Friday, 8 April 2016

2x M60 upgrades I like

This is one of the MBTs which i can't play or dislike to play, despite its pros and cons, which are not too bad overall. For me it is the playstyle and the obvious weakspot, which doesn't fit on how I like to play MBTs on that tier. However I think it has some of the most interesting upgrades, which some might know and others don't.
Let us start with the first beauty.

1) M60 Phoenix from KADDB (King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau) / Jordan

Stats:
  • Length x Width x Height (m): 6.9 x 3.8 x 3.2
  • Weight: 60 ton
  • Speed: 48 km/h
  • Gradient: 60 %
  • Side slope: 30 %
  • Ground clearance: 0.46 m
  • Fuel capacity: 1457 liters
  • Operational range: 500 km
  • Main armament: 120 mm L50 smooth bore gun
  • Secondary armament: 12.7 mm commander MG and 7.62 mm coaxial MG
  • Engine: 950 HP AVDS- 17902-C
  • Transmission: CD 1000
  • Upgraded final drives
  • Suspension system: independent hydro pneumatic
  • Protection level: high protection level through Tandem Explosive Reactive Armour (TERA)
The engine is from General Dynamics (USA) and the weapon system from RUAG (Switzerland), which also uses NATO standard ammunition. Other upgrades are a automatic fire suppression, a NBC system (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical System), a new FCS from Raytheon (USA), a loading assistent and the option to refit the armor upgrades according to the mission requirements.

Other pictures of it.

2) M60 upgrades from Israel


 It looks slightly different in comparison to the Phoenix though.


Now what tier those would be in Armored Warfare ? Well just from the looks they are at minimum tier 6 in the current setting, but I think tier 7 could be a good choice as well. Although it really depends on the performance, regarding the upgrades and the overall placement then.
Personally in my little world of tiering they are tier 6, but most likely tier 6.5. As I don't know on how they will change ATGMs / tandem charges and all ERA variants, they might be placed higher, but that solely depends on the possible performance of their protection.

Here are both links to the company:
M60 Phoenix
M60 from IMI Israel

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