Challenger II Armour: Wrong name?

[Fanaticus]

Hi,

I don't if this is intentional or not, but the Challenger II MBT page at the BF:EVO site and the Stat Card have a typo on the armour name.

The armour is generally called Chobham Armour, and not Chobam.

Chobham armour is a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the British tank research centre on Chobham Common.

The latest version of Chobham armour is used on the Challenger 2 (called Dorchester armour), and (though the composition most probably differs) the M1 Abrams series of tanks.

 

[emperorpenguin]

You're right! Just checked and mine says CHOBAM

The British Infantry on Evo Command also have "Future Infantry Soldier Tecnology" instead of "Future Integrated Soldier Technology" but I think the stat cards caught that one?

 

[Daddy Dragon]

You're right! Just checked and mine says CHOBAM

Maybe that's the sound that an RPG makes when it slams harmlessly against the side of her...CHO-BAM!!!

 

[fluffy05]

Maybe they were trying to avoid Copyright

To the average gamer no matter though. In 15 years time I'm sure the technology will be more advanced and have a different Accronym anyway :wink:

 

[emperorpenguin]

In 15 years time I'm sure the technology will be more advanced and have a different Accronym anyway :wink:

That's a very long winded way of saying they messed up the spelling! :wink:

 

[Fanaticus]

If future technology or avoiding copyrights was the case, why not just use a different name all together?

And why still use names like Challenger II and Abrams?

Hum... :?

 

[Forkit2you]

And why still use names like Challenger II and Abrams?

Because "Big Green Tank" sounds like a childs toy rather than a mini for a wargame!

 

[cordas]

And why still use names like Challenger II and Abrams?

Because "Big Green Tank" sounds like a childs toy rather than a mini for a wargame!

Also what would you do if you decided to paint your Big Green tank in Desert camo? Then you would be really stuffed!!!

 

[Fanaticus]

And why still use names like Challenger II and Abrams?

Because "Big Green Tank" sounds like a childs toy rather than a mini for a wargame!

Errr... what? :?

But no fear, CHOBAM is in fact a typo, an error.

It should read CHOBHAM.

The powers that be are already on the job.