I’m not too concerned about the basket if anything I think it’s worth arguing for the fuel tank under neath the crew which always results in the whole tank blowing up in one shot
I don’t think there is a fuel tank like that on the real tank and definitely won’t blow the whole thing up
You definitely don’t want Japanese mains to enjoy ground battles
what? everyone has them bro
However, look very closely at the bottom of the structure hanging from the turret. There is no solid floor. It is a suspended framework, not a closed tub-style basket like on the Abrams or Leopard.
This is actually a massive discovery because it perfectly aligns with the JGSDF manual I posted!
If this suspended structure has an open bottom, it explains exactly how the crew can access the emergency escape hatch on the hull floor (Diagram 3.png).
The issue with War Thunder’s X-Ray model is that Gaijin modeled it as a solid, completely closed basket that blocks everything beneath it. Your photo proves that while a structural frame exists, the solid floor does not. So the in-game damage model is still fundamentally flawed and contradicts both the manual and this photo.
Thank you again for the photo, it actually solves the mystery of the hatch!
If there is an emergency escape hatch under the basket wouldn’t the in game fuel tank right underneath be a issue then?
Yup still an issue. BVM and T90M are full of goofy spots with infinite armor.
After the update I also encountered a few strange situations that I had never dealt with before, such as M829A3 shell can evaporate and deal ZERO damage to:
There are no other top tier MBTs so unpredictable, even with accurate aiming.
Is this common? Yes, and it’s incredibly frustrating, especially since almost every hit on a NATO MBT takes it out of action because of the turret ring and FCS.
This assumes that fuel tank is accurate and not a Gaijin fabrication like a number of things are
There is a hole.
Which of course is blocked by the turret floor:
At the very least don’t let the tank blow up for hitting the fuel tank
that hole is filled by the turret drive as well
holes not in the right spot. Where it should be there is technically barely enough room to use it even with the turret basket existing.
I mean Japanese people (and East Asian people in general) are rather short compared to Americans and Europeans