[narwan]

Even though it's not a feature I've been using sofar I understand the reasoning behind it. If your not moving directly towards a threat you could under the old system still orient your turret (and its heavier armor) towards either known enemies or the sides you fear an ambush might come from (facing that hex reduces chances of a succesful close assault for example AFAIK and again the heavier armor on the turret front would offer more protection against fired rounds). For many AFV's (MBT's especially) it can make a great difference if you get hit, by an ATGM for example, on the front or side of your turret.

Narwan