M1A2 SEP v.2 removable TUSK kit wrong

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I don’t have the dev server installed, I noticed the M1A2 SEP v.2 looks like that when the TUSK kit is removed:

Not only is it completely wrong, ugly, but it also makes it less armored than the regular Abrams because, afaik, you replace the side skirt with the lightly armored ERA mounting. Can someone with the dev server installed make a bug report about this and have it corrected?

All ERA mounting should be removed
The bulletproof glass protection around the gunner and commander hatches should also be removed; they are part of the TUSK kit.

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I imagine gaijin is trying to mimic abrams that are fielded with the TUSK mounting hardware but without the bricks actually installed which still looks pretty good on units that run it like that

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Regardless i do think it would be nice if gaijin just gave us a choice between the 3 options so that we can just run it in whichever configuration we want

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Interesting. And yeah, it would be nice if we could run it fully clean. I’d prefer fully clean than this if we can only get two.

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This is why a vismod system should have been implemented when they started adding tanks with packaged armor add ons.

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Thank you for this picture!

I’m not a fan of this “mod”, as, like OP said, it’s worse armoured than if it had the baseline skirts; but seeing it’s an actual thing is neat.

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Current SEP v2 without the kit is not only heavier but less armored than the SEP… lmfao. And this is supposed to be the top US tank.

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As suboptimal as this change is, it’s still a big improvement to finally have the chance to remove the 3 tons worth of ERA.

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Now all that’s left is to be able to remove the armor from the Merkava, the C1A2 Mexas, and the Challengers 2 TES and EOS. Make removing armor better than carrying it, since it’s an extra weight that doesn’t provide protection. On the T-80 and 90, I don’t think they’d want to remove the Kontakt and Relikt to lose weight, haha.

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that is the correct MOD for the Sep v2

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If it’s about visual distinction, RCWS + the bars at the front would be enough, plus other details.

Hopefully those steel bars would also provide at least some extra protection lmao.

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@Smin1080p_WT As of right now, removing the tusk kit effectively makes the SEP v2 worse than the SEP(composite side skirts are replaced by thin steel sheet mounting). SEP v2 without TUSK is both heavier and less armored than the SEP. Surely this can’t be by design from Gaijin?

Any chance you could transfer that request to dev team so that the SEP v2 without TUSK is fully clean and more accurate? Please while it’s still dev server? 🙏

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Hey. Unfortunately it wont be possible as this requires quite a drastic model edit. The devs are already aware of requests for a further modification to remove the remaining brackets, but the weight saving would not be as dramatic as the ERA itself once removed. It remains something open to consideration in the future. But right now the mod is as intended.

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Thanks for the quick response.

Hoping this will change in a somewhat near future. At least the devs are aware of it.

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How is this an explanation? You already have multiple models of the M1 Abrams and their sideskirts, all of them are literally the exact same…it is really not that hard to remove the ERA racks from the side armor.

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These are entirely different vehicles. Whats being described applies to the SEP v2 and specifically that model.

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Yes, and modifying the SEPV2’s model is rather easy when the side armor of the hull is identical to the preceding SEPV1, so tell the devs to do what they do best - copy paste it from the SEP to the V2.

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Im afriad there is more too it than that.

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So you’re saying the V2 either has to equip ERA and sacrifice mobility, or omit ERA and keep its side armor below V1 levels? Isn’t that just a downgraded version?

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Hey,

The devs have any plans to separate the TUSK and the mine protection on SEPV1 too? Today, once you install TUSK on SEP, both (TUSK+ mine protection) is installed… Would be nice be able to install the TUSK only