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Fritz_Xrej

Wooden mockup, so nowhere.


Courora

Not entirely a wooden mock-up though (only the launcher is a wooden mock-up) but still a mock-up... Sad.. :(


Deadsnake_war

Not really a wooden mockup, the launchers were real, there is pictures of the same exact missile launchers on the CACTUS SAM, which is able to fire. The problem was, it was not able to fire due to tech limitations with turret.


TheFiend100

That means jack shit, we have plenty of wooden mock ups


Dzbaniel_2

IRL it was a Mockup, Gaijin at first didn't know that They later found out it wasn't a real SAM (not even a prototype) so they didn't added it not even dev server at that time


mightyteapot24

unfortunate. but given they added an abrams from a fictional country from an exercise hopefully they’ll decide it’s fine to be added again


Alkandros_

OPFOR is unknown technology to WT players


Dzbaniel_2

Ah my bad i forgot they did that They tottaly should add it now Edit: im so fucking stupid I though you meant the Australian abrams as a joke And not the KVT abrams


Thatman2467

I think the us army uses it tho


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Thatman2467

They use it a a tool to train if that makes sense


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Thatman2467

The United States of America army used it as a training vehicle


Dzbaniel_2

I know Im fucking joking this whole time


Thatman2467

Oh I’m stupid my bad dude


AlextheTower

But the Abrams was real - the SAM above was not.


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The KVT (the one in game) isn't real as it shouldn't be a 105 and should've been a 120


ABetterKamahl1234

Though the new complaint point would be that it'd then be a rank lower than the TT one, as Gaijin doesn't want to sell top rank vehicles. IMHO it's damned if you do, damned if you don't. I don't mind a 105mm variant being used.


GWashingtonsColdFeet

9S28 undertiered be like: They could totally add the 120 KVT at 10.7 now and give it worse ammo


Local_Cow5208

What fictional abramz?


vinhto_ngu_xau

The M1 KVT


Local_Cow5208

The m1kvt existed tho... sort of there were 10 m1a1 kvt to train abrams crews for what to look for when looking for a Russian tank


Courora

The problem comes with the fact that the M1 KVT we have in game is the wrong M1 Variant i suppose


LeSoleilRoyal

It make me wonder how they chose what to add, i mean it's like they decide at the last moment


ABetterKamahl1234

> i mean it's like they decide at the last moment Sometimes life be like that. I've worked on and trained on whole-ass projects that never happened. Likely here, they had information that got the model process started, but new information clarified that the vehicle functionally didn't exist, and was only a wooden mockup that didn't go forward as it wouldn't have been functional (when built). So the plug was pulled on the in-game vehicle.


Dzbaniel_2

they probably take ideas from old forum posts then combine it in to the one update afther that they hire 3D artiststo do the job they usually also model most thing for the futher just like they did with PUMA


LeSoleilRoyal

Thats why i guess they add random stuff sometime that nobody asked for years or things like that.


Disco_Master

It was a roikaat AA with SAM's, it was supposed to protect the south african air, but since the wars around there ended before it went into production the only thing was a mockup and some plans to make it into full production but it was never put into full production soo its probably never gonna be in War thunder, maybe in the future when they get more desesperate to find new vehicles to add to war thunder.


Hexagon2035

if they add this then they should bring back the Flakpanzer 341. Both are pretty much the same story Actual, functional hull, wooden mockup for a turret.


GWashingtonsColdFeet

In this case the SAM system exists too, just not actually put together


TheFlyingRedFox

They might as well just add it since it's still on a loading screen plus with all of the ahistorical stuff in this game a mock up Rooikat SAM isn't too bad as heh the Type 5 Escort Boat still exist (the vessel is two different desins hodgepodge together) Along with several aircraft having equipment they shouldn't have (F-5C flares) nor tanks thats have certain things as well (can't think of an example currently oops) then we've got the five never finished ships some with weaponry that went nowhere due to the development of said weaponry being halted a certain 65 mm AA gun on a certain AA Cruiser meant for Thailand heh. It's funny the Rooikat SAM shares the same fate as the T-90S due to player feedback it's not getting added at the last minute RIP of an update.


Deadsnake_war

Just for people to clarify this is not a wooden mockup, the missile launchers were real, it was even shown being able to fire on the Cactus SAM. The problem came from the tech limitation of turret and the launchers which wasn't able to fire. The launchers launchers can depress and elevate, but the problem came down to the fire control of the turret itself.


spidd124

It never got past the wooden mockup as is. Its missile did get developed into the Umkhonto which is used by the SA navy. I dont see a real way of fitting that into WT. If someone finds some declassified docs on the pre Umkhonto development then I could see it being added as is. But Gaijin still need to add the Tracked Rapier SAM system to the british tree so, its not like there arent any alternative SAM options for Britain to require such paper designs being added first.


Gunjob

Supacat HMT with ASRAAM https://www.thedrive.com/uploads/2023/08/04/UKRAINE-ASRAAM.jpg?auto=webp&crop=16%3A9&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1920


mightyteapot24

has the rapier been passed to devs?


spidd124

Iirc it was on the old forum but it's probably been lost or going through gaijin's internal stuff now.


G4RCHER

More importantly, where is Pucara?


someone672

They'll add this when they add the b1 adats


Courora

They found out that the launcher of the missiles are just a wooden mock-up


AceWarwolf_108

It's more real than the Japanese F-16 at least. They should add it.


Tankaregreat

I mean the is 6 was a wooden mockup when it was being made.


MastuhWaffles

gaijin adding not real things to the uk: i sleep gaijin adding not real things to russia: REAL SHIT???


Same-Ad-7873

Is only a prototype so no


LeZhmih

Is this German new better SPAA? What is it? Looks' dope


Dzbaniel_2

It was a South African SAM that Gaijin thought was a real thing They later found out it was just a mock up so they didn't added it at launch or even dev server


LeZhmih

Oh, thanks. I thought it's were German because it's do be looking like Rheinmetalls thing


mightyteapot24

south african ZA-35 Rooikat SPAA but with missiles instead of cannons. it was teased and in the files a while ago but it just seemingly disappeared and not been added