What I found is, that the data link is to to facilitate as a programmable precursor.
By the FCS communicating target distance from the laser rangefinder to the round, the penetrator can reportedly separate a precursor tip at the optimal micro-moment before impact, detonating the ERA plate so the main depleted uranium rod can pass through a “cleared” hole.
Same strategy can supposedly use to bypass Hard-Kill APS, as the precursor tip as APS “decoy”.
As well as other standard features like the ADL automatically identifying the round type to the FCS upon loading. This ensures the computer uses the correct ballistic profile for the M829A4 immediately, eliminating manual entry errors by the gunner and speeding up the engagement process.
And the data link working in tandem with advanced temperature-insensitive propellants to maintain high lethality and consistent muzzle velocity across extreme operational ranges.
Would be interesting to know how this is accomplished, and if there is any indication of explosives aboard the projectile, like the project Beehive rounds (eg. 90mm M580, 105mm M494, 106mm RR M581)or if it’s doing something novel to generate the spacing.
It would also potentially permit handoff of the internal temperature of the propellant as well which is critical to internal ballistics.
Dang. That’s cool as hell. Do you remember where you read it?
No?, lmao you can see the atgm, era just doesn’t work irl like it does in-game.
Russian relict has never faced modern anti era tipped sabots like DM63 or M829A4
https://x.com/PolymarketIntel/status/1575531759374147584?s=20&t=eAtTlWkwSOK6UZhiJQ9vaQ
In this footage its clear its armor piercing due to the lack of back blast on impact, but we never see the tank that fired it unless someone else has another angle that i cant find.
Then there’s this image…
ngl im extremely surprised at the amount of footage that is going unnoticed here, i used training footage once and was instantly sniped
M829A2 was developed after the US tested M829A1 on K5 equipped T-72s. In 1992, the British acquired some T-80Us through some trickery and we know that at least one was sent to the US. M829A2 entered service in 1994 after the US found M829A1 was struggling to pen those tanks.
In 2000, this patent was filed and M829A3 entered service in I believe 2003 or 04. The patent calls out the double flyer plate design that Relikt uses and mentions how to defeat the heavy ERA with special tips.
The second a post is about buffing America, the mods disappear. There was this one forum post about the Abrams breech armor being too thin in game and the mods were kinda active. Then someone posted a picture showing the breech has an entire solid block that is missing and all the mods disappeared. It was funny.
Yeah I meant M829A3 was the true counter to K5 with the special tip and everything. M829A2 was more a stop gap, I don’t believe the range is specifically stated but it couldn’t punch through K5 far enough away for the DOD to be comfortable with it.
we are not getting realistic breech modelling, gaijin wants omogenized weakspots and thats that.
i must sound like a broken record but they want an esport.
