Updates in light of Ukraine war
Some things presently in the game fairly obviously need updating in light of the war in Ukraine:
- Ukrainian OOB, add Javelins, NLAWs, Panzerfausts, Stingers, Starstreak.
- Active protection systems (e.g., Shtora) DO NOT WORK, or at least there are no reports of any of them stopping even a single Stugna-P, Javelin, or other anti-tank weapon. Why this is is hard to say - could be poor Russian maintenance but Ukrainian tanks also seem to be suffering the same thing.
- ERA is also a lot less effective in reality than it is in this game, at least not against tandem warheads or top-attack weapons.
- In reality T-72s, T80s, and T90s appear much more vulnerable than they do in this game. Of course there is selection bias in the videos that you can find online, but there is little evidence that the armour of these tanks is very effective against even close-range auto-cannon fire (cf a Ukrainian BTR-4 taking out a Russian T72B3M from the side with its 30mm cannon in Mariupol).
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