dima Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Turret rotation and hull rotation of tanks in CMBB has been confusing me a lot lately. So I went and looked up info. From russian armor history books for T-34-85 it is stated that turret had electrical motor for rotation. Maximum was 4.2 RPM. In tests on elite tanks in CMBB the turret turns 180 degrees in 20 sec. In other words rotation speed is 1.5 RPM. This seems a bit too slow even on the battlefield. Would anyone elaborate on this ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastables Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Yes, you might be on to something here. I'd originally thought it had to do with the lack of turret basket, which would of course impede the loader. But then again that abstraction might be better served by having a slower rate of fire to simulate the loader having to "walk after the gun". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 I'll put the question to Charles since I don't know. However, obviously an answer won't be coming back too soon due to the Holidays The turret basket might be factored in here. But like I said, I don't know. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 Originally posted by dima: Turret rotation and hull rotation of tanks in CMBB has been confusing me a lot lately. So I went and looked up info. From russian armor history books for T-34-85 it is stated that turret had electrical motor for rotation. Maximum was 4.2 RPM. In tests on elite tanks in CMBB the turret turns 180 degrees in 20 sec. In other words rotation speed is 1.5 RPM. This seems a bit too slow even on the battlefield. Would anyone elaborate on this ?That is assuming 1) the electrical motor is working 2) the crew isn't scared to death of the thing 3) you have mastered the use of the motor to perfection. 1 was generally true (depending on type, not all T-34s came with this option fitted) these things were simple enough, 2 is a given as there is no turret basket the crew is running around in a place filled with sharp objects, too many guys for such a cramped space, lose floormats, shells, spent cartridges and whatnot. The sparks and bits of metal well only add to the atmosphere... 3 is the crux. The motor is capabel of turning the turret quickly and somewhat efficiently but not very accuratly (only 2 different speed IIRC and as mentioned crude). So turning the turret is going to be a mix of manual and electrical 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastables Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Anything? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Try the late 1944 model of T-34/85 and you'll see much faster turret rotation. The earlier models do not have the electric motor. Charles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leit Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 The electric rotary mechanism on t-34 turret had 3 speeds: 1: 2..3 RPM 2: 3..4 RPM 3: 4..6 RPM Manual speed wasn't determined in study guide. referense: "The T-34 manual. Edition the second 1944 year". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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