A place for discussion of the General Motors XM-1 and possibly of its’ counterpart, Chrysler’s proposal.
Known issues in-game;
The XM-1 (General Motors & likely also the Chrysler) had not yet tested or implemented a tank thermal sight.
The XM-1 (General Motors) primary gunner’s sight field of view should be reduced in zoom from 12x to 10x
The XM-1 (General Motors) elevation should be increased from 15 to 20 degrees
The XM-1 (General Motors) should have a commander’s sight
The XM-1 (General Motors) should have gun slaving (designation) from the commander’s sight
@Rastmust reported the majority of these inaccuracies highlighting the issues with a 1978 primary source covering the fire control system in great detail.https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/8rEHVNo2RSiI
@Smoak741 covered the elevation and zoom inaccuracies respectively.https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/oWWYlNTRdiQN https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/NCqhabvYfYc6
This is a thread to discuss the vehicles, as well as request more open sources detailing the performances of these two vehicles.
Gaijin wrote a wonderful article on their history and implementation here;
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Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank R.P. Hunnicutt is a great source for the Abrams prototype stages, primarily referencing reports and official documents.
Jane’s Armour and Artillery 1979-80 , 1981-82 , 1982-83 and 1983-84 also give history and details although they are somewhat inaccurate.
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The XM1 Chrysler’s fire control system was chosen for the production M1 Abrams, including the Thermal Imaging System (TIS) used on it.
I don’t think Hughes thermal imaging system was tested on the Chrysler XM-1. Did you find a source saying otherwise?
The XM-1 (General Dynamics & likely also the Chrysler) had not yet tested or implemented a tank thermal sight.
The XM-1 (General Dynamics ) primary gunner’s sight field of view should be reduced in zoom from 12x to 10x
The XM-1 (General Dynamics ) elevation should be increased from 15 to 20 degrees
The XM-1 (General Dynamics ) should have a commander’s sight
The XM-1 (General Dynamics ) should have gun slaving (designation) from the commander’s sight
Should probably change the thread title to General Motors, as General Dynamics was who bought Chrysler Defense later on in 1982 and now makes the M1 tanks.
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A silly mistake on my part lol
I guess the Chrysler prototype didn’t have thermals since this Hughes brochure says the TIS was installed nine months after the contract (last sentence). I reported it.
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