fixed All Ural 375s are actually Ural 4320s

[Northstar98]

Hi everyone,

A fairly minor issue that's as old as DCS: every unit with "Ural-375..." in its name (be it current or in-development assets) are not actually Ural 375s, they are in fact Ural 4320s.

While the 2 are very similar externally, there is at least one obvious difference, which is by far the easiest way to tell them apart - the grille; the Ural 4320 has a grille with much more prominent vertical bars compared to the 375. The vertical bars also have a slight angle to them roughly 1/3 the way down from the top, whereas the 375 looks to be pretty much completely flat.

Here's a comparison of what the 2 look like in reality:

Ural 375D:

 

Ural 4320:

Note the significantly more prominent and thicker vertical bars on the grille on the 4320 as opposed to the 375 and also the slight angle to them ~1/3 the way down from the top.

 

And here are the current models present in game:

Truck Ural-375:

Truck Ural-375 Mobile C2:

SPAAA ZU-23 Mounted Ural 375:

As you can see, all 3 clearly resemble Ural 4320s - not Ural 375s. To top it off, the unit "Truck Ural-4320T" has an identical cab with an identical grille seen in these models.

This also applies to the 2 WIP Ural 375 trucks, showcased in this newsletter from 2019:

While the angle of these 2 don't give us a good view of the grille, it's still fairly clear that these are actually Ural 4320s as opposed to 375s (the more prominent vertical bars can just be seen, and they have the angle to them).

When these WIP models do finally get released it would be better to have them replace "Truck Ural-4320" and not "Truck Ural-375" as that too is an outdated LOMAC-era legacy model.

Spoiler

On a related note, the Chieftain Mk 3 isn't a Mk 3 (it's actually at least a Mk 5/L but if it's supposed to be based on the Mk 3, that would make it a Mk 7/L - not a Mk 3) and the U-boat VIIC U-flak isn't a U-flak (instead it's a typical late (1944/45) Type VIIC or Type VIIC/41)

Edited July 23, 2023 by Northstar98
replaced broken image link

[Flappie]

Fixed in today's update.

[Northstar98]

While minor, awesome news! Very pleased this has finally gotten fixed!