Optional equipment - spaced and applique armor

[xWulffx 393]

Although frowned upon by many commanders during wartime due to unnecesary wear and tear on transmissions and suspensions due to the extra weight, many tankers added improvosed armor to thier vehicles form WWI to modern day battlefeilds out of necesity in may cases.  According to some these modes of extra protetion actually proved detrimental to the tanks actual protective armor capabilities.  Many tankers response was - 'what good is the extra x miles of service life on the transmission or suspension if we get blown up in the first 50 miles?'

 

We've all see pictures of tanks and AFV's with sandbags, helmets, and pieces of track hung or welded on the exterior; I even saw pictures somewhere of a StuGIII with logs and dirt on it to bolster its defenses.

 

Some of the notable earlier examples of spaced armor were on the German PzIII, PzIV and some of the TDs like the StuGII and JgPzIV during WWII.  iirc the American Jumbo Sherman was basically an up-armored Sherman with a heavier transmission which was factory produced and many others being field upgrades of existing Shermans with steel cannibalized from derelict tanks and such.  I am sure there are other examples as well.

In the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan homemade uparmoring was referred to as Hillbilly Armor and primarily used as protection from IEDs.

 

In Game several tanks have integral spaced armor like the PzIVH for example. 

 

Would allowing applique/up-armored/bolted on and/or add on spaced armor be workable in WOT as peices of optional equipment or would it be too complicated with the armor modeling layouts?

[Merky_Merc 79]

If this was added it wouldn't be optional, everyone would use it. 

[xWulffx 393]

If this was added it wouldn't be optional, everyone would use it. 

 

The extra weight could slow you down and hinder turn rate, so mebbe not everyone.

[_deathadder_ 4]

it would be usable on heavy tanks since they are already slow, but i like my mediums and lights to be fast. so an option for extra camo like branches and leaves on the move? extra protection against (land)arty in the form of spaced armor is a great thing to have tho

[Jammore 76]

Maybe allow to armor one side of the tank instead of one piece of equipment. For example add 10mm/10% (whichever is less) of more armor/spaced armor to the front/left/right/back/top of your tank. That way you could make three sides of your tank more armored. But on some tanks it would made you a bit impervious, so maybe split it to turret and hull. Like having Hull-front, back, left, right; Turret - front, back, left, right. Even in this configuration it could made some tanks almost indestructible frontally. It is historical, but a bit complicated and should have visual representation in game, which could be a problem. I like that idea, but I think it is not applicable and viable.

[mammoth_hunter12 0]

The extra  armor would only be useful for heavies since they are not known for speed, and heavily armored tank destroyers such as the e3, t95, jpze100 etc. it could also be useful for machines who have slow speed like a heavy, but only have so-so armor like the e4.

[Haswell 2,399]

Maybe allow to armor one side of the tank instead of one piece of equipment. For example add 10mm/10% (whichever is less) of more armor/spaced armor to the front/left/right/back/top of your tank. That way you could make three sides of your tank more armored. But on some tanks it would made you a bit impervious, so maybe split it to turret and hull. Like having Hull-front, back, left, right; Turret - front, back, left, right. Even in this configuration it could made some tanks almost indestructible frontally. It is historical, but a bit complicated and should have visual representation in game, which could be a problem. I like that idea, but I think it is not applicable and viable.

Apply armor to E-100 turret front, LFP.

 

Insta-SuperMaus.

 

Pls no.

[Jammore 76]

Give me armor on Obj 140 front hull and it is a super t-54

[W1zzar3 6]

Ye, cause it would totally help against gold.

 

Instead, they have to make all heavies armor 50% better or give every tank twice the hitpoints. Cause u know, tank battles with your tank getting 1-2-3 shotted, don´t rly feel like tank battles.

[Assassin7 4,353]

I'm a maybe for this. I think it should not be that much, it should only be for heavies, and only be applied to the ufp. Not the turret, no where other than that. It should also have a massive weight, and effect traverse speed of the tank. It should also increase the repair cost of the tank.

[Zynth 64]

I had the idea of implementing it as equipment or consumable. It'll mean you have to give up more.

Perhaps another alternative is linking the armor to the suspension module. Additional armor can result in lower track hitpoints (mechanical strain), worse ground resistance and traverse.