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9 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

This might be pertinent:  http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-the-us-army-plans-build-super-tank-fight-russia-china-20420

TBH it looks like the 2020 SEP v4 upgrade brings the Abrams to something rather like the game's SEP v3 APS. 

Excellent idea! This should be in game!

[USA Under Powered, needs buff.]

On 4/30/2017 at 3:21 AM, John Kettler said:

GarlicSugar,

Welcome aboard!

I see you beat me to it on starting the OP on the, ahem, inadequate depiction of US capabilities in the game. The wag in me very much wanted to, but I kept finding more cogent matters to discuss, admittedly while interlarding humor now and then! As for one shot kills vs Russian tanks, I believe recent work by a number of us has shown quite convincingly that a 155 mm or 152 mm direct hit by HE PD will destroy, minimum Mission Kill, any tank extant. Indeed, the Russian manufacturer, KBP, says its 122 mm Kitolov 2M laser guided HE frag shell will do the job. You may also wish to review the pricing structure for T-90AM vice M1A2 SEPV3. Am fairly certain you can't buy 10 x BMP-2M for the cost of one such Abrams, though I haven't examined this matter directly. As it is, the sheer size of forces the Russians can field is a real problem, one now considerably worsened since BFC made mixed auto cannon/ATGM armed AFVs far more likely to select Missile in an encounter with a tank. Instead of Kornets exploding in their launch tubes when the BMP-2M is obliterated after popping off a stream of 30 mm and getting a 120 mm AMP in reply, we may instead see Abrams dying in a hail of deadly LBR ATGMs. 

Regards,

John Kettler

Glad you agree!

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2 hours ago, HUSKER2142 said:

GarlicSugar 

The reason for the high cost is its effectiveness.
In CMBN german tanks are twice as expensive, I played with a rival QB. I took 5 panthers and 2 companies of panzergrenadiers, the enemy used against me 2 companies of Shermans and an infantry battalion. As a result, after losing 80% of the tanks, the enemy surrendered. I lost only 1 tank.

Except that with the fantasy tanks the Russian get in the game, the M1 is at a qualitative disadvantage. So you get double whammy'd. You have worse tanks, and less of them. American units should be at least twice a numerous and twice as effective if were going to be realistic. M1A4 shoudl being game to balance the T-90AM. 

 

Well then you got a lucky round in that match for sure. Usually it takes at least 5 Panthers to stand a chance against a Sherman. Hitler commissioned the King Tiger specifically because the Panther was no match for the M4 most of the time. 

[USA Under Powered, needs buff.]

The USA in game needs a serious increase in capability. All the other nations in game get cool uber future gear and America hardly gets anything! Its almost impossible to win with all the overpowered Russian gear. I propose that USA get M1A3 and stealth planes. Also USA artillery should be able to one shot Russian tanks. Artillery in general needs a massive buff to splash damage to compensate for the overpowered Russian armor. The prices on American units should also be reduced, because the current Russian units are too cheap and too easy to spam. Its always 10 T-90AM vs only 2 Abrams! How is this fair?