It's all yours...
Don,
I need no specific answer to this issue anytime soon, I have to give this some more serious thought myself as well. Really just focus as I know Andy and you are on giving us the best Patch you can. Platitudes are now done...
Essentially probably the two best
Heavy MBT's out there are the
M1A2 SEP 3 and the
LEOPARD 2A7+ (With the
updated ATTICA FCS) which I had proved the Germans do have when I found and posted the results of that search in the MBT Thread.
My concerns of equipment really reached it's height at the time concerning the submission of the
M1A2 SEP 2 in Post #123 (Item A1 under the MBT section) & #128 on Pg. 13 the concerns dealt with the significant advances in ammo that had outstripped the capabilities of the TI/GSR optics fitted to the FCS's at the time. You'll find an interesting quote that makes the point very well for me in
Post #123 as noted above. And of course the "
The 700lb. Gorilla" in the room is addressed as well concerning map sizes, play-ability etc. that just can't be ignored. We would settle on
TI/GSR 50. I also started bringing up the fact we're going to have "
winners and losers" out here sorry but, that's the price of technology and who's willing and
MORE IMPORTANTLY can afford it in the form of R&D.
So now we move on...
I posted the following and if Don acted on it from some my posts or otherwise I'm happy to see it in that would be
USA UNIT 538 M1A2 SEP 3 TI/GSR 60 (
And I strongly feel LEOPARD 2A7+ should be on par or @ TI/GSR 55 min.), I think that's exactly where that particular tank should be. For planes equipped with SNIPER or any similar pod that's nothing (
I've posted video in you can guess where, that shows a jet ~40NM out looking like from the camera it's almost hovering on top of the targets.) as they would say "the skies the limit" but that'll never work for land equipment. LOS will always put limits on land equipment and we have to maintain some sense of proportion within the game as well to keep things on an "even keel".
We move on to the other "
700lb. Gorilla in the room" the USA isn't sitting on it's laurels, that's right, and can you guess what's coming!?! Yup, the
M1A2 SEP 4, what I'll be thinking about independently is...
1) Do we push the envelop on
TI/GSR to say 65?
2) Is there enough room in the other
associated FCS's sub systems that can be improved upon?
3) Can the ammo be improved upon as the AIM round is now available and the new Kinetic round is being tested now for this tank to
possibly increase hit % and PEN % etc?
4) Still might be an armor issue but, still looking into this.
5) Or a sensible combination of some or all these elements?
6) And finally and
most importantly what makes sense for the game.
So right now that's what I'm thinking about. Also take note how quickly they moved from the V2 to the V3. I believe we will definitely see this tank available before games end and sooner than expected based on DOD increased budgets and what Russia and China do over the next couple of years as they test our new "CIC".
At your leisure if I missed a point of concern you wish me to further consider as well,
please do so and post it here if you will. Otherwise until
LATER this year, I'll consider this matter closed for now.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/unite..._11610155.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/febru..._11302171.html
Something else I'm TRACKING...
http://www.janes.com/article/64383/a...me-takes-shape
And again, Andy and Don thank you for all the hard work, and I'm looking forward to the Patch when released.
Regards,
Pat
