M103A2 - Literally another M103

[MZARC]

It’s exactly what’s on the tin. It is literally just another 7.7 tank. It is a two-time copy-paste of a tank that uses an M103 hull and the rear end of an M48A2 to give this thing a ‘slightly’ better engine. Are there better tanks to add? Absolutely. Are there more interesting tanks to add? Probably, I don’t know and I really don’t care.

But come on. Gaijin, copy+paste your way into my wallet already. That’s all you guys ever know how to do anyways, so yeah. M103A2. Slightly better engine, slightly better mobility, maybe better engine HP and a big Infrared searchlight. Maybe a quicker rangefinder than the base model I guess.

[MZARC]

And before anyone goes out of their way to mention “erhm ackshahahooly it should be 8.3 because the M2456789 Coincidentally Special Needs Rangefinderoo has lubricated handles that can be controlled via the commander’s rectum” or something stupid like that - literally no, stop, and go look at the PzH 2000 or any other rapid-fire HE MG that they recently threw into the game. A LATE 1990s ARTILLERY PIECE, with LASER RANGEFINDERS and a FIVE SECOND RELOAD is at the SAME BR as a ‘somewhat’ decent heavy tank from the 1950s. And I know, for a fact - as an undisputed, undeniable, unchanging fact of the world - that Gaijin will never balance those things in a million, billion, trillion years.

So shut up and give me my crayon eater tank. Hoo-rah.

[MeanBROSofD72805]

What?

@MZARC

And before anyone goes out of their way to mention “erhm ackshahahooly it should be 8.3 because the M2456789 Coincidentally Special Needs Rangefinderoo has lubricated handles that can be controlled via the commander’s rectum” or something stupid like that

What are you talking about, the original M103 also had an optical rangefinder, where are you making these bait from?

[MZARC]

It’s a joke. Everyone knows the M103 has a rangefinder, buddy.

[MeanBROSofD72805]

[MZARC]

Anyways, yeah. M103A2. I want another 7.7 big gun monster to pad out my 7.7 line. That is literally it.

[EL337GH0ST]

This thing is a straight downgrade in WT terms, it could be a decent 7.0-7.3 if the HEATFS is removed, would also like to see the HEP and APDS added for M103.

[MZARC]

Sure ig. 7.3 with lower speed and HEATFS sounds good to me honestly.

[PercussionCap]

@MZARC

And before anyone goes out of their way to mention “erhm ackshahahooly it should be 8.3 because the M2456789 Coincidentally Special Needs Rangefinderoo has lubricated handles that can be controlled via the commander’s rectum” or something stupid like that

@MZARC

So shut up and give me my crayon eater tank. Hoo-rah.

Valid actually

[Apollo_1641]

I see searchlight.

I want.

Simple as.

[RDXRooster63]

Put it in the suggestion thread and hope it gets added

[MZARC]

I did, Gaijin didn’t approve it for some reason. I thought nobody else had submitted it, but I’ll have to double check.

[БЕИ]

Im too lazy to read, does this thing has stabilizer?

[MZARC]

No.

[БЕИ]

Then max 8.0 and it will be mid at best

[MZARC]

I said above it should be 7.3, and yeah, it’s just a slower M103 with a different engine. Go figure.

[poopooo]

It would be interesting to add the M103-A2, especially to see the difference between the petrol and diesel engines.

[Shrek_2_On_DVD]

I tried:

[Zyranovos]

@MZARC

RANGEFINDERS and a FIVE SECOND RELOAD is at the SAME BR as a ‘somewhat’ decent heavy tank from the 1950s.

HE is why, you can’t just sneeze and blow something up, you have to shoot specific places where to will overpressure.

[MZARC]

And those specific places happen to be literally anywhere below the mantlets on most tanks, right? Because that’s absolutely what happens all the time. Specific place, sure - about as specific as a fucking zipcode.