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Offer: Asian Week

Commanders!

Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:
  • Type 10 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • QN-506 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • VT-5 Tier 9 Premium Light Tank
  • Pindad SBS Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • Type 90 Tier 7 Premium Main Battle Tank along with Japanese camouflage
  • Battle Coins
  • Commander Loot Crate
Between October 13 and October 20, 2022, the following items will be available:

 
[h2]Type 10[/h2]
 

The Type 10 MBT is the most modern Japanese Main Battle Tank in service and one of the most advanced war machines in the world. Using sophisticated electronics and crystalline steel armor, this tank is more than a match for any enemy that would threaten the islands of Japan. You can learn more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Type 10 is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. What puts it apart from the other MBTs of its Tier is its special NERA armor. This highly-mobile MBT starts every battle well-armored, but the protection levels decrease with every shot taken. Additionally, this MBT features a special system that tells you the exact chance to penetrate your target. Overall, it’s one of the most powerful MBTs of its Tier and certainly a good choice for players, who prefer rapid action to slow advances.

The Type 10 Tier 10 Premium MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.

 

 

 
[h2]QN-506[/h2]
 

The QN-506 fire support vehicle is a Chinese attempt to design a cheap, export-oriented alternative to the Russian BMPT series. Instead of converting a second or third generation MBT, the engineers at Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd., likely to keep the vehicle as affordable as possible, opted to base their project on the Type 59 MBT, which is, in its basic form anyway, a copy of the old Soviet T-55 medium tank from the late 1950s. They jam-packed it with cutting edge electronics and a number of weapon systems, including ATGMs, an automatic cannon or smaller caliber rockets. However, despite the use of an unmanned turret, the protection levels of this vehicle are still quite low and, so far, there haven’t been any signs of interest in the QN-506. You can learn more about this vehicle in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the QN-506 is a Premium Tier 9 Tank Destroyer that gameplay-wise resembles the popular BMPT series. However, unlike the Russian Terminators, it has a number of interesting features including tree different weapon systems (30mm cannon, 70mm unguided rockets and 151mm ATGMs) and loitering recon ammunition flying towards the end of a map and spotting everything in its path. The last ability is unique to the QN-506 and makes it one of the most potent support vehicles on the battlefield.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]VT-5[/h2]
 

The VT-5 is a modern Chinese Light Tank that was developed specifically with export in mind. There are many reasons why a country without its own tank development should opt to purchase a Light Tank instead of a full-scale Main Battle Tank. It’s equally as fast if not faster with equal firepower but, what is most important, it is affordable. The VT-5 excels in all these categories. While its armor cannot match that of an MBT, it can protect its crew against most infantry threats thanks to its ERA and cage armor sets. It also has a powerful 105mm gun capable of firing guided missiles, it is packed with advanced electronics and is supremely agile thanks to its 1000hp diesel engine. Simply put, wraps cutting edge technologies up into an affordable bundle. You can learn more about it in a dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the VT-5 is a very powerful Tier 9 Premium Light Tank. Fast and agile, it features solid levels of protection (the configuration in the game is the one featuring the ERA kit as well as the turret cage armor) and a good rate of fire. Additionally, its gun is capable of firing guided missiles. It’s an ideal machine for players who value speed and agility, as it offers plenty of both. The VT-5 is capable of dancing around its opponents on the battlefield, outperforming even some AFVs in mobility.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Pindad SBS[/h2]
 

The SBS platform is one of the first domestic armored vehicles developed by Pindad (the largest Indonesian armor producer) for Indonesia and is officially listed as a “light tank”. It was developed sometimes in the early 2010s with some prototypes in different configuration appearing in public in 2014 or so. The variant in the game is a long-range MLRS fire support vehicle with a 122mm multi-barreled rocket launcher. You can learn more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Pindad SBS is a Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle. This AFV is fairly unique, since its main weapon is a multi-barreled rocket launcher capable of firing over obstacles. This makes the Pindad incredibly powerful in both offense and defense. Static enemy targets stand no chance! This vehicle is best used with Commander Ophelia Kitescu and in a platoon – the firepower of such a formation is truly without equal.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Type 90[/h2]
 

The Type 90 is the current service main battle tank of the Japanese Self-Defense Force. On the outside, it vaguely resembled the German Leopard 2, but inside, the vehicle’s completely different. It was adequately armed and armored for the time it was developed in, but what made it really stand out were its cutting-edge Japanese electronics and its hydraulic suspension, allowing the tank to tilt itself forward or backward, enhancing its gun elevation and depression beyond what the turret would normally allow. This trait was considered to be an important for Japan, as much of its landmass is covered by mountainous areas. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Type 90 is a Tier 7 Premium Main Battle Tank. Gameplay-wise, it resembles the Leopard 2 and Abrams version of the same Tier. The difference between the Leopard and the Type 90 MBT lie in the presence of an automatic loading mechanism – otherwise, the firepower and protection levels is roughly the same with the Japanese tank having a little less armor, compensated by more module hitpoints. Overall, it is not the best-protected MBT on the battlefield, requiring careful long-range gameplay. However, the advanced electronics installed in this tank as well as its hydraulic suspension allow it to aim faster than all its class and Tier counterparts.

The Type 90 is also available in the Japanese bundle, which contains:
  • Type 90 Tier 7 Premium MBT
  • Japanese camouflage
  • Two Japanese decals
  • Japanese red flag

You can learn more about the Japanese camouflage in our dedicated article.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Battle Coins[/h2]
 

This week, we are offering you an opportunity to boost your Battle Path progress and get that main prize you know you want – the ZTZ-20 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank!

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The following Battle Coin bundles are available:
  • 1.000 Battle Coins (10% off)
  • 5.000 Battle Coins (15% off)
  • 10.000 Battle Coins (25% off)
  • 25.000 Battle Coins (35% off)
  • 50.000 Battle Coins (45% off)

Battle Coins can be used for a number of things, including:
Please note: In order to use Battle Coins, you need to obtain the access to the Rise of the Dragon Battle Path.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Commander Loot Crate[/h2]
 

This week, we’ve prepared another special offer for you in the form of a brand new Commander Loot Crate, featuring, amongst other things, some of the rarest commanders in the game!



This Loot Crate gives you the opportunity to obtain the following items:
  • Commander Ofelia Kitescu
  • Commander Austin Harper
  • Commander Alexander Cortez
  • Commander Alisa Korhonen
  • Commander Erin O’Connell
  • Commander Jorge Alvarez
  • Commander Joshua Seagrove
  • Commander Fyodor Sokolov
  • Platinum Commander XP Insignia tokens
  • Gold Commander XP Insignia tokens
Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

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

See you on the battlefield!

Developer Diary: Wages of Sin PvE Mission

Commanders!

One of the previously announced features is the Wages of Sin PvE mission and, like with the Namer, the announcement took place quite some time ago. Now, do not worry – the mission’s still coming in November, but as the earlier article suggests, it was supposed to arrive much earlier – in fact, it was supposed to coincide with the end of the Perihelion event as the mission is closely tied to it.



The reason it was delayed was the complicated nature of the map itself. In Armored Warfare, maps do not exist as separate terrain layout on which you add events such as maps and triggers. They exist in several layers and each of the layers does something different – voiceover, terrain interaction, objectives, you name it. These layers are then compiled together into what you see in the game as missions or maps. In many cases, these layers are closely tied to each other, which is why it’s not possible to simply cut away pieces of maps and create other missions or PvP/PvE maps from them.



But that’s not what really delayed the mission as we were effectively ready for that. The real reason was that, unbeknownst to us, the map part of the mission was made in a very specific way as to only work with the American Dream Special Operation (where it originated). And, as a cherry on the top, it wasn’t even made by the developers of the game, it was outsourced. In short, our attempts to make the mission work created an incredible amount of bugs that had to be squashed.

What followed were many months of investigations that allowed us a very deep insight into the workings of the game’s mechanics as many things had to be programmed from scratch. The good news is that the fruits of this labor will not only bring you the Wages of Sin mission – the lessons from it will be used in all future PvE content as well, including new Special Operations.



As for the mission itself – compared to the old screenshots, it underwent significant improvements to make it more distinct form the original operation. Especially the Perihelion camp (starting area) got fleshed out, as did the military base at the end.

There’s one feature that we weren’t able to implement though, compared to the original article – the mission will use the general AI vehicle pool (that includes everyone’s favorite Hunter) and we had to tune the difficulty and bot composition to match that. Otherwise everything is working and we are in the final polishing stages of work. Regardless, the mission will be on the difficult side.



We are planning to deploy the mission until the end of the year, presumably in November. We hope that you'll enjoy the mission even with a delay and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Server Maintenance

On the 13th of October 2022, starting from 8:00 CEST, the server will not be available for 2 hours due to a planned server maintenance.



Please note that the maintenance can be extended beyond the abovementioned timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The in-game Global Chat is still temporarily disabled. To communicate with the community, please visit our Discord channel.

Contest: Rise of the Dragon Screenshots

Commanders!

With the Rise of the Dragon Battle Path finally here, we are preparing a lot of fun activities for you, starting today with a new screenshot contest.



The rules are, once again, simple. Make a Chinese-themed in-game screenshot featuring a Rise of the Dragon vehicle and submit it to the dedicated contest channel on our Discord.

Make sure that your submission includes your nickname and has the correct size! The authors of the best five submissions will receive 500 Battle Coins. But that’s not the main prize. We’ll put the best five submissions to a vote on our official Armored Warfare Facebook page and the top 3 submissions will receive:
  • First place: 3500 Battle Coins and Type 99A2-140 Tier 10 Premium MBT
  • Second place: 2500 Battle Coins
  • Third place: 1500 Battle Coins
Hot tip: To make the best screenshots, hide you UI with the F2 key!

Please note:
  • The contest ends on October 16, 23:59 CEST
  • Only one submission per player is allowed
  • Don’t forget to add your nickname to your submission
  • Each submission must have the resolution of 1024x768 or higher
  • If you own the top prize vehicle, you will receive its price in Gold instead
Good luck and see you on the battlefield!

Developer Diary: Namer Changes

Commanders!

Some time ago, we have introduced the Namer Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle and... okay, that’s not exactly accurate. It wasn’t just “some” time ago – it was a long time ago.



More than nine months, in fact and, as the first point of this article, we’d like to apologize for that. Back then, we planned its release for February-March and what seemed like a straightforward thing turned out to be one of the most problematic vehicles to date development-wise for numerous (mostly internal) reasons. Nevertheless, we’ve returned to this long-awaited vehicle and are ready to show it to you in a new form.

First and foremost, we are changing the class of the vehicle from an AFV to a Tank Destroyer. This is done for a specific gameplay reason. The Namer is not intended as a scouting vehicle and the AFV class would see it matched against Sphinxes and other much lighter vehicles. That in turn would sometimes lead to imbalanced teams in PvP. Since the T-15 or Kinzhal would be a much more suitable match to the Namer and the class change solves that issue.

Next, we made the following changes:
  • We’ve reduced the basic viewrange to 370m
  • The basic configuration no longer has PELE ammunition

There are three configurations now available:
  • Scout Configuration now increases the viewrange by 15% and adds the 30mm PELE ammunition that was previously usable in all configurations. Additionally, it increases the ATGM rate of fire by 50% compared to the baseline value
  • Autocannon Configuration now reduces the autocannon overheat rate by 50% and introduces two new 40mm Super Shot rounds – APFSDS (with 52 damage per shot and 390mm penetration) and PELE (with 72 damage per shot and 125mm penetration)
  • ATGM Configuration that increases the launcher rate of fire and decreases the launcher reload time by 75% (but doesn’t feature any autocannon buffs or PELE ammunition)

And that’s pretty much it. The rest remains the same, although we have solved several issues from the previous versions, including:
  • Unmanned turret taking full damage
  • Turret ring being too vulnerable
  • Ammo rack being too vulnerable
  • Autocannon overheating issues
  • Other assorted issues

We hope you will enjoy this new Tank Destroyer that’s coming in the near future and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!