Tank Recovery - Will it be modelled?

[[KG]Destaex]

Was thinking about the Tiger tanks "Ready to use" recovery cables and curious if tank recovery would be modelled for the Tiger tank. But also for the other tanks.

 

Under the circumstances that:

- Rain creates mud and bogging occurs

- Battle damage causes the crew to bail but the tank to survive

- Battle damage causes enough damage to make the tank immobile but allows them to stay and fight while help comes

 

With the recovery personel of:

- Another Tiger tank

- A recovery prime mover and trailer

- Bergtiger - probably out of time frame - or other specialised engineering vehicle

 

I can imagine some pretty cool missions where your tank is immobile and has to be recovered under fire while friendlies defend you. Then is hiked back to spawn for repair.

[Thad]

As  you describe. Unlikely.

 

We will probably have to accept the simulated rearm, refuel and repair capabilities we have currently. 

[[KG]Destaex]

Yeah. I just learnt how to get rearm, repair and refuel into game. So yeah guess that will do. Being able to call a repair vehicle will be an interesting project. At least it seems that any vehicle could be used for this. So you could have tanks repair one another. However I believe tanks repair themselves as long as you have the engine off? Actually I think my crew put out a fire and then repaired manual traverse without me turning off the engine, but the engine was knocked out at the time!

Edited July 20, 2020 by [KG]Destaex

[=J18=FritzGerald]

How do you rearm and refuel? And is there any way to get new crew members?

[namhee2]

You can have a tank driven to a land mine, repaired, and then driven on

[SCG_judgedeath3]

1 hour ago, FlyingFalcon said:

How do you rearm and refuel? And is there any way to get new crew members?

If the server maker puts in the refuel/epair truck on the map you just drive to it, turn off engine and do repairs like normal, but instead of taking 30 minutes it takes just a few minutes to fix all damages, and you get refuelled and new ammo etc.
But so far I only seen it on SCG sunday missions and not on the multiplayer servers.

[=J18=FritzGerald]

That makes sense, thank you!

 

[LachenKrieg]

10 hours ago, [KG]Destaex said:

Yeah. I just learnt how to get rearm, repair and refuel into game. So yeah guess that will do. Being able to call a repair vehicle will be an interesting project. At least it seems that any vehicle could be used for this. So you could have tanks repair one another. However I believe tanks repair themselves as long as you have the engine off? Actually I think my crew put out a fire and then repaired manual traverse without me turning off the engine, but the engine was knocked out at the time!

 

5 hours ago, FlyingFalcon said:

How do you rearm and refuel? And is there any way to get new crew members?

I think you have to open a hatch as well after you turn the engine off. Regarding new crew members, it is available along with refuel and rearm when the designer designates/includes a service area with a special vehicle like the Opal Blitz.