Turk,
i am comparing hatch thickness to protection level. Because there is no compensation to thick armor. I think only a Turkish Altay fanboy would argue that the Altay's ~.5-1" thick hatch/roof is comparable to the T-14's ~5"-6" armor.
And guess what the Altay has 2 paper thin hatches on its paper thin turret, for a grand total of
3 hatches, while the T-14 only has 2 hatches that are about 5 to 6 times thicker.
Moral of the story, you make fun of the T-14 having 2 hatches on the hull while the Altay has 2 hatches on the Turret with one also located on the hull as well. At the end of the day the T-14 can withstand some top attacks and RPG's hits to the roof while the Altay would be lucky to withstand a standard .50 cal to the roof.
Yes and the Altay must also have the ability to fly, right? The Altay's hatches are not hidden from anyone and even if they were hidden, it would not change the fact that the Altay has a paper
thin roof. Let me repeat that, thin hatch means thin roof.
Well they are the one's that started it first, so i had no option other then to defend my honor. But it is pathetic how they started the fight but now are struggling to counter my arguments. The latest argument which was from a Turkish "think Tank" was that the T-14 has 2 hatches so it is "vulnerable" yet the Altay has 3 hatches that are paper thin.
Another guy was bragging about the Altay's FCS (fire control system) being "modern". I'm not sure why he was bragging about some unknown "modern" FCS, someone forgot to give him the memo that FCS systems have been around for 60+ years and all tanks have them. The guy clearly didn't know anything about FCS or tanks in general. so when he read that the Atlay had a FCS he jumped on it as if it was something unique only to the Altay.
And yet most turks also keep claiming that the T-14 turret is bigger then the Altay's. I don't know which of those comments are the dumbest.