Armored Warfare News

Commanders!

We know you’ve all waited for this one – the ultimate prize of the upcoming Battle Path. Without further ado, here you have it – the Type 10 Main Battle Tank!



The Type 10 MBT is one of the most expensive but also most modern tanks in the world. Designed to complement another relatively modern MBT, the Type 90, the Type 10 started replacing the considerably older Type 74 tanks in active service since 2010. It is an incredibly capable vehicle, fine-tuned to the specific Japanese needs. In order to fight in the mountainous and remote regions of Japan, it is very light – at mere 40 tons, it’s one of the lightest MBTs currently deployed. At the same time, it maintains the protection levels of its predecessor. It also features hydraulic adjustable suspension, as is typical for the Japanese MBTs. However, its prohibitively high cost caused only a limited production run to take place with 111 tanks built until now. The production is ongoing with the rate of roughly 6-10 vehicles per year. The details about this vehicle’s history will be disclosed in a separate article.

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In Armored Warfare, the Type 10 will be a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. As the description above suggests, as Main Battle Tanks go, it will be amongst the lightest, almost crossing gameplay-wise into the Light Tank territory. In addition to that, it’ll have a few interesting features that are described below. But before we get into any details, 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, let’s start with the statement that despite weighing only roughly 40 tons, it will not only be highly mobile and accurate thanks to its advanced electronics, but it will also carry MBT-level armor.

Okay, that may sound a little too good at first glance. No worries though – the vehicle’s armor is just one of the new mechanics we’ve prepared for it.

The basic armor of the vehicle will be very thin (effectively Light Tank level), but the tank will feature ablative NERA armor. Simply put, the tank will start with its armor on par with other MBTs, allowing for some high-risk gameplay early on. However, as the game progresses and you get fired at, the ablative armor deteriorates and after a short while, it will not provide any protection whatsoever, leaving the tank with its basic hull only.



In such a form, the Type 10 will be left quite vulnerable, but combining its solid starting armor with Commander Kwon Han, who provides bonuses for the initial part of the battle, may yield some excellent results. This mechanic is a variant of the NERA mechanism, already introduced in the Hunter article. Additional protection will be provided by a soft-kill APS.

Firepower-wise, the Type 10 MBT will be armed with a 120mm L/44 smoothbore gun. This may not sound like much, but keep in mind this is basically a Light Tank in MBT’s clothing. What we’re looking at right now is:

• 825mm of APFSDS penetration (with mediocre damage per shot)
• 4 round magazine (compensating the low per-shot damage value with excellent burst capability)
• Extremely high accuracy (superior to the Tier 10 Leopard)
• Solid -12/+20 degrees gun depression and elevation (enhanced even further by the presence of an active suspension)

But that’s not all because it’s here where the second new mechanic comes into play – a new AI aiming assistant called "Ballistic Sensor Suite". This one will, however, work differently than the one on the Type 16 MCV. Instead of telling you where to aim, the assistant will display the exact chance (in percent) to penetrate your target based on its armor thickness and angle.



The mobility will also be excellent with the tank’s 1200hp engine propelling its 40 tons forward at 70 km/h (0 to 32 km/h acceleration in 2.5 seconds), as will its agility. Few other heavier vehicles will be able to outmaneuver you. The Type 10 MBT will also be exceptionally stealthy for its class with its 20 percent camouflage rating that further increases with its active suspension lowered. The vision range (without the lowered suspension) will match that of the Black Panther (460m).

On the downside, this tank will not feature any hard-kill APS and once its ablative armor is depleted (which will happen after taking a few shots), it will become easy to destroy. In other words, this tank will be suitable for skilled players who enjoy aggressive, fast gameplay and strive to achieve battlefield dominance early in the battle. As the match drags on, the vehicle will lose its protection and you’ll have to be very careful not to get caught off-guard, but you’ll still be able to deliver devastating punches with this little devil.



We hope that you will enjoy this vehicle and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

You often provide us with your feedback regarding various Contract Missions. But how would you make them more interesting? It’s time to find out.



The task is simple. Design a Contract Mission that’s both interesting and new and submit it to our dedicated Discord Contest channel until May 10, 23:59 CEST. The mission must be submitted in the following format:

• Mission name:
• Description:
• Requirements or Limitations:
• Reward:

The best (most interesting as per the opinion of our staff) five submissions will be rewarded with the M60-2000 Tier 7 Premium MBT!

Please note:

• Only one submission per user will be accepted
• Each submission must also contain your in-game name
• While we may take inspiration from your submissions, we do not guarantee that any of the submitted designs will in fact be implemented to the game, they are submitted for the purpose of this contest only

Good luck, commanders, and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

Today, we’d like to show you some new skins that we’ve prepared for you. None of them are, strictly speaking, “historical” in the sense that they are modeled after a specific vehicle (unlike, for example, the Tamanskaya Division T-90). But with the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War soon approaching, we’ve decided to add three Allied-themed skins to the game to commemorate this event.

Each of these skins is based on either a specific historical vehicle or a unit with its own distinctive camouflage and appearance. Without further ado, here they are:

Desert Rat skin for the Challenger 2 ATDU Tier 10 MBT – as you might have guessed, this skin is based on the camouflage and symbols used by the 7th Armoured Division, also known as the “Desert Rats”. The Desert Rats were, without any doubt, one of the most famous British units to ever exist and their exploits during the North African campaign against the Afrika Korps are the stuff of legend.



Formed in February 1940, the unit started with an assortment of rather obsolete tanks but nevertheless proved to be an affective fighting force by routing the Italian forces in North Africa and forcing Germany to send reinforcements in the form of Erwin Rommel and his men. The Desert Rats (earning their name for their desert-crossing abilities) would fight them until the final victory in 1943. From that point onward, they’d fight the Germans in Italy, Normandy and would end the war in Berlin.



The Challenger 2 ATDU skin is based on the desert camouflage pattern used by the 7th Armoured Division on a Grant tank (the British version of the M3 Lee medium tank) during the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942.

Boyevaya Podruga skin for the T-14 Armata Tier 10 MBT – this is a Russian-themed skin based on an actual vehicle – a T-34 tank carrying the same name and belonging to one Mariya Oktyabrskaya.

Her story was a tragic one – she was a worker and a wife of a Red Army officer. Her husband was killed during the desperate early days of the invasion, but at that time, she was evacuated to Siberia and it took two years for her to find out what happened to him. When she did, she swore revenge, sold all her possessions and donated the money to the Red Army.



In return, she requested to become a tank crewmember and her wish was granted. She underwent formal training and became a driver of her tank, which she named “Boyevaya Podruga.” The name often gets translated as “Fighting Girlfriend” but this is a bit misleading as the word “Girlfriend” implies a romantic relationship. The correct translation should be along the lines of a friend who is a girl.

In any case, Mariya Oktyabrskaya proved herself to be a brave and capable soldier and fought in several major battles, including the liberation of Smolensk and Leningrad. But her bravery would become her undoing. In January 1944, near Vitebsk, her tank was damaged and she leapt outside to repair it despite heavy enemy fire. She was wounded by an artillery shell and, despite the best efforts of the Soviet doctors, died from her injuries on March 15, 1944. She was posthumously awarded with the Hero of the Soviet Union title and became perhaps the best known female tanker of all times.



As for the tank – there was no single “Boyevaya Podruga,” there were in fact no fewer than four tanks named so, each stepping in after the previous one was knocked out. The fate of the final one is unknown.

And last but not least, there’s the Bastogne skin for the M1A2 Abrams Tier 8 MBT, inspired, once again, by an individual vehicle.

This specific vehicle was the American “Jumbo” Sherman medium tank that bore the name Cobra King, but it was the “First in Bastogne” inscription that really made it famous. The “Jumbo” Shermans had extra frontal armor and were intended to lead U.S. Army formations in hostile territory. They were effective and popular vehicles despite their increased weight.



During the Battle of the Bulge (also known as the Ardennes battle), the Cobra King Sherman under the command of Lt. Charles Boggess led the effort to break through the German lines to save the American troops surrounded in Bastogne. The effort succeeded and the grateful soldiers wrote the “First in Bastogne” inscription on the side of the vehicle in chalk. That photograph then made the news.



This wasn’t the first – or the last – battle of the Cobra King. The tank survived until almost the end of the war. In March 1945, it was knocked out during an attempt to liberate a POW camp. The crew escaped but the tank became a burnt-out husk. Interestingly enough, the wreck was not scrapped, as it often happened to the remnants of the war in Europe and 65 years later, in 2009, it was found, identified, recovered and transported back to the United States of America. After a decade long restoration, the vehicle can now be seen in a military museum near Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

We are also adding the Red Army base paint with the same khaki shade as was used on the Soviet tanks during the Second World War:



These skins will be obtainable for free in the near future. We hope that you will enjoy them and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

We are pleased to present our May Wallpaper, available in a number of different sizes to fit your PC's monitor!



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Commanders!

This month, we’re launching another series of special Loot Crates in MY.GAMES Market that offer you a chance to win some of the most coveted vehicles in the game.



These crates are:

• Asian-themed (with AFT-10, QN-506, K21, Type 90, WZ-1224, camouflages and other goodies)
• Eastern-themed (with Object 490, BM Oplot, BWP-2000, Object 187, Object 279, camouflages and other goodies)
• Western-themed (with Altay, Leclerc T40, Leopard Revolution, Marder 2, Chieftain Mk.11, American camouflages and other goodies)

The mechanics are very simple. Each crate allows you to win one of the listed items (or its value in Gold if you have it already). To learn more about what's in a chest simply click on it, this will launch a small pop up window to show you what’s inside. You will find everything from in-game currency packs to consumables and exclusive skins that can only be found in these chests!

Please note:

After opening the crate, you will immediately roll on one of the items that are inside this Loot Crate and will see what you receive before you have to actually pay anything. No more random chances – you immediately see what you get and what you don’t. You can then opt to purchase the item you rolled on for the Loot Crate’s price. Until you do so, you will be unable to buy any other Loot Crate of the same type.



We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!