Warrior re-design!!!

V4.SKUNK · Post by **V4.SKUNK** » 2008-02-21 12:40

A couple of weeks ago the British Warrior got a armour upgrade to combat the ied/mine threat.
He is the new armour courtesy of the lovely MOD...

http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BB228889 ... Armour.JPG

It'd be nice to see it in a new PR update...

Post by **Rudd** » 2008-02-21 13:12

Silly MOD, don't they realise ppl are trying to make mods over here?

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2008-02-21 14:00

Man, the DEVs make a nice warrior model, then the MoD comes along and changes it on them. What jerks.

Also, that is a combination of applique and slat armor, so it seems unlikely that it was meant to protect from IEDs. What you can see in the pic is probably to increase survivability versus RPGs and EFPs.

Post by **Rhino** » 2008-02-21 15:19

BloodBane611 wrote:Man, the DEVs make a nice warrior model, then the MoD comes along and changes it on them. What jerks.

hehe, in fact the warrior model is nothing like as nice as our CR2 or Scimitar models, it was made well before vBF2's release.

Maxfragg · Post by **Maxfragg** » 2008-02-21 15:23

then your skin is at least as good that noone realizes that the moddel isn't that good and it is defnatly better then the L86a for example

Post by **Deadfast** » 2008-02-21 15:24

[R-DEV]Rhino wrote:hehe, in fact the warrior model is nothing like as nice as our CR2 or Scimitar models, it was made well before vBF2's release.

Yet it looks better than 100% of DICE's models

Expendable Grunt · Post by **Expendable Grunt** » 2008-02-21 17:13

Can has upgrade plees?

Post by **Bob_Marley** » 2008-02-21 19:07

Perfect excuse to put on the 40mm mid life upgrade turret too *nudge nudge*

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2008-02-21 23:25

[R-MOD]Bob_Marley wrote:Perfect excuse to put on the 40mm mid life upgrade turret too *nudge nudge*

Might as well give it a leather jacket, some sunglasses and a bottle of "just for men" while were at it!

Before BF2 you say Rhino? What was it's original purpose?

Also how easy is it to paste stuff on to PR owned/contributed models? Does it require alot of arsing about or is as simple as making a small model and e-gluing it on to the original?

Post by **Rhino** » 2008-02-21 23:29

AnRK wrote:Before BF2 you say Rhino? What was it's original purpose?

PR like many other BF2 mods (and many other mods for diffident games for that matter) was founded before BF2 (the game) was released... Its purpose was always to be in PR to serve as the British APC...

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2008-02-22 00:17

Was the plan to mod BF2 even before it came out then? Or did you have something else in mind?

What's this upgraded turret Bob speaks of anyway, I take it it doesn't have 6 round magazines...

Pariel · Post by **Pariel** » 2008-02-22 00:59

And that would be good.

I really hope the Warrior gets updated. It it seriously underpowered compared to other APCs (most notably the Chinese on Quinling).

Post by **Rhino** » 2008-02-22 01:07

AnRK wrote:Was the plan to mod BF2 even before it came out then? Or did you have something else in mind?

Project Reality : Battlefield 2 Mod - History

Project Reality began almost a year before Battlefield 2 was released to the public and as a result had much time for preparation and discussion on what changes could be made upon release. The Modding team took advantage of this to pre-produce art assets to gain a head start upon the retail release of Battlefield 2.

biggest problem we have with our old assets is that most of them are simply not upto quality to match our new work so much of our stuff gets redone which is normally quicker than fixing up the old models

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2008-02-22 01:29

's all good then! Is the AA element of the game something you guys are looking to add more depth to any time soon? Or is it kinda low on the list.

Back to learning "keep on believing" by journey eh, catchy 80's ********...

Eddie Baker · Post by **Eddie Baker** » 2008-02-22 02:53

[quote=""'[R-MOD"]Bob_Marley']Perfect excuse to put on the 40mm mid life upgrade turret too *nudge nudge*[/quote]

It would be if a contract for it had actually been awarded and we had references of the Warrior with both the armor and turret upgrade.

[quote="AnRK""]What's this upgraded turret Bob speaks of anyway, I take it it doesn't have 6 round magazines...[/quote]

The project is called Warrior Lethality Improvement Program and several contractors have been invited to tender submissions for possible selection, the primary objectives being a gyro stabilized platform and an improved cannon. The 30mm Rarden is a powerful round, and a couple of the submissions could allow the UK to keep it, but in a weapon with a higher rate of fire. Other submissions have a 30mm baseline cannon that can be easily upgraded to fire 40mm ammunition which is contained in a telescoping case keeping it the same overall length as the 30mm rounds.

It came up in the Warrior / Rarden thread before it was locked, if I remember correctly.

With regards to the Scimitar, though, they're looking at all new vehicles rather than turret upgrades.

V4.SKUNK · Post by **V4.SKUNK** » 2008-02-22 13:31

BloodBane611 wrote:Man, the DEVs make a nice warrior model, then the MoD comes along and changes it on them. What jerks.

Also, that is a combination of applique and slat armor, so it seems unlikely that it was meant to protect from IEDs. What you can see in the pic is probably to increase survivability versus RPGs and EFPs.

The new armour is designed to stop EFP's, it is also easier to maintain!(replace damaged panels).
It also has improved RPG protection. No one know's how the armour works, it's a secret!!! it's probably Dorchester armour, or some kind of laminated/composite stuff.
I'd like to point out the underside of the warrior has recieved significant protection.

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2008-02-22 15:31

V4.SKUNK wrote: it's probably Dorchester armour,

Made out of compressed cider apples?

SuperTimo · Post by **SuperTimo** » 2008-02-22 15:34

that warrior is so ugly. i want the old one back!!!

V4.SKUNK · Post by **V4.SKUNK** » 2008-02-22 17:54

AnRK wrote:Made out of compressed cider apples?

Not forgetting the main material!!! paper mache and tin foil...

Post by **Bob_Marley** » 2008-02-22 19:36

[R-DEV]Eddie Baker wrote:It would be if a contract for it had actually been awarded and we had references of the Warrior with both the armor and turret upgrade.

Bah, just put the BAE Systems one on there. We all know the whole things rigged