Exactly why it was nicknamed “Whispering Death”. But, if it drove by, you would definitely hear that turbine once it’s exhaust was visible. It was also pretty quiet from the driver’s seat. We had a hard time staying awake while troubleshooting faults from the driver’s seat while the engine was running. If there are any M1 tankers on here, they know what I mean.
MIM-72* (AIM-9)
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The fact that Gaijin refuses to recognize how quiet the M1 series tank is (a simple google search results in many articles about how quiet it is), yet chooses to make it extremely loud should tell you that their focus is not on " Historically accurate battles "
How was this data obtained, while driving it or while it was approaching you? Makes a huge difference.
The M1 series engine noise most definitely carries further than the T80.
My driving the tanks themselves with other sounds off.
Any other form requires a second person and 30 minutes of their time.
I have good hearing though, and I don’t know your level of hearing and I’m not about to speculate.
just leave him be, what you say is true hes just like this most of the time
@_Balls_of_Steel
Your PC, headphones, in-game settings [making sure it’s on Stereo], and your own hearing can impact how easily you hear certain frequencies.
My friend’s previous PC had a poor audio chip, and his new one allows him to hear a far wider range of frequency far easier, without changing his headphones.
Cause you shouldn’t be hearing the Abrams over the T-80 in-game, the data shows the T-80 is louder.
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You’re overlooking the whole point that I’ve been trying to share. If you’re in a M1 series tank, your position will be given away much sooner due to noise, when compared to a T-series tank. This is the sound perceived by your enemies, not by you operating the tank.
I’ve never had that experience since Gaijin made Abrams engines quieter years ago.
I also don’t know your situation so I can’t help you in deducing how you could be hearing Abrams over T-80.
Again, never said you were incorrect, I’m saying that your situation is being caused by something, or somethings.
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You’re data, although still an important point, does not give us anything regarding to how other players hear you.
This has always been the experience I’ve had, across several different PCs, headsets, operating systems etc. I also have my hearing tested every year, required by my employer. I sometimes test well, sometimes test with a minor hearing loss in my right ear (probably from all the range time).
And you have game audio manually set to stereo?
The last thing is crew settings, but there’s a bug happening right now that’s either crew related or not.
I know cause I experience the bug.
What I run is no equalizer, no spacial sound, no audio enhancements.
Windows 11.
Game specifically set to Stereo audio.
And that’s how I hear T-80s louder than Abrams.
And of course Leopards louder than everyone else.
I don’t know the solution to your situation, and I hope you can find it.
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@_Balls_of_Steel in reality, Abrams’ engine is so quieter it feels it’s always on idle but for some reason is actually louder stationery than on the move, T-80’s turbine engine is quite louder even at lowest “my engine” volume settings, it’s one of the reasons why I prefer a T-72 over an T-80.
My sound setting in the game was set to auto, which I guess is default. I’ll try it on stereo manually and see if it makes a difference. I don’t run any of the other settings.
By the way, I can already tell the difference in the volume of vehicles at range.
I just don’t understand how this developer can decide that an enemy tank can hear an idle M1 series tank idling, over it’s own engine noise, and that be realistic. The M1 was designed to be quiet, and there are many articles that explain that.
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Dont even get me started on the T64, you can hear its damn lawnmower engine from kilometres away and thats somehow not a problem
Just did a match with Japan.
T-80s were still notably louder than the Abrams.
So much so that one of the Abrams was “whispering” in my headphones despite being the same distance away that a T-80 was previously.
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