Armored Warfare News

Commanders!

For this year’s Black Friday, we’re prepared some epic discounts and items for you to enjoy!

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Between November 28 and December 2, 2019, the following gifts will be available on MyLoot:

• Trollface player avatar on November 29, 2019
• Rageface decals on December 2, 2019

Additionally, the following items will be available on MyLoot:





Four gorgeous skins await you. We call them “Eraser” because they just pretty much erase the competition. The truly interesting aspect is the metallic surface each of these skins sports. See as it shines and glitters under the sun of Armored Warfare battlefields. It is truly a wondrous sight to behold!



The Eraser skins will be available for the following vehicles:

• B1 Draco Tier 9 TD
• Merkava Mk.4 Tier 9 MBT
• M8 Thunderbolt II Tier 9 LT
• Leclerc Tier 9 MBT

Please note that the skin bundles do not contain the vehicles, only the skins themselves. You have to own the vehicles to use them.















In the spirit of Cyber Monday, we’ve prepared a Cyberwarrior skin for the K21 XC-8 Tier 10 Light Tank. This skin will take you right to the (western) 1980s with its neon colors and synthwave vibes. If you like those kinds of aesthetics, we’re sure you are going to love it!



Like with the Eraser skins, please note that you need to own the actual K21 XC-8 progression vehicle in the game to use this skin. This skin is available either alone or in a large discounted bundle with the Eraser skins.








We’re happy to announce that the Black Eagle vehicles are now available with a discount.



The Black Eagle vehicles consist of four amazing machines:

• Merkava Mk.2D Black Eagle Tier 7 Premium MBT
• Stingray 2 Black Eagle Tier 7 Premium LT
• BMD-2 Black Eagle Tier 5 Premium AFV
• Zhalo-S Black Eagle Tier 4 Premium TD

Each has a unique playstyle, but all come with the amazing-looking Black Eagle camouflage.














And last but not least, there are several Premium Time bundles available with a discount. Specifically:

• 30 days of Premium Time – 25% off
• 90 days of Premium Time – 35% off
• 180 days of Premium Time – 35% off
• 365 days of Premium Time – 45% off

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

The Last Patriot Battle Path is coming soon – in fact, we are launching on December 10, 2019!



You can, however, secure your place amongst the last patriots even today, as two bundles are available on MyLoot:

• Last Patriot access
• Last Patriot access with 42.500 Battle Coins, enough to reach Level 20 (30% off)

What awaits you in this Battle Path?

• New or overhauled mechanics
• Four Premium vehicles, including the coveted CATTB MBT
• Four Prime skins for various American vehicles
• Commander Austin Harper (learn more)
• Camouflages, decals, flags and many other exciting rewards

 


You can read more about all of the improvements, rewards and rules in our dedicated article.

See you on the battlefield!

On the 28th of November 2019, starting from 8:00 CET (27th of November, 11 PM PST), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.30.5840.




 

• Added a number of Battle Path assets in preparation of the event
• War Games Loot Crates now once again drop Battle Coins
• Fixed an issue where destroying an enemy by killing his vehicle’s entire crew could result in that kill being attributed to a different player
• XM1A3: APFSDS shell penetration improved from 735mm to 760mm and from 785mm to 810mm respectively
• XM1A3: HEAT shell penetration improved from 800mm to 825mm
• Object 490: It is now impossible to set its fuel tanks on fire
• MBT-70: Improved this vehicle’s visual model
• Fixed an issue where, in the third American Dream Special Operation, destroying one Zubr landing craft before the task to do so became active could result in this task not becoming active when it was supposed to

Commanders!

The final new vehicle of the Last Patriot Battle Path will be the Bradley AAWS-H Tank Destroyer.

If the name sounds familiar to you already, we’ve talked about the AAWS-H program in our LOSAT article and if you are interested in its real life history, we suggest you give it a shot. Long story short, the one of the platforms considered for carrying kinetic energy missiles was the Bradley.



Of course, not just an ordinary Bradley – the chassis had to be heavily modified by Vought to carry four of these potent weapons in a retractable launcher. A prototype (or more likely a full-scale demonstrator) was built and the design was polished between 1988 and 1992 by Vought. After that, the kinetic missile program fell through a series of transactions to its competitor, Lockheed Martin, and moved towards different platforms.

As such, the Bradley AAWS-H (the name stands for Advanced Antitank Weapon System - Heavy after the original U.S. Army program it was a part of) can be considered a predecessor to the M8 MGM-166 that is also obtainable in the game as a part of the American Dream progression branch.

In Armored Warfare, the Bradley AAWS-H will be a Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer, obtainable from Patriot Loot Crates. We’ve mentioned these crates recently in our Last Patriot article but, long story short, these will be comparable to the other Battle Path Loot Crates and will be purchasable for Battle Coins. In addition to the AAWS-H, other very valuable prizes – such as Commanders and other Premium vehicles – will be obtainable from it as well.



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:

As you might have already guessed, the Bradley AAWS-H will be armed with kinetic missiles – four of them, in fact. Of course, for balance reasons, these will not be as powerful as those on Tier 10. They will use the same mechanics though:

• Missiles treated as kinetic projectiles
• Penetration increasing with distance (from 500mm at 250m to 1500mm at 700m)
• Damage increasing with distance (from 360 at 250m to 1189 at 700m)
• Flight velocity of 2000 m/s
• Missiles ignore APS and cage armor

There will be four missiles readily available with 4 seconds between each launch. After that, the launcher will retract to reload, which will take roughly 30 seconds (launcher erection time included). The launcher will have limited traverse ability only (roughly 50 degrees) – beyond that, the whole vehicle hull will have to traverse, making you lose the camouflage bonus for being stationary.



The Bradley AAWS-H will be fairly mobile thanks to its light chassis and powerful engine, but its armor will be very basic, just like on a regular Bradley. Military aluminum doesn’t provide much in the terms of protection, after all. Thankfully, two active abilities will be available –ECU Override for getting to position faster than your opponents and the Retreat ability (unlocked via the Workshop), allowing you to increase your acceleration and camouflage at the cost of viewrange and reload speed for getting out hairy situations quickly.

And, last but not least, the second Workshop upgrade available will be the 360 degree FOV system, increasing the viewrange by 100m when stationary (to whopping 500m).

All in all, the Bradley AAWS-H will be akin to the M8 MGM-166, only two Tiers lower. Staying at longer distances from your target and, most importantly, staying hidden will be the key to success with this vehicle. The AAWS-H will be more or less defenseless at close ranges, which is something any prospective commander must keep in mind.



However, at longer ranges, the vehicle will be devastating, especially thanks to its four-round volleys. When played right, your enemies will fall before you like wheat before a scythe, unaware of your existence until the moment they start exploding. However, expose yourselves too soon and your AAWS-H will end up in flames rather quickly.

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

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

As you already know, Austin Harper will be one of the top prizes of the upcoming Last Patriot Battle Path campaign and, in today’s article, we’ll take a closer look at him.



Austin grew up in a modest family. Having entered the Armed Forces directly after school, he served for twenty years in tours of combat duty in several flashpoint areas and earned numerous awards. He joined Clayburn Industries security service in late 2020s, and applied to the International Security Department when the corporation fell. After the collapse of the ISD at the hands of Enigma, he found himself amongst the remnants defending Salzburg under Hana Buric. It was there he was able to contact the American Resistance across the ocean and eventually cross it to seek reinforcements for the upcoming battle against this mysterious enemy. And for that, he needs your help, commanders.

In Armored Warfare, Austin Harper will be a fairly universal commander that will, like any true American action hero, not only inspire people around him, but will also get stronger with every loss and wound he suffers only to decimate his opponents at the end of the movie – or, in our case, battle.

His main skill, called “Crucible of War” improves his vehicle’s reload time with every lost team member up to roughly 12 percent when the entire team is down. The skill naturally also improves with levels. Austin Harper also has several other skills that work on the same principle by increasing bonuses with every lost team member, but these focus on protection (crew and component durability, APS reload time).

His other skills include damage boosting of all team mates in a certain radius from his vehicle (similar to the skills of Douglas O’Reilly) by up to 5 percent when multiple skills of this type are selected.

And, finally, Austin Harper features one particular Tier 3 skill that gives him the same ability Alexander Cortez has – to always maximize his damage rolls – but only when his vehicle has 33 percent of hitpoints or less.

How you will configure your commander will be, of course, up to you. However, please note that some other very useful skills will have to be sacrificed in order to unlock this one.

See you on the battlefield!