Yet still has the same problem as the type90/10, no armor lol minus the cheeks. All this means is it has a fighting chance now, qlso you should be happy since this basically confirms no spall liner or armor buffs for the abrams
I always advocated for the NATO reload, but after studying it in depth and watching footage, I must admit that, sadly, the current values are more realistic indeed.
The assisted reload mechanism requires the loader to press an additional button compared to the other NATO tanks and it takes its sweet time to get the shell out of the rack.
Nicholas Moran “The Chieftain” explains this and verified it as well; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0x-8NheU1E&t=416s
Watch: reload starts at 0:17 and ends at 0:24 and the loader is reloading as fast as he can. That’s roughly 7 seconds, which is the current expert value, being 6.7 seconds the aced value.
However, Merkava Mk.4’s Armor is indeed RIDICULOUSLY underperforming, particularly the turret (which should be 2A5 level, not IPM1 level), and it’s also missing its internal spall liners, which would also greatly improve survivability.
Hopefully the spall liners will be implemented soon! I am not sure whether they’ve been reported already or not.
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Nope, it was the same before. Now it has reload on par with Cr2
Gajin changing key game mechanics in “minor” patches after major update is the most gajin thing to do. Goes to show how badly they performed after rushing update few days after devs server. Id rather wait for time around christmas and get proper bugless game without major game mechanics being changed after due to gajin money rush
If they havent rushed maybe they would be “overwhelmed” as they stated
Include Leclerc playwers as well since they dismissed a report with 13 sources with a single source that doesn’t minimally talk about reload time except on the photo they sent, this is ridicolous.
Leclerc ( All Variants ) wrong rate of fire // Gaijin.net // Issues
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A tank that irl reloads faster but you know reload is balance unless its the CR3 TD
Leclercs should be 5s and ZTZ99A/WZ/VT4 should be 6.7. These tanks are no longer competitive, well, the Chinese can still put up a fight but not that much.
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Now that all the Abrams tanks got a 5 second reload, I hope CR3TD gets it too, to stay in line with the CR2s.
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And the Leo’s/Strv’s, Same gun after all
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So like 2A5, 2A6, PSO, 2PL, all Challys, all Leclercs, and the Arietes and Merkavas are even worse?
Besides that, we don’t know their decision on the armor yet
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They have been quite for what a week while usa win rate at top tier has dropped beliw 40%. Yeah its decided my guy
Ariete be like: what is armor?
Exactly, and mobility lol
you can almost alway one shot an abrams and but getting a slight faster reload with the ready rack is some how not fair? cool put the reload back to where it is put in the du armor increase the resistance to match real world tank and watch how everyone complains that the US got an OP buff at top tier. No one is ever happy it seems.
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German and sweden mains dont realize how good they got it. I have usa, germany, japan, and working on both italy and great britan atm and its ruff lol
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My gun have you seen a Challenger or Artie your abrams is no where near
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Whats bad is the reload isnt even active ingame yet its still at old values.
Well, I mean, honestly… I don’t think the Strvs and Leos are exactly in dire need of further buffs…
Challengers and Abrams on the other hand? Deserve every bit of help they can get.
EDIT: and Ariete too, I just remembered those things’ existence.
It probably dropped because of the “Click Bait” just like it did when the M1A1 Aim came out