That’s one of them (“prototype”, I believe).
Isn’t the second one completely made up?
Are we supposed to receive this abomination soon?
UPD: ah you mean Yoshiro’s suggestion
The appearance is still based on that wooden mock up. Didn’t you notice ho ri prototype and ho ri production in game looks almost the same.
From what I understand there are claims that the wooden mockup is either fake or not even for the Hori project, which was forged by the Mai person freelance working for WT in the past.
"For those who don’t know, here’s a brief introduction. The Ho-ri project did exist in history, even though no prototype was completed. However, the real Ho-ri is a very different vehicle. It was based on a Type 5 Chi-ri chassis, with secondary 37mm cannon. The armor was much weaker, though. It used two engines, rather than one. The Ho-ri in game was actually created in 2016.
What’s funny is, DMM actually asked Japan Ministry of Defense to check their files, and it was confirmed that the Ho-ris in WT never existed, not even on paper, until 2016.
It’s a joke. A fictional vehicle with two types respectively naming “prototype” and “production”, while its real-life origin never had any prototype completed, not to mention any “production".
Looks like Gaijin have announced they will be removing fictional vehicles like R2Y2 and possibly Hori from WT.
A prototype is a functional or semi functional weapon, so unless the wood mock up can drive and shoot it’s not prototype
