Comments on: 9.0 HD Armor Changes

By: 9.0 Test – New Armor Models | For The Record

9.0 Test – New Armor Models | For The Record — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:40:01 +0000

[...] the first test went live, I made a post about T-54, Tiger and Sherman armor model changes. Let’s look at the new vehicles and how [...]

By: Meplat

Meplat — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:52:26 +0000

It seems they neglected/deleted the 2″/50.8mm thick rotor shield that is behind that gun shield.
Per Hunnicutt’s book, the total thickness at that point consists of a 3.5″/88.9mm gun shield, and a 2.0″/50.8mm rotor shield.

By: Leedar

Leedar — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:09:52 +0000

Looks like they removed the drive wheel weak point on the Tiger (the disc-like shapes attached to the front of the hull block). I hope they do this for as many tanks as reasonable.

By: VALB Wolvenworks

VALB Wolvenworks — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:57:46 +0000

verily. who fed this poor chap hot guacamole? he’s having a heat craze

By: KLN RKJ

KLN RKJ — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:42:30 +0000

Was that change to the Sherman’s turret armor also made to the Easy-Eight?

By: karn

karn — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:06:00 +0000

Yawn ..every production tier 9 med has buffed modules and the fantasy ones have far lower irl mobility ..) armour is just another module.. Calm your tits

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:49:20 +0000

Your ability to formulate incisive, thorough and topical arguments is the envy of the world.

By: UnFriendly83

UnFriendly83 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:44:55 +0000

Child…

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:37:43 +0000

I was commenting *specifically and exclusively* on Addy’s whine about the 700-horse V-14 engine, and then you waltz in going on about armour.
Yeah, that’s kind of changing the topic.

You know I’m starting to suspect you don’t really “get” how discussions in this format actually work.

Anyways, the lowerplate is de facto butter when you actually get to draw a bead at it which usually means the “T” being above you and/or cresting a terrain obstacle. Most of the time it’s too small, obstructed and at too steep an angle relative to the gun to bother with in the first place.

By: UnFriendly83

UnFriendly83 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:27:48 +0000

Can you explain how I changed the topic? you are making no sense, This was about armour values and changes. And it would seem that the T-54 hull still may not be right, currently it seems that the T-54 hull lacks the weaker lower plate.

I only wan’t to see better historical accuracy, and although it has improved with the T-54 in this patch, it is still not right from what I can see. There are a large amount of tier 8 and 9 tanks that will struggle to penetrate the T-54 hull without having to load premium ammo.

While pretty much all other tier 9 mediums have much easier weak spots to exploit. It would be fair for the T-54 to have a 90 mm lower plate as a weak spot, if that is in fact the proper armour thickness. It can keep that damn 120 mm on its glacis, so long as its slower with it when the upgradeable hulls are implemented, Which is a long way away…