WoT Console MBTs; My Thoughts on Bringing them to PC
Дата: 15.04.2021 07:54:39
Draschel: From the 1950s to 90s, there was a huge emphasis and technological
race on composite armor to defeat HEAT attack. HEAT was and is seen
as an easy and effective means to penetrate rolled steel, as rolled
steel doesn't fair very well against the borrowing conduit effects
of a molten jet. HEAT can be be sued with light weight systems, at
short and long range, doesn't need velocity, doesn't involve
dramatic recoiling weapons. And it does this all quite nicely. But
HEAT has now been proven to be very unrelaible against composite
armor, stand-off additional armor, soft-kill defensive systems, and
hard-kill interception defensive systems (due to HEAT low
velocity) This has placed again, the emphasis on kinetic
penetrators, such as sub caliber, APDSFS and kinetic rod missiles
like LOSAT. These kinetic penetrators also have a better chance in
dealing with composite armor, and additional stand-off armor -- as
these are designed more for contesting HEAT attack. Kinetic rod
penetrators from tanks guns like Leclerc, T-14, Leopard II
shouldn't have too much problem penetrating tanks and/or at least
severely damaging / disabling tanks rated to effective protection
well over 15-1600mm effective VS HEAT. But are only effective VS
6-800mm physical kinetic attack. So again, the cycle returns to
WWII thinking and strategy, tanks are getting heavier and heavier
and thicker and thicker, not just relying on advanced armor
technique (for HEAT) but thickness and density (for SABOT) as well.
It is an ongoing tank race. I imagine them implementing
a system like War Thunder/Armored warfare. Different grades of
metallic alloy. Different reactivity with different polymers. A
tank like Maus or IS7 layered with a heavy steel shell will defend
itself better against kinetic strikes, but they get fried as
the steel armor is sizzled through by even lower capacity
HEAT. Likewise, on the other end a tank like Centurion 7/1 or M60
with Israeli Blazer reactive armor in the 70s may still not be
too protected at all against APCR or APDS, but stops HEAT
cold. Missile defenses can also be included to make them
not too game defining. Missile regulatory mechanics, too. Dazzlers,
laser warning and direction prior to launch, particulate
smokescreen dischargers that confuse/distort beam riding and
obscure line of sight. Who knows. But I like it, it is the bridge
to War Gaming releasing a cross world immersive battlezone like War
Thunder. Ships, tanks, wheeled vehicles, Helicopters, aircraft,
towed guns.....whatever.
WoT Console MBTs; My Thoughts on Bringing them to PC