Yuri Pasholok’s Q&A

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http://ritastatusreport.blogspot.com/2015/06/yuri-pasholoks-q.html

Source: Rita Sobral

Hello warriors,

Yuri Pasholok – Wargaming's historian – answered some more questions!

 – the recently leaked picture by Wargaming is nothing historical, just some thing made up by an artist:

– Yuri is not aware of other SPG projects based on Churchill chassis than the Churchill Gun Carrier. It's possible there were projects for more
– Isreali Centurion engine compartments were standardized for the AVDS-1790-2AC diesel. It is likely not true that the Centurions used captured Soviet tank diesel engines (like the V-55) since putting such an engine in a Centurion would require a significant engine compartment overhaul
– 122mm U-11 on KV-1 in WoT is historical, the project was called KV-9 (was not mass-produced though)
– WG has the Chinese materials on T-34-X tanks, they are very interesting but unfortunately for now there's no right to publish them
– Two variants of Object 430 were indeed discussed, they are mentioned in the accounting archives
is a real project and despite its size six people could indeed fit in:

– the Soviet SPG's (such as the Object 261) were projected with existing guns in mind, in this case the B-4. There was also the BR-2 gun with many project as well. As such the appearance of the gun on tiers 7-9 is historical.
– apparently the Chinese “121” is the WZ-121 (the first variant with Chinese 100mm gun). Other guns were intended for the platform as well.
– only little info exists on “Blohn und Voss 1961” tank but enough to reconstruct its appearance apparently if necessary
– there were dozens and dozens of Soviet projects from the 50's. Some are still secret however. In the game there are for example 2 variants while in real life there were 7 at least
– the IS-3 with BL-9 designation is not completely historical. In 1945 the BL-13 gun was designed for heavy tanks (the same as on Object 260). So basically there was an idea but the plan didn't move any further.
– there was no IS-2 variant with a 152mm gun
– there was no request towards historical department to build a third Soviet branch
– the third German TD branch is unlikely to come, there is only one more tier 10 TD candidate and it's a copy of an existing one (Jpz and Jagdmaus). “Why would you need another branch of Waffenträgers without tier 10?” If there will be more German TD's, they will come separately and not as a branch.
– there is no need to expect the M6A2E1 in HD with an advanced () turret, a decision was made to model the vehicle that was actually built in metal
– currently the developers are not working on alternative French TD branch, it would just be a copy of the first one
– there are interesting light vehicle concepts by ARL and FCM as alternatives to the ELC but they have recoilless guns and as such are banned from WoT
– Yuri Pasholok on British branch to tier : “As far as I know, they collected enough material for it already a long time ago.”
– restoration of Maus “project” was closed and does not continue
– Yuri does not know whether WG will have another tank restored to function. He personally works on restoring an armored cutter (a ship) but that's a different group of volunteers

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