New APC and Vehicle tech tree/premium ideas

[Guthix_Auditore]

These are ideas for BR III, APCs with an additional Tier II vehicle usable within tank slots As a premium squad. These are mainly targeting early / mid-tier equipment.

USSR:

BA-64E (BR III APC)

Armor: 4-15mm
Weapon: Single 7.62mm DT-27

This is a open top personnel carrier, capable of holding six people and going up to 80 Km/h. Personal exit out of rear hatch.

BA-64E-37 (BR II) PREMIUM Tank

• same as above without personal carrier capability, the DT machine gun was replaced in favor of a 37mm gun with a closed top. Produced in limited numbers as a scout/infantry support vehicle.
  (Was unable to find proper pictures)

USA:

M5 Half-track (BR III APC)

Armor: 7.9–15.8 mm
Weapon: 50. cal mount

• While slightly slower than the M3 it was also better armored, supplied to the British by the USA through lendlease and used by the USA for training purpose.

Humber light armor reconnaissance vehicle
(BR II) PREMIUM tank

Armor: 12mm
Weapon: boys AT rifle, Bren Gun

• Manufactured by the British, 3 man crew with top speeds capable of 121 Km/h. (Would keep it under 85)

Germany:

Autoprotetto S.37 (BR III APC)

Armor 6.5-8.5mm
Weapon: Breda 8mm MG

• Developed by the Italians, top speeds of 52 Km/h (would up it to 65-75) with a 8 person crew. Driver+commander+ 6 troops.

Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (BR II) PREMIUM tank

Armor: 8-25mm
Weapon: 3.7 cm KwK 34(t), x2 7.92mm MG-37(t)

• Developed by the Czechoslovakians, used by the Germans heavily near the beginning of world war II. The (t) was given to each weapon and vehicle designation under German use. 4 man crew, 34 Km/h.

Japanese:

Japanese didn’t have anything aside from the only premium squad APC. So this may potentially fill the place.

Type 92 Sumida (BR III APC)

armor: 4-11mm
Weapon: x4 6.5 mm Type 91 MG

• This vehicle was capable of going up to 80 Km/h due to its lightly armored nature.

Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha (BR II) PREMIUM tank

Armor: 26-33mm
Weapon: Type 1 47 mm gun, x2 7.7 mm type 79 MG

• This tank is almost identical to the chi-ha we already have as a premium squad. The main difference is this has a smaller gun than the 57 mm, and slightly more armor for the ShinHōtō variant. Its speed is also a little bit slower, due to the armor.

For Japan it may be useful to start utilizing the different variants of their vehicles to be able to fill out more vehicles within the tree, otherwise their vehicles have already been picked clean and there’s nothing else to add. That’s where a variant change would come in, changing out a 57 mm gun for a 47 mm with more armor for example. Japan had a wealth of variance that were similar to a lot of their other tanks, instead of creating a ton of different tanks they experimented with armor thickness and putting different guns on already existing tanks.

[Adamnpee]

@Guthix_Auditore

Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (BR II) PREMIUM tank

why BR2 if we already have this at BR1?

[TheUnclaimedOne]

@Guthix_Auditore

M5 Half-track (BR III APC)

@Guthix_Auditore

While slightly slower than the M3 it was also better armored,

Apparently its armor was actually worse somehow. Or so I remember being informed. Nah, I’ll take the M3, thanks

[Atomik_Invader]

LVT-1 Alligator

[Winter_Storm]

@Guthix_Auditore

Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha (BR II) PREMIUM tank

chi-ha kai is already in the game

[LM4_Luna]

@Guthix_Auditore

M5 Half-track (BR III APC)

i honestly feel like this should replace soviet M3 while M3 itself should go back to americans
(oh, and close bulletproof shutters on both M3 and potential M5, M3’s M2HB is already nerfed either way to please wehrbs, no way it should also be less protected than 251/1)

[Adamnpee]

@LM4_Luna

i honestly feel like this should replace soviet M3 while M3 itself should go back to americans

No, premiums shouldn’t be replaced just like that. I paid for M3, not for M5. That’s how it is.

[Guthix_Auditore]

No this version isnt, The regular version is. As I said Japan has nothing else to add other than variance of the same equipment with a different gun. So either they completely abandon Japan and never add any more content for them or they add variance of the same equipment because Japan only developed half a dozen tanks in a few bolt actions, lmg’s and SMGs during the war But in multiple variants. And whatever they didn’t build they stole or bought from another country. They were the weakest combatant during the war. That also reflects in this game, But what they can do is add some of those other variants to at least try to keep things more balanced. The only reason equipment was chosen for them was because they had to be able to counter with the Americans have with those tiers.

[Winter_Storm]

yes Chi-ha kai is in the game, i’ve got it as an event vehicle

[Vyury]

@Guthix_Auditore

BA-64E (BR III APC)

Armor: 4-15mm
Weapon: Single 7.62mm DT-27

This is a open top personnel carrier, capable of holding six people and going up to 80 Km/h. Personal exit out of rear hatch.

From what I’m reading and looking at photos (those included here are standard BA-64 for unknowledgable), E variant was unarmed, but it does have enough space to maybe put an MG with a shield, 251 style.

[Guthix_Auditore]

The 47 mm? Definitely doesn’t reflect the spreadsheet then. This is why they need to not hide event items or past items that are removed from the game on a rotation. Makes it difficult to tell what’s even in this game anymore.

[Guthix_Auditore]

This was an open top, so it’s entirely possible. I’d have to look around again, But I seem various tank archives that showed it had a top mounted DT. Not included in original production but some of the 64e models had them. all 64e share the open top though.

[CRO_SkyGuard]

@Guthix_Auditore

some of the 64e models had them.

The first 64E prototypes did have a DT MG, but It was later removed.

[Guthix_Auditore]

That’s where it gets a little tricky, it was a vehicle that had a fair amount produced. But only the very first models had the DTs.