Actually it does a lot, especially against 30MM APDS and APFSDS, combining with composite side skirt it makes you almost immune from 90 degree side shot and any angle completely renders those cannons useless.
As for the mobility it doesnt decrease that much, sure you will still feel it but Abrams still faster than 12.7 Leo2’s and can keep up with other top tier tanks even with TUSK kit most of the time.
Only for trolling the enemies, when hull down you can expose only the mg to the enemy who already pre-aim at your direction, switch to mg control then destroy his tracks and place a marker on his head. T29 also can do this over the containers in cargo port lol
Glad to know that I ain’t the only annoying ass player to deal with lol the recently added russian sausage ifv with an atgm launcher held by a 20 foot pole is extremely good at using tricks like this. You might get a little bit more firing angle if you raise the suspension on the 1128.
Is that why the TKX and the Type 10 are among the 4 or 5 best tanks considering Kills per spawn and K/D at 12.7?
Though yeah, i hate how it drives like a mig 21 flies and basically comes to a full stop at the slightest turn. Its even got more quite important disadvantages you forget: 30°/sec vertical gun traverse and quite bad horizontal as well (at least compared to the other top tiers) and quite bad gun elevation which comes into play especially while using the hydropneumatic suspension.
They are not. Far from. 615 mm flat pen and a 4.2 kg dart. Not as good as the 630 mm 4.9 kg dart of the Top abrumses but also not too far off.
But it also has very strong advantages. Obviously the 4 sec reload, Hydropneumatic suspension that if you know the spots make it possible as the only top tier mbt (with the best gun depression while using the suspension) to use these and LWS which can save you from cas or alert you from being ranged in at long distance maps. Also 26 HP/ton and 70 KPH reverse.
And if those advantages wouldnt be quite strong it wouldnt end up with the other top tanks like Strv 122, Leo2a7 and Abrums M1a2T. Personal preferences and playstyles obviously always play a role, which is fine, but that doesnt take away the fact that they are among the top performers.