Tbh it just says A proto leclerc so it could be anything such as the T4?
sadge
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They’re talking about redesigning the vehicle’s armor… maybe they’ll modify it?
Or maybe they don’t want them to be premium because they know their mistakes.
My guess is that the MSC will be 11.0 with OFL 120 G1 (initially, I know several reports are already being prepared lol), following the Tiger HAD and SEM (which just got moved up to 11.0) and create a lineup at this BR. It could be supplemented with the VEXTRA Pole and some CTA 40 + AKERON carrier, which would be very interesting.
While I don’t have any opinion on the Leo 2A4 premium (on one side it’s good to have a premium, on the other I don’t see it being very popular since the German tree is better overall and has the exact same premium), and I hope a premium unique or/and French vehicle is considered medium term.
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You have to admit that was pretty funny though.
I personally see the MSC being 10.7 given what we know about it.
The armor profile is going to be absolutely terrible on both the hull and turret.
The gun mantlet weak spot area on the MSC is massive… like HUGE… (the left side portion in front of the commander is NOT protected by composite)
That and the armor cavity itself on the hull isn’t anything that even most 105mm APFSDS rounds are going to struggle against…
Combine this with an entirely different autoloader which is given a slower reload rate of 6 seconds and OFL-G1 and I don’t see it being good enough to share the same BR as tanks such as Al-Khalid…
I think it would fit 10.7 perfectly fine; it’s armor is going to be majorly worse than tanks like M1, 2A4, and T-80B but it will enjoy a consistent 6 sec reload rate and good gun handling.
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You convinced me, but i’m convinced gaijin will put it at 11.3
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Let’s agree that we have sources stating 3 seconds on that one, so it’s probably going to be 5s like the Leclerc
Good news, everyone.
Instead of getting another botched Leclerc, we’re getting a leopard from a country that realistically should have gone to Germany. But actually, we’re also getting another botched Leclerc.
Dunno why they wrote so much about Leclerc just to acknowledge they can’t be bothered modeling Leclerc properly to begin with.
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I hope they introduce a 4 second reload for the MSC prototype. In the official video archive from the French Ministry of Armed Forces it is stated that its 3 seconds but I digress.
(timestamp: 2:05)
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Do you know if there is documented evidence for it being 3 seconds? IIRC Gaijin doesn’t accept video footage of reload rates as evidence.
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unfortunately apart from this video presentation I copied from the MSC suggestion page i don’t really have anything. I just hope if they give it crap armor at least it will have the Japanese treatment and get a 4 second reload. I mean even the Leclerc has a button for the gunner to do an emergency reload (3 seconds), its generally set to 5 seconds to avoid wear on parts.
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I hope so, would make it fun to uptier too
Photos of what the Leclerc prototype might look like in the game (by Sergey Danchenko for another game)
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Looks like the TTD from the back
Kind of similar to object 195 from the front
god its ugly
Close to French doctrine, ey?
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Well i don’t know anything about which doctrine the french are following with their modern mbts, it just feels like thats how the leclerc in game works best. and that playstyle is or at least can be the most rewarding when executed well. But i guess you’re referring to their battle flag “white eagle on white background”? =)