i think it’s quit close to be added. as for now, only 1-2 additional model of the M1 abrams that can be added and show superior performance from the current one. this one will not be that much superior.
it is advanced. but firepower, protection and mobility is still close to the current vehicles. the only difference is that the weak spot is now just the hull for the crew. the firepower is a bit better, but as the main gun is already capable to deal with about anything, the weak spot of the enemy tanks will barely be larger.
the 30mm will deal with light vehicles but that would not be the first tank like that with a 30mm auxiliary turret.
The auxiliary turret can get a javelin, but it has not been mounted and has probably never been mounted on this tank. so I think we should not add it until it’s mounted.
it has APS but it’s not always reliable and the main threat remains the tank’s gun.
the mobility is still questionable. as mentioned the other day, the transmission appears to be limited to a 1000 hp engine. which means it’s either a different transmission or the engine offers 1000 hp. it is said the engine could be set from 750 to 1500 hp. which many tend to ignore but most engines can be set like that. the only difference appears to be on this tank, it’s done automatically by the driver. this allows it a better fuel consumption. the engine is also hybrid. even if the engine is limited to 1000 hp, thanks to the fact the tank is 49 tonnes, it shall remain capable of catching up with the other MBT. With a good transmission, it can even feel faster.
all in all, with a decompression and an extended BR range, this should get to a BR around 13.0 and some other late M1A2 abrams should be moved to a BR above 12.0 such as the SEP V2 and the addition of the SEP V3 and M1A2 with Trophy APS.
the T-14, T-90M (2024), KF51, EMBT, Challenger 3, and ZTZ 99B should be a decent counterpart
the armament is the XM914 30mm. it’s a variant of the M230 LF. it’s assumed to have the same ammunition and velocity. only with a fire rate of 200 RMP and the single shot mode. which makes sense for a ground weapon.
the auxiliary turret is fully stabilized and the sight has night vision as well as LRF on its own.
the elevation is -20° to +60°
the rotation speed is unknown.
the ammunition carried is also unknown. it probably have 100 to 200 rounds ready
To add to your comment, the M230LF/XM914 actually has a higher muzzle velocity than the base M230, and aside from using M789 HEDP and M799 HEI, it can also use M1211 proximity-fuze rounds.
Also, the M230LF is in service with the US Army on the Stryker M-SHORAD (named the Stout after MoH recipient Mitchell W. Stout) and the XM914 is used by the Marine Corps on the JLTV-based MADIS. There’s also the Agnostic Gun Truck (or AGT) which is just an M230LF mounted on a civilian truck. It was built specifically for Ukraine, but I’m unsure of the details.
nah rank 1. it’s a tech demo so don’t get your hopes up… they should just revive the HSTV-L itself and improve it. like before it was buget constraints but i think for modern warfare it has several multi-role uses…
We haven’t had SEP-3 and SEP-4 with Trophy yet. Oh my god, we still don’t have uranium armor in the game. So no matter what Abrams they put into the game, it will have the same armor as the first Abrams.
Remember this isn’t for implementation right now, this can be added after those tanks but I do agree, the Abrams’s armor is ****ed in its current state.
We still have the M1A1 FEP and M1A1 SA that can be added which are probably going to be in the same boat too. The FEP has gen-2 DU armor w/ Trophy and the SA has gen-3 DU armor.
Yup, and that’s the million dollar fighting question. Do we have sources to provide that Gaijin will accept DU inserts in the LFP or does it not have it at all? It’s quite a debacle.
It’s not my branch so I personally don’t know. The people I do know that are in the Army or USMC, or formerly in state it does but I’m not about to get into that lol.
Same can be extended to the Spall Liner (technically not a spall liner but a material that is designed to act like one) being integrated within the armor, closest to the interior layer (also not getting into that). That’s information put out by them, I haven’t specifically seen any documents to confirm but it’s completely logical to think such has been done since they’re experienced with the vehicles maintenance/development. @Conte_Baracca is the best player for Gaijin to contact as a primary source since he’s a former tank commander and played a key roll in the M1A1 FEP’s upgrade program however, most is still classified so there’s really not much more he can add.
This had me rolling, sorry to you and everyone for the extreme delay. I forgot, it’s corrected.
Edit: Some of the images are broken, I’ll be going back to fix them later and also discuss a little more on the RS6 RCWS’s integration with the Javelin (since the AbramsX’s RCWS does have the mounting hardware for the Javelin ATGM, just not seen with it).
We don’t have uranium armor, neither in the turret nor on the chassis. That’s why our Abrams tanks don’t differ much in terms of armor. Both on the first M1A1 and on the last one. Otherwise, there would be a noticeable difference in armor between the M1A1HC and M1A1AIM.
Gaidzin will most likely just leave the armor from the first Abrams and they will all be at the same BR, because there will be no difference between them at all. I wonder if Gaidzin are aware that the weight of the Abrams increases from version to version?
