GV Turns

[chaser]

I wish that when you turn a GV, it doesn't auto turn almost back to the direction you were originally going.

[MachFly]

What do you mean?

[chaser]

Up a GV, start driving, and turn it. You'll see what I mean.

[skorpion]

you were probably on a sloped area, like a small hill...dont drive on them. wish granted.

[EskimoJoe]

you were probably on a sloped area, like a small hill...dont drive on them. wish granted.

Wrong.

When turning at full speed, you don't retain your final desired heading.

You slowly turn back some ways towards your old direction.

[SmokinLoon]

Of all the things for HTC to correct, modify, or otherwise spend their time on I think this is quite minor.  I'm still not sure of this phenomenon.

What about the smooth terrain we always get to traverse?  What about the unlimited visibility we always have while in gv's?  Etc etc etc.

My opinion. 

[ImADot]

Wasn't there (sounds like there still is) an auto-pilot to maintain heading in GV's? If it's on and you turn, it will slowly return to the "locked" heading.

[chaser]

Wasn't there (sounds like there still is) an auto-pilot to maintain heading in GV's? If it's on and you turn, it will slowly return to the "locked" heading.

That doesn't exist anymore with the new GV model.


And no I was on flat ground. They turn back when you let off the stick. Pretty frustrating in an M18.

[Tank-Ace]

I've also noticed this before I left. Really annoying when you're trying to fire at an aircraft, and your tank decides to have swerved into one of those hemp bushes from hell.

[EskimoJoe]

To be noted it does not turn completely back to the old heading, only towards the old heading a good amount.

Very annoying to deal with.

[guncrasher]

yup the op is right vh's tend to turn back towards the old heading unless you keep the new heading on for a couple of seconds.


semp

[AWwrgwy]

I wish that when you turn a GV, it doesn't auto turn almost back to the direction you were originally going.

+1

What do you mean?

As in a car, when you turn and let go of the steering wheel, the car straightens out. In AH, the tank straightens out and continues to swing back the way you turned from.



wrongway

[Chalenge]

Wasn't there (sounds like there still is) an auto-pilot to maintain heading in GV's? If it's on and you turn, it will slowly return to the "locked" heading.

Yes and it still does.

[715]

When I complained about this Hitech said it was part of the auto heading feature of GVs- in other words it's an underdamped oscillator.  You bring the tanks heading say 45 degrees to the left and try to straighten out and the tank turns back by itself to something like 20 degs to the left of your initial heading.  I find it extremely annoying: you see a tree ahead you turn to miss it but the tank just turns back towards hitting it and you have to turn again.  Or you anticipate this effect and way oversteer your tank knowing it will turn back.  That, however, slows you down since turning engages brakes on one track and having to way over turn also means more slow down than necessary.  However, only about 20 to 25% of AHers are tankers so this problem is unimportant.

[RTHolmes]

is it worse in some GVs than others? I havent found it a problem, in fact it seems a bit like the kind of understeer you get with very heavy vehicles on soft ground. I havent driven a tank but I imagine they arent a scalpel-sharp steer.