However… the land-based Aster uses the naval version with an extended range, achieving a range of 120km. Considering the few SAMs that have now been added, it may be difficult to integrate them temporarily. VL MICA and CAMM are the most reasonable choices, as they can complement the forces of France, the UK, and Italy. (Thailand actually also possesses VL MICA, and duplicating one would be quite good, SAM kai’s performance is still relatively weak.)
Are we there yet
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So it seems that this thing will be around 9.7 then which will make a good paring with the M60
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Really wasn’t expecting a Devblog today, very nice. The Stingray is definitely one of my most anticipated vehicles of the update so far (not that we have a lot confirmed lol)
Hopefully its 9.3, given XM8 is already 9.7, this would help having another independent BR for it (i want it with my XM-1)
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Classed as a light tank, the Stingray can zoom around the map at a max speed of 67 km/h. This allows you to position the Stingray in advantageous positions before the enemy get there, flank and hunker down thanks to the -10 degrees of gun depression.
Hmmmm, according to the Thai military manual, it has a gun depression of -7.5 degrees, but its turret rotation speed is 40 degrees per second, which is much faster than the XM-8, CCVL, or VFM5 in the game.
Edit: never mind, it depend on crew qualification level (need ACE crew to have closer 40 degrees per second)
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Now we wait for the 120mm version
“The Stingray may look oddly familiar, and that’s because it is similar in nature to the British VFM5 light tank, already in the game. It features a similar turret with a fully-stabilized LRF 105 gun that can fire HEATFS, HESH and two APFSDS rounds,”
20Z time (GMT) so 18B time (CEST) and 16D time (Moscow)
the thai one is suppose to get a 550hp engine right?
And again I say : That its kinda funny that the US tree will finally be getting a TT Stingray but the actual LT that was selected & type-classified by the Army, as the M8 Buford, is locked behind an event wall.
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CCVL electric boogaloo 3, 3rd same tank in same TT lol
Balance doesn’t take Lineups into the equation
if it’s got 9.7 power then it’s staying at 9?7
Rip, while I still have hope for an actually interesting ground vehicle for high tier US, I have a feeling that I will be waiting for the november update because of the Stingray.
isnt the smoke launchers for the thai and US ones different as well as the thai getting a smidge more hp?
My point being theres literally a better “stingray” already aka XM-8, which has 5 second autoloader, stinkray is gonna be a worse XM-8, so therefore i just hope it doesnt see the same BR as it.
Has a leak list ever dropped during the weekend?
there’s also VFM5 but in a different tree
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Is the Stingray the vehicle that was mentioned here or are we actually expecting a plane that stings