Hey everyone, was just wanting to know what the point of L52A1 is, it seems to be worse in every way than L28A1, except in high angles. Is the only reason the Vickers Mk 3 is at 8.3 because of M456? I’m so confused
It’s better
the game just doesn’t display the internal modifiers, at least not clearly, the tell is the penetration at 60 degrees but if you want to see what it does just compare the 2 rounds against the frontal plate of the T-55AM
it’s also far less prone to shattering (doesn’t shatter at all in my experience) and has better ricochet angles iirc, the only bad thing I can say about L52/M728 is the post pen can be inconsistent sometimes
Ah thank you, very interesting. What’s with the reload time difference on the Mk 1 and Mk 3 Vickers? Is it internal turret space orrr
also do you know if HEAT is better than L52?
It’s up to developers discretion. So basically nothing can be done about it.
As for your other question: I’d use APDS over heat, mostly so you don’t get screwed by foliage
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100%. APDS is the way on these vehicles and others such as the Leopard 1.
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Thank you everyone. I actually despise the Leopard 1 🤣 but the cannon is very good.
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There’s multiple reasons, in no particular order:
- the Mk.3 has a laser range finder
- the Mk.3 has mildly better gun handling, -10 degrees depression over the Mk.1’s -7 for example
- the Mk.3 has mildly better armour, epically against 35mm guns
Well the hull is exactly the same, thats where I’m usually shot anyway, laser range finger is very handy didnt notice that and -3 gun depression doesnt seem worth the BR increase to me, especially losing flat pen on the shell, yes its a trade off but I tend to shoot sides not the angled front so idk