The request to replace name VIRSS at Russian tanks

[Epoletov_SPR]

If it is not difficult, replace the name at the Russian tanks of system VIRSS on "Shtora" (curtain).

As it is possible to make and with the Israeli tanks.
To give them the name for this protective system.

[Mobhack]

Epoletov_SPR said:

If it is not difficult, replace the name at the Russian tanks of system VIRSS on "Shtora" (curtain).

As it is possible to make and with the Israeli tanks.
To give them the name for this protective system.

Nope - One fixed name - Visual and Infra Red Screening Smoke. Covers all similar systems of all nations without needing 999 different national names which simply confuse the end user.

ERA over 10 is termed "Advanced ERA".

I also chose ARENA for any sort of shoot-down system as "arena" happens to be a nice small name. That was obviously a mistake as some end users seem to think the name means one particular countries active anti-missile system.

So - I will consider some generic replacement name for "ARENA" that is not country-specific so as not to confuse the end users for the next patch (Active Anti Tank Missile System or similar) - Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) perhaps, from naval usage?.


Andy

[Epoletov_SPR]

Covers all similar systems of all nations without needing 999 different national names which simply confuse the end user.

Forces to study military technics.
The present names would add realness and the encyclopedia.

[pdoktar]

No please, stick with ARENA. It´s a good, short, "sexy" name, and everybody should know what it is or means, or if not, ask here. VIRSS is good too.

[Shan]

I'd also say there are other, more pressing issues to be dealt with than finding a new name... and you provided a very good explanation why different names cannot be covered... one thing you could do, in case it isn't there already, is mention it in the manual.

[Mobhack]

pdoktar said:
No please, stick with ARENA. It´s a good, short, "sexy" name, and everybody should know what it is or means, or if not, ask here. VIRSS is good too.

ARENA is "CIWS" (Close In Weapon System) now - I decided to use the naval acronym for various flavours of things designed to shoot down missiles at short range.

VIRSS stayed - although it is specifically the UK name for the system, it is a generic enough name to cover for all.

Andy