I also do not believe the two trunnion explanation, the protection is currently still exactly the same in the areas which have not been made hollow when the trunnion pins were removed.
If two trunnions had been modelled, this would not still be the case, the only areas that are now weaker directly match where the trunnion pins have been removed again.
If the devs want mantlets to be an intentional weak spot they can just say, they don’t need to dance around the point.
That’s me when I need to actually play the Elde part 2.
There has one been a few vehicles I truly despise. The Type 87 RCV (both vehicles stock grind was hell).
T95 (bomb magnet)
CA Lorraine (post mobility nerf)
M48 (US and German stock grind is just annoying as hell, just APCR past that I actually like the vehicle)
But of all those vehicles the Elde has been the most aggravating grind and now I’ve gotta do another one that’s even worse with MITL and FnF helicopters…