautionary swimming equipment required for it to truly be capable of floating without any major possible damage to the vehicle or crew itself regardless of the waterline depth.

A user explained that the M163 could still float without the need for the curtains, but they denied it anyways:

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it used to be amphibious :(

as they always do