The penetration of HOT missiles is wrong across the board

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HOT missiles are implemented in various vehicles and helicopters in the game, but there is a problem in that their penetration power is set lower than the actual value.

The HOT missile is a SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile and comes in three generations.
All three generations have been implemented in the game, and the set penetration powers are as follows:HOT1=700mm, HOT2=900mm, HOT3=1250mm.

However, according to documents from the Direction générale de l’Armement (DGA), the penetration force is listed as 800mm for HOT1, 1200mm for HOT2, and 1300mm for HOT3 (tandem HEAT), which requires correction.

HOT1 and HOT2 penetration
HOT1 and HOT2 penetration1151×1658 272 KB

HOT3 penetration
HOT3 penetration1155×1664 423 KB

Source: "Comité pour l’Histoire de l’Armement Terrestre période 1945-1975 Tome 10
ARMEMENTS ANTICHARS MISSILES GUIDÉS ET NON GUIDÉS” Co-authored by J.E. STAUFF, J.GUILLOT, and R.DUBERNET
Relevant page: 208-209

This was the limit of the materials I was able to find. If anyone has more detailed and reliable primary sources, please feel free to send me corrections in the comments.

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The issue has been reported and accepted 9 months ago at HOT-2 Incorrect Penetration, though the actual report is internal so we don’t know which HOT missiles they’re working on. The report HOT 2 and 3 missing penetration was marked as a duplicate of the first report, so presumably they’re at least looking at the HOT 2 and 3. A tech mod could probably clarify whether we’ll need an additional report for HOT 1.