Hello everyone,
a lot of you have noticed, that the E-50/E-50M mantlet model was changed to a… well, a more historical one really.
This is how it was in 8.7:
And this is how it will be
Notice that the new mantlet does leave more space uncovered on the lower part of the turret. It has been proved in the test that it makes the turret somewhat more vulnerable.
Now if only they would change the gun mantlet on the Panther II…
This is the same, while the depression was buffed regardless.
P II didn’t have clipping issues like the E-50 (the Schmalturm was designed to have -8 depression on the Panther and other potential users), all the devs had to do was to change the value.
This mantlet also allows a better gun depression, at the cost of being….weaker in terms of armor. Also, for some weird reason the elite turret is slightly wider in the new E-50, but this might be just me.
Visually i liked the previous one.
I think the Saukopfblende from “Drehstab” looks far better
Doesn’t looks that sexy anymore… :(
yes, i liked the old one, had better shape, but i think the turret nerf(higher chances of hitting the flat zone) comes with the ufp buff
does this affect only the top turret of the E-50 and the E-50m turret?
Also for skinning purposes, will the area of old mantlet be affected or laid over or what?
I can’t download the CT right now so i need some answers i guess.
Stock E-50 turret also have “bell” gun mantle (aka new one)
Omg, it’s ugly as hell. I hope that someone will make a mod to change it back….
If you don’t mind having the mantlet sinking into the roof at full depression…
Or you download the one from Drehstab:
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/135147-drehstabs-tank-re-modeling-thread/#top
Why again e50 guns look ridiculous? 8,8 on panther 2 is bigger than 10,5 here. And 88 on e50 looks like 7,5 L100 wtf?
Well, the Panther II actually has it’s old model back from the days it’s been a top german medium at tier9, so the gun model of a 8.8 is actually a 10.5 and the mantlet should be different aswell.
Excuse me sir … are tryin to hide smth in the LFP of the e-50m ??
Im smelling a hipocrit
Omg that is so horribly ugly… let me keep my old mantlet please
I don’t know why but I like it :P
As I noticed: front depression on E-50 is still about -6 degress, only sides has -8.
SS, can you write an article about the mantlet model change of Tiger H in 8.8? It got a nice trollish mantlet that can actually bounce now.
you only get -5 depress at the front with the E-50 now, -6 on the E-50M
only -8 on the sides. apparently
the depression buff its a nerf… gj WG