tank retro fit

[derrickkolba]

i see that the tanks in the game do not have urban retro fit that they have put on most tanks in iraq. will this be added ?can it be added?

[trogdor1289]

Given how it will involve a lot of modeling not anytime soon is your answer.

[Raniak]

What is Tanks Retro fit ?

[[R-MOD]Bob_Marley]

Tank Urban Survival Kit for M1A2

The Tank Urban Survival Kit, or TUSK, is a series of improvements to the M1 Abrams intended to improve fighting ability in urban environments. Historically, urban and other close battlefields have been the worst place for tanks to fight—a tank's front armor is much stronger than that on the sides, top, or rear, and in an urban environment, attacks can come from any direction, and attackers can get close enough to reliably hit weak points in the tank's armor, or get sufficient elevation to hit the top armor square on.

Armor upgrades include reactive armor on the sides of the tank and slat armor (similar to that on the Stryker) on the rear to protect against rocket-propelled grenades and other shaped charge warheads.

A gun shield and a thermal sight system are added to the loader's top-mounted M240B 7.62 mm machine gun, and a Kongsberg Gruppen Remote Weapon Turret carrying a .50 caliber machine gun (again similar to that used on the Stryker) is in place of the tank commander's original .50 caliber machine gun mount, wherein the commander had to expose himself to fire the weapon manually. An exterior telephone allows supporting infantry to communicate with the tank commander.

The TUSK system is a field-installable kit that allows tanks to be upgraded without needing to be recalled to a maintenance depot.

While the reactive armor may not be needed in most situations in maneuver warfare, items like the rear slat armor, loader's gun shield, infantry phone (which has already seen use on Marine Corps M1A1s as early as 2003), and Kongsberg Remote Weapons Station for the .50 caliber machine gun will be added to the entire M1A2 fleet over time.

In addition to this, a Transparent Armor Gun Shield may also be implemented as part of this kit, as it's already seeing use on some Abrams serving in Iraq.

That, apparently.

[Silens.Intro]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Abra...l_Kit_for_M1A2

[solodude23]

I have never seen an Abrams with any of that other than the gun shield.

[Lucid Nightmare]

I have. Never knew about the phone though. Rather amusing.

[MikeAP]

Hey sorry to burst your bubbles but the TUSK isnt being used by our (US forces) and was scrapped from production a while ago. Was going to cost WAY to much. Instead we have whats called the M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package) do a google search for details.

Its got some NICe toys on it though. Would be way too hard for PR team to model these things (autmated .50, 25x zoom, commanders independent thermal viewer)

[El_Vikingo]

I was thinking about adding tusks to the tank, to stab people with.

[gandhicakes]

I've seen that gun shield on Humvees before, it looks ALOT easier to see what's going on rather than sitting behind a 1/2 inch steel plate.