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Regular M1A1 is not equivalent to Leclercs.
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Armor is extremely similar.
Mobility is extremely similar.
M1A1 fires a bit better round.
Leclerc has gen 2 thermals instead of 1, though not relevant for general capability.
M1A1 has 2 degrees more gun depression.
Leclerc has less protected ammo, but isn’t relevant for most matches.
M1A1 is so egregiously OP that it was moved up instantly when decompression occurred after it dodged the decompression.
On average, OP American stuff is only moved up once every few years, and it happened instantly for once.
Soviet, French, and German OP vehicles don’t have to be OP [or powerful in some cases] nearly as long for them to be moved up.
Turret cheek armour of Leclerc is ~580mm, which can completely stop 3BM60 or even KE-W, let alone weaker rounds like 3BM46 and 120mm DM33.
The only round that is consistently capable of ammo racking it through the turret cheeks is the long-barrel DM53.
M829A1 / M829A2 / short-barrel DM53 / Type 10 / M338 can pen and kill one crew member, but Commander / Gunner can then immediately retaliate.
M1A1’s turret cheek armour is ~445mm for the gunner + commander side and ~500mm for loader side, meaning that anything beyond 3BM42 / L26 can lol-pen it, which is very common at 11.7 other than in a full downtier. If you bother taking more than 19 rounds you also suffer from ammo rack shots from the gunner side, and possibly even the loader side, though the Leclerc has issues with that when shot in the breech:
Abrams has UFP that can ricochet shots fairly reliably but Leclerc doesn’t have the pronounced turret ring.
Though both have autocannon prone weakspots (turret ring for Abrams, Breech / LFP for Leclerc)
The mobility is similar, I agree, but the Leclerc does not have to worry about NATO Hump.
M1A1 has 2 degrees more gun depression, which is very nice, though Leclerc doesn’t have to worry about both Commander and Gunner dying in one shot when hull-down.
The M1A1 could probably go to 12.0, and the Leclerc to 12.3, but I don’t think they are equal.
M1A2 / M1A1 HC / AIM solves the crappy turret armour issue by giving it roughly ~650mm for gunner side and ~730mm for loader side, making it impossible to ammo rack it with ~570mm+ rounds, let alone kill the crew.
That’s why I think the M1A2 / M1A1 HC / AIM should be 12.3, and are equivalent to (or maybe even better than) the Leclercs.
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my brother in christ leo2a4 with dm23 is better than this lmfao. is the t90a “wrecking 10.0 downtiers”? No it isn’t and nor will this. cope more
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Most of people here knows I’m not the most condescending towards Russia, but I’m here to tell you that, besides 3BM60 and its APS, it’s hot 10.7 material or the current 11.0 at best.
The turret vertical and horizonal rotation is mediocre, its mobility overall is bad and its reload time is not really something to brag about.
If they released it with the extra ERA package, there could potentially be an argument, but it’s not the case.
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Holy skill issue
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No, that’s not what shilling means and even by your own definition people are doing the opposite. Because they’re pointing out they should be way worse and way higher BR. And no, you’re not shilling for NATO tanks. You’re defending them underperforming and being overtiered.
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Sure, it can be 10.7 when the NATO tanks get stuff better than DM23 at that BR. While also having underperforming armor.
They already do.
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Well the 2A4 sure as hell doesn’t.
I don’t understand why the T-72B3 “Arena” (new vehicle) is at 11.0, while the base T-72B3 is at 11.7.
How is an upgraded version of said vehicle LOWER than the base version?
I do agree that the T-72B3 should be lower, but that’s not how you do it.
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I don’t think NATO is only 2A4.
It’s so upgraded that it’s missing a large chunk of it’s mobility and has less armor.
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So, the 2A4 should go down then in your opinion?
Why should it ?
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You are right, the UBH is a mistake and should be a stock modification.
We should also add it to this T-72B3 Arena-E, so that it can be after its base version.
I rather have something closer to T-90A so it has a lineup to play with.
This game in general needs more stuff at 11.0 - 11.7.
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but does this exist?
Shhhhh, dont tell them that the T-723B arena-E does not exist, or they will get mad!
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