backup speed of tanks

[Dee-Jaý]

I think all Tanks in FH could do with a speedboost of 20 %.

Either that, or make them travel faster on roads (dosn´t seem to be possible).

[Aequitas]

I always thought that tanks in FH could handle rough terrain too well. In a lot of maps, there are AT defenses set up on roads.. but there is absolutely no reason to use roads. I know this is going to hurt, but wouldn't it almost be better to have some of the heavier tanks behave more like the matildaII?

Look at Gold Beach. Up the road, there are several places where AT defenses are ready for tanks. Beside the house (even though it's in a stupid place, view blocked by a hill), and further up there are more cannons that most people have probably never seen. There is NO reason for the tanks to stick to the road, so all these defenses are useless.

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by Kämpfer

It depends on the tank but from what I have seen most tanks had on average 6 gearboxes forward and one backward. So unless I have no idea what I am talking about then it would be able to move 1/6 as fast backwards as it could

Er, I'm almost positive most tanks had only one transmission. Gearbox is a slang term for a transmission. A single transmission is all that is necessary, even on specialty vehicles like the Puma. The Puma had special gear ratios, giving it equal abilities both forward and backward. There would be no good reason to put two transmissions on a tank, they are very heavy and likely not have enough benefit to make up for the additional weight.

[PanzerAce]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Er, I'm almost positive most tanks had only one transmission. Gearbox is a slang term for a transmission. A single transmission is all that is necessary, even on specialty vehicles like the Puma. The Puma had special gear ratios, giving it equal abilities both forward and backward. There would be no good reason to put two transmissions on a tank, they are very heavy and likely not have enough benefit to make up for the additional weight.

Gearbox: A protective casing for a system of gears.

a transmission is the entire essembly that causes the the vehicle to move, ie: engine -> Gear box -> drive shaft etc. A gear box is just one part of the transmission system. and besides, no one actually mentioned transmissions, we are all just wondering (or i was atelast) wondering how many gears tanks had and how fast they could go in reverse. and for whoever said that terrain stuff cant be done, to show ease of travel, i think i once heard a dev say that it could be done and that tanks in game actually did travel slower when not on a road.

[CamBo]

Originally Posted by Kämpfer

Or in the case of the French(or if it offends you a generic country) they have six gearboxes in their tanks. Five for backward, one for forward incase they get attacked from behind.

:lol:

[the_unborn]

Tiger had 8 speeds forward and 4 reverse

[LordKhaine]

The british daimler armoured car also had as many reverse gears as forward. I'm unsure if theres any maths behind the reverse speed, or if the BF1942 engine just defines reverse speed as a % of the forward speed?

[[11PzG]matyast]

I agree, tanks should be generally faster....I mean normally tanks were cruising on roads at speeds of 40km/h....and that is a lot...

I think the current reverse speed is only accurate with the heavier tanks, not with tanks such as the panzerIVH...

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by PanzerAce

Gearbox: A protective casing for a system of gears.

a transmission is the entire essembly that causes the the vehicle to move, ie: engine -> Gear box -> drive shaft etc. A gear box is just one part of the transmission system. and besides, no one actually mentioned transmissions, we are all just wondering (or i was atelast) wondering how many gears tanks had and how fast they could go in reverse. and for whoever said that terrain stuff cant be done, to show ease of travel, i think i once heard a dev say that it could be done and that tanks in game actually did travel slower when not on a road.

Sorry sir, that is incorrect.

According to dictionary.com, a transmission is "an assembly of gears and associated parts by which power is transmitted from the engine to a driving axle. Also called a gearbox."

The engine, and its associated mechanisms, is not part of the transmission. The transmission is the device which keeps the engine at more-or-less constant power output while changing the ratio of engine revolutions to wheel revolutions. It is a single step in energy's journey from gasoline, through the combustion process in the engine, through the pistons and crankshaft, to the transaxle and finally to the differential and to the driving wheels of the vehicle.

The transmission assembly itself is housed in a steel compartment and filled with lubricating fluid. Hence the term 'gearbox', also noted specifically in the dictionary definition.

[Meadow]

French jokes = Pathetic venting by Brainwashed American Morons.(BAM)