2 SEPv3s in a lineup is always better than 1.
Regardless. It was mostly to counter the point from the other guy that the SEPv3 having strong armor and APS would somehow make it overpowered against the 2A7/122 (which I heavily disagree with btw, SEPv3 is the best counterpart to these tanks that the US can get).
If Gaijin decides to model an actual Abrams correctly then its definitely going to be a counterpart, what i’m afraid of is they just copy-paste another garbage Abrams with a weaker turret ring and call it “New Abrams”
What? What ERA? Whats that? It gotta be broken if they add it to sep v3. Right? RIGHT?
“SEPv3 is needed for equality!!1!”
If the SEPv3 is needed to be equal, then we’re gonna need the 2A6A2, the T-72B2, and some other turn-of-the-century systems.
That’s not accurate. The M1A2 SEP v3 is a fully operational and widely fielded upgrade currently in service with the U.S. Army. In contrast, the T-14 Armata remains in limited production with no full-scale deployment, the KF-51 Panther is still a prototype, and the Black Eagle (Object 640) was only built as a prototype and never entered mass production or service.
I understand why they want this tank. But even if the LHD is strengthened, nothing will change, because a huge weak spot will remain.
I’d hope the SEPv3 is grounds to redesign it, then again it still won’t do much to deter modern penetrators.
Why are you guys still arguing in a suggestion thread, yall should make a new related thread to argue
Please, gaijin, the US is doing so horrible at 11.7 right now because of how badly the other m1s were done, this cannot possibly be screwed up AND would give the US a fighting chance against all the other significantly more modern mbts compared to the sepv2
Here is a link for all of the info on the program https://www.army-technology.com/projects/abrams-m1a2-sepv3-main-battle-tank/?cf-view&cf-click&cf-minimized&cf-view&cf-click&cf-minimized&cf-view
As said in the article “ In 2022, the Trophy active protection system (APS) was tested on the tank to ensure its continued fielding across the army.
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) awarded a $280m indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract in July of the same year to supply Trophy ready kits in the form of APS for the M1A2 SEPv2 and M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks.
The work is expected to extend until mid-2027.
The Trophy APS can detect, classify and engage threats such as recoilless rifles, antitank guided missiles, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades.
Its ability to rapidly detect threats and their launch location enables the tank crew to address and neutralise targets effectively.”
So we need SEP-V2 with the Trophy system.
“We” don’t need anything. You’re the one that’s double negative in half of the Abrams model while struggling to stay above 1.0 in the others.