How good is the protection of the composite
YES. This would be a massive help to cap off the SA tree after the TTD
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If the TTD got its proper Unclassified docs of it armour then this would work as a great middle ground between the 105 TTD and 120 TTD production model
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The 120mm TTD is unlikely to ever be added, unfortunately. The 120mm GT-6 was built but never mounted. Maybe in a few years if they relax their requirements for vehicles to be added.
Side question, what’s wrong with the armour? How much better should it be?
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Do you have a source or forum post or bug report that talks about this?
Unfortunately not so we could never see the real armour in-game, but I saw the files and docs they were in and I was quite surprised how good the armour values compared to the leaked Abrams armour or Leopard 2A5 armour
This isn’t the TTD turret, it’s the turret for the Optimum without the additional armour
And it has the 105mm gun, not the 120mm.
Compare:
This is the 120mm during testing:
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You seem to be correct, I think I was confused by the different mantlet.
Would the TTD production model have been able to use the same composite as the Optimum?
Did the Optimum have a new turret?
Really good extract, I’ve never seen that before.
The turret-only images are constantly being used to show ‘120mm TTD turret’, it’s interesting to see that disproved.
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But Shhh don’t tell Gaijin or we have less chance of getting the TTD 120
Yes, different turrets. The Optimum’s turret was designed following the TTD, and was closely inspired from it, but they were different. I highly doubt the TTD would have been able to mount the same composite without some modifications. I don’t believe it was ever even planned to do so (although the TE article for it does briefly say “Additional reactive armor packages were to be added to the turret and hull to counter anti-tank missiles” – but what that refers to, I don’t know. If I remember correctly, the Optimum’s base turret is lighter and has more advanced composites, as well as the additional armour.
@NaasBotha24 I don’t know if the prototype had the 1020hp engine but this says the rest were at least planned to have it.
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I wish the Optimum entered service in stead of the now mk2 , 'cause that centurion turret is so small and uncomfortable for the crew and the only armour on the mk1b and mk2 is from small amounts of composite in only the turret front but the Optimum had a new turret with new gun upgradeability, more protection, better optics, higher ammo count with blowout panels, higher p/w ratio and top speed.
Edit: But the TTD should’ve been accepted and got the Optimum’s composite on the turret front and sides similar to the Leo 2A5 etc.
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+1 Very nice
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that is not a 120, its a 105
Yes unfortunately. I’m not the first person to be confused by it.
Suggestion passed to the developers for consideration.
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