ordered but the turret was being assembled when it got bombed. I dont remember if the 75 was manufactured and delivered tho.
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I found an in-game situation pretty similar to that of the 44M Tas:
I think the closest comparable case is the Swedish Sav m/43 (1944) and Sav m/43 (1946). The Sav m/43 was designed with a new 105 mm howitzer, but this intended gun was not ready on time and was delayed for a while, so the first few Sav m/43s were given a temporary 75 mm replacement gun until the 105 mm howitzers were ready. Later when the 105 mm howitzers were ready, the old 75 mm guns were removed on the existing Sav m/43s and replaced with the new 105 mm howitzers. New Sav m/43s were also built, but with the new 105 mm howitzers already installed.
In War Thunder, the Sav m/43 was added in two separate forms. The 1944 version has the 75 mm temporary replacement gun, while the 1946 version has the intended new 105 mm howitzer. Other than their guns, these two ‘versions’ are identical.
This situation is almost the same as that of the 75 mm and 80 mm guns of the Tas:
- Both vehicles were designed with a new gun
- Both new guns were not ready on time
- Both vehicles were given older guns as temporary replacements
- Both vehicles would replace the older temporary guns with the new guns when ready
- Both vehicles would be further/mass produced with the new gun
Considering how the Sav m/43 75 mm and 105 mm situation is the same as the 44M Tas 75 mm and 80 mm situation, and how the Sav m/43 was added to War Thunder in both 75 mm temporary form and 105 mm intended form, I think it is safe to say that the 44M Tas should follow this precedent. Therefore, we can conclude that the Tas should be added in both 75 mm temporary form and 80 mm intended form.
The different gun versions of the Sav m/43 were named Sav m/43 (1944) and Sav m/43 (1946). This can’t be used with the 44M Tas. Instead, we could use “44M Tas (43.M)” and “44M Tas (29/44.M)”, or maybe “44M Tas (75)” and “44M Tas (80)”. We could also call the 80 mm Tas just the regular “44M Tas”, while we give the 75 mm Tas the longer name, such as “44M Tas (7.5 cm 43.M)”. All of these naming conventions are already used on various tanks in-game.
What should the 75 mm armed Tas be called?
- 44M Tas (75)
- 44M Tas (43.M)
- 44M Tas (7.5 cm 43.M)
- Something else
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What should the 80 mm armed Tas be called?
- 44M Tas (80)
- 44M Tas (29/44.M)
- 44M Tas
- 44M Tas (8 cm 29/44.M)
- Something else
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A rare beast that need to come to the game!
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Why just not 44M Tas (early) and (late)?
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