XM246: The American Gepard!

Thanks for keep filling BR gaps. Appreciated!

Also, shameless beg for 3rd rank german scout!

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Is that US dollars? LMAO all that for a modernised sgt york

… That’s for the premium pack ads at the bottom lmao, the XM246 is TT

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This sentence hurt me on more than one plane.

You need AP to insta kill planes by hitting bombs or pilot, removing AP will just nerf spaa, which at 8.0+ with helis is a huge nerf

IRL the ZA-35 has a round that’s APCI-T that allegedly has 100mm pen at 1km range

it would be bloody mental if we got that, Falcon but fast and radar guided
not to mention it should have a (probably) Gen 2 thermal imager IIRC
would easily be 9.3 in that state

Look slightly lower

it is either 1 or 2, but im leaning closer to 1 as of now.

Greeting from creator of both reports ;)

yeah its got the SAPHEI, which is equivalent to what we have in game, but if we got the APCI-T things would be mental

i’m remaining hopeful for the more useful option

I meant this

And no, SAPHE and HE base fuze are 2 different rounds, if thats what you mean.
I do not have DENEL made cutaway, so i will use Oerlikon ones to show the difference
HEI base fuze
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SAPHEI (-T in this example)
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SAPHEI offers greater penetration, but for the price of explosive mass.

alr it being just slapped at the bottom gave the wrong message

mr president theres a second plane

Pretty disappointed to see no APDS, especially after the response to this report implied it would be implemented.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/f7FFmF0exKpg

What? The VEAK treatment?

Gaijin, never ever do this.

M247 is fine where it is, a very good SPAAG, and now we have the XM246 to cover the 8.3 gap

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Thanks!👍

I’ve been looking foward to XM246. Very unique looking vehicle, and fill serve the 7.7 → 9.0 SPAA gap nicely!

From what I’ve seen online it appears this radar provides “hemispherical” coverage (90° vertical), that means it should be able to see aircraft directly above. Edit: correction, that’s the M247 radar not sure what XM246 has

Don’t worry XM246 fans, the armor can improve over what it is on DEV currently. This report claiming turret all around protection of ~38mm has been accepted! (It used Bradley armor panels)

Overall I’m pleased with this one. I hope the BR will sort itself out eventually seeing as this thing is less mobile than it’s counterparts and lacks APDS.

The radar is a Phalanx one. Not sure how much that one covers.
York radar is hemispherical 100%

Ah, my bad.

I looked up the M247 radar as that’s what the X-ray vision said it has. placeholder possibly.

I will not be surprised if it will be kept like that

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? GAIJIN, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND???

So let’s get this straight,the reason why the ZA-35,that has the same cannons,doesn’t get APDS is because it’s extremely fast. And it is understandable, considering even the basic belt is more than enough for a flanky vehicle like that

The XM246,which is on the opposite side of this line of “SPAA with 35mm cannons” regarding speed, still gets 0??? This vehicle will probably have the same speed as the Marksman, and IT ALSO GETS APDS!!!

Why do you hate US SPAA?and don’t you dare start saying excuses because it’s clear as day that you want half-true implementations so that you put the “i have done it” badge on yourself so that anytime someone questions your additions you’ll say “but i added this just like you wanted”

No,you didn’t. The XM246 lacks the APDS belt,the proper armor,the proper radar,LRF and more. Either you implement it,or the cash flow stops

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No.
Its a different gun, and it never had APDS IRL.

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