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New Premium: MPF Light Tank

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Finally, a tier 10 premium that isn't an MBT or meme vehicle.

Hoping it will be a single shot gun with relatively decent frontal armor and vision control. Poor K21 keeps getting powercreeped.


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https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/development-mpf-light-tank

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Today, we’d like to tell you more about an upcoming high-Tier vehicle that will become obtainable in October – the American MPF Light Tank.

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In Armored Warfare, the MPF Light Tank will be a Tier 10 Premium Light Tank.

But before we get into any details, here’s the usual disclaimer:

The numbers below are very preliminary as the vehicle has not been properly tested. They are sure to change and should only be discussed as an indicator of how we’d like to set the vehicle up.

With that being said:

As Light Tanks go, the MPF will definitely be on the heavier side of the spectrum. It may not be the most agile vehicle on the battlefield (despite its excellent maximum speed), but it will be well-armored for this vehicle type. Its already formidable base armor (more akin to MBTs than LTs) will be reinforced by NERA elements covering the lower frontal plate, sides and frontal turret.

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Additionally, the vehicle will be fitted with the Iron Fist APS and will feature the Supercharged APS Active Ability. Add a decent hitpoint pool to it and you’ll have a tank that can go toe to toe with many MBTs, at least for a limited time.

We’ve also upgraded the firepower compared to the real-life prototype. Instead of a 105mm rifled cannon, the MPF will be fitted with the 120mm XM291 smoothbore with advanced ammunition:

  • DM63A1 APFSDS (850mm of penetration, 600 damage)
  • M325 HEAT-MP (950mm of penetration, 720 damage)

With the reload time being 5 seconds, we’re looking at the 7200 and 8640 damage per minute respectively. Add solid accuracy to the mix (0.099) and you have a lot of firepower in a rather compact package.

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Mobility-wise, we’ve also pushed the limits of realism a bit further. Thanks to its 1000hp diesel engine, the maximum speed will reach 80 km/h (95 km/h with an extra module) but the acceleration won’t be all that great with 0 to 32 km/h in 4.46 seconds. On the upside, the vehicle will feature active suspension, which means that the usual gun depression and elevation of -7/+20 will improve to -10/+23.

And last but not least, there’s the viewrange (430m) and camouflage factor (15% or 17% with an upgraded module). While the viewrange value will be adequate, the camouflage factor will prevent you from playing long-range sniper effectively.

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In summation, this vehicle will be a front line fighter that usually doesn’t have to hide behind a row of MBTs and doesn’t need to be afraid to take some damage. It will feature a number of defensive capabilities such as the APS and the ability to hide its lower frontal plate behind terrain obstacles, but with its poor camouflage, it will only make a mediocre long-range fire support vehicle. Its place is in the thickest of fighting and that’s how it’s meant to be played. As a result, this Light Tank will be relatively forgiving even in unskilled hands.

 


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Or not make it tier 10 so more than 12 people can get it

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"If you were not birthed with claws or fangs, store bought will do just fine."

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Since the campaign has ended prematurely, the biggest opportunity of getting the MPF for free died as well. Now everybody has to pay to get it, which means I'll be ignoring it for the most part like the Pz87 and Fake Kornet.


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Some stats. Keep in mind that the MPF has a human loader so its reload can be further improved with food and other crew skill buffs.

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AP protection:

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Overall, looks very well protected across its frontal arc for a light tank. I suppose the best description is that this is a Western version of the 99A2, having great mobility and sufficient protection frontally. The mobility is also comparable to the Type 10, the gun being single shots only instead of burst.

It definitely feels more like an MBT than a light, further blurring the line between squishy and non-squishy.


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