RE: Warning on Jap type 89 tank
I'm looking into this. But it does appear something is indeed wrong with this tank (or perhaps better put, with the ammo selection for the type 90 gun).
I've done some quick testing eliminating all the HE ammo and the type 89 tank with type 90 gun is indeed capable of penetrating 20mm of armor at 500m ranges in the game by using it's AP ammo (although at this range not all rounds will penetrate and you'll have to hit the target straight on, so no angle). Why the game consistently picks the HE ammo is unclear right now. Could be a specific code glitch, perhaps it's because of the overpenetration and increased chance of a mobility kill by HE rounds.
I do know that making this feature (selecting HE ammo for increased chance of track hits when the AP round has no chance of penetrating) work properly for the very low end of AT guns (where the AP penetration barely outdoes the HE penetration) has always been difficult due to the absolute numbers involved.
I'll let you know if and when I something more conclusive.
Narwan
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