Comments on: Japanese tier 10 STB-1 – armor schematics

By: Melcyna

Melcyna — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:09:55 +0000

To give an idea of why the searchlight had to be so big, we’re talking tank gunnery engagement range of several kilometers…

this is equivalent to the anti aircraft search light range (except using IR light and not visual wavelength light)

so essentially think of those big giant massive search light of WW2 used to illuminate bombers in the sky, but this time it’s shining IR light downrange to targets on the ground…

if you think of it that way, it’s AMAZING that the light is that small for all intent and purpose…

rocket pods incidentally are pretty redundant and useless for MBT in the first place…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:50:21 +0000

http://i.imgur.com/s3RdI9T.png

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:18:09 +0000

That’s why you’re still single, mate.

By: yup

yup — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:06:50 +0000

this is middle or top? top seems even more angled, atleast 10% than middle, so if its 65% on middle, top very well could be bounce city with 75% angle.

By: Platypusbill

Platypusbill — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:36:38 +0000

This is the prototype of the Type 74, not the production vehicle.

By: J. Moynihan (Polandballs World of Tanks News)

J. Moynihan (Polandballs World of Tanks News) — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:53:26 +0000

I think thats a bit of a jump. We dont know how WG will treat Jap tanks, unlike german tanks (like the Marder)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:48:17 +0000

65 degrees

By: yup

yup — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:58:23 +0000

Whats the angle of front hull? if its 70%+ it can auto bounce and troll alot of shells.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Japanese_-_Type_74_tank_-_2.jpg looks like this could bounce a lot of badly placed shells from tier 8-9. Obviously tier 10 bounce would be rare on this tank hull, but not impossible. The front armor of turrets is great, but god damn huge cupola. Even derp 0.40 + accuracy guns will have no problem hitting it.

By: demonsmaycry

demonsmaycry — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:56:13 +0000

another leopard style tier X with paper armor..

By: Sl8

Sl8 — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:32:25 +0000

Actually, late Cold War would be the 70-80s when the Abrams, Challenger 2, T-80 were developed with laminated armour, ceramic components, ERA, etc. Those nimble glass cannons were developed in the early to mid Cold War period 50-60s, when gun penetration greatly outpaced RHA types of armor design.