Sorry, but what you are saying is total BS. My bird hit a small branch and tumbled to the ground with an impact so hard that the gimbal platform rubber bungee was stressed so hard that a small backup nylon zip-tie snapped. No other damage except for a chewed up prop. The gimbal clearly would have flown apart if not for the Phantom Fix 2 brace I had in place. My PV2+ was ready to fly with a new prop (and replacement zip-tie) and required no servicing. So you should quit making sweeping claims that are untrue. Does it help in every situation? Of course not. It isn't meant to be a humvee bumper. Did it save my PV2+v2 gimbal? You bet your *** it did.
According to you, you don't have a P2V+ V3 so your comment doesn't even apply to this conversation. And you have no clue if the gimbal would have separated without your "protector".