Considering the fact that there is a giant hole in the front of the tank, among other issues that I’ve seen after it has been broken down, further, it’s not as good as people think it is, and not filling a gap.
The Mk 1A is not filling an 11.X gap without being heavily DOA. Even 10.7(where it’s also unneeded) is pushing it.
ok you might be right there. but there avoiding fixing british mbts anyway so its not like your getting one or the other also the mk1a is a solid tank and the mk1 isnt terrible either. personally id much rather they fix the challengers to but im not against them adding the arjun
So rather than adding a maybe 10.7 MBT where we already have some very solid MBTs in the TT… could we instead get some SPAAs between 5.3 and 8.3? or even one for 9.0/9.3 to use with the Chieftain Mk10/900
Also a lot of really cool native stuff missing like the Scorpion, Saladin, Abbot, Sexton, etc.
And even if they do want to add MBTs, then Id start with the Chieftain Mk11 or Challenger Falcon
it also has a .50cal (like every other cr2 also should) and im pretty sure the side armour is supposed to be slightly better but i just want it for the “hell yeah” factor
You are also forgetting that the AGS is stuck with M833, which is a 9.0 round.
Lets summarize what we have with the Falcon, gathered mostly from the suggestion:
Possibility of firing rounds like KE-W (also the round Gaijin would likely give it, which is already better than almost any of the 11.7-12.7 Challengers.
4.5-5 second reload for the first 2-3 rounds, 7.5 second reload. (similar to the existing CR2s)
CR1 hull means it’s lighter and thus more mobile than the CR2s in game. Hell The smaller turret and reduced need for a lot of heavy composite on said turret means that it should be even lighter than the CR1.
Crewless turret, which have shown to be extremely potent in WT.
So compared to the CR2, which is 11.7, the Falcon trades a little bit of hull armor for better mobility, sidegrade firepower and much much much better survivability.
I would love to know what kind of weight reductions they achieved with the Falcon turret on the Chally 1 compared to the normal Chally 1.