Mateck's M1A1 (HA)

[T_bone 0]

@NoWonderDog

Thank you for info on CWS. The GPS on M1 and M1A1 will also be remodeled.

[Gedis 0]

wow, this is starting to look like an abrams pack

don't forget to include M1IP/IPM1 abramses

[wika_woo 182]

erm.. ive had a go reading the awesome read me pdf document, but how does one select the desert abrams instead of a NATO one?..

thanks

[Tigernan 0]

Quote[/b] ]We need little help on the ammunition loadout (how many,what kind of ammo for M68A1 gun), currently we have M483A1 HEAT-T and M833 APFSDS.

From what I understand load outs are mission dependent and vary from operation to operation so I am not sure if there are standard load outs for specific roles.

On a side note did you mean to say the M68A1 gun? Cause that is the 105mm rifled cannon on the original M1 Abrams. The 120mm smooth bore is the M256.

And the only M483A1 I know of is the 155mm howitzer DPICM but I have been out of the Corps for a very long time. What I do know about and can only provide data for are the following:

105mm tank rounds:

M392 & M392A2 APDS-T, M392A2

M494 APERS-T

M900 APFSDS-T

M457 Dummy

M393A1 & A2 HEP-T

M456 Series HEAT-T

M456A2 HEAT-T-MP

M416 Smoke, WP-T

M467 TP-T

M490 TP-T

M393A1 TP-T

M490A1 TP-T

M724 & M724A1 TPDS-T

M728 APDS-T

M735 APFSDS-T

M774 APFSDS-T

M833 APFSDS-T

DM128 TPCSDS-T

120mm tank rounds:

M829, A1, A2 & A3 APFSDS-T

M830 & M830A1 HEAT-MP-T

M908 HE-OR-T

M831 & M831A1 TP-T

M865 TPCSDS-T

But unfortunately the data I have is not on load outs but just the round itself; propellant, weight, size, etc. Let me know if I can be of assistance though.

Tigernan

Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

[king homer 1]

What about M827 APFSDS? Wasn't that used as 120 mm shell aswell?

[T_bone 0]

@Tigernan

Yes we are looking for correct ammo for 105 mm gun. On one hand I have this very accurate data (early 80s ?):

APDS-T M392A2 Shot(APDS-T)

APFSDS-T M735 Shot(APFSDS-T)

HEP-T M393A1 Shell(HESH-T)

HEAT-T M456(T384E4) Shell(HEAT-T)

APERS-T XM494E3 (5000 fléchettes)

WP-T M416 Shell(Smoke)

TP-T M393A1 Shell(TP-T)

TP-T M490 Shell(TP-T)

On the other hand I have this info from Osprey book that shows two different rounds for 105 mm (year 1985):

[Mateck 0]

erm.. ive had a go reading the awesome read me pdf document, but how does one select the desert abrams instead of a NATO one?..

thanks

What do You mean?

[Young Eagle 0]

Hi! I just found this:

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/M1.html

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/index.html#tank

hope it's useful! also I really wish NWD's TFCS can be intergrated into your mod! Cheers!

[wika_woo 182]

erm.. ive had a go reading the awesome read me pdf document, but how does one select the desert abrams instead of a NATO one?..  

thanks

What do You mean?

Is there just a NATO M1A1 (camo), that replaces the BLUFOR one?..

I don't see a desert one...

[T_bone 0]

There is no desert replacement. Only way to use Abrams in desert camo i to choose it from class "CH Armor".

[wika_woo 182]

oh, so that where it is!!!!!!!!!!!..

lol.. im such a dumb ass!

thanks for the help!

[MsgtPain 0]

T_Bone

This info

APDS-T M392A2 Shot(APDS-T)

APFSDS-T M735 Shot(APFSDS-T)

HEP-T M393A1 Shell(HESH-T)

HEAT-T M456(T384E4) Shell(HEAT-T)

APERS-T XM494E3 (5000 fléchettes) - Is not used by the M1A1 Anymore this is an Anti-personnel round. It is though a nice round to have..

WP-T M416 Shell(Smoke)

TP-T M393A1 Shell(TP-T)

TP-T M490 Shell(TP-T)

Is the Correct ... Give me a week and I can get you the info from a friend in a Armor unit . I was in a M109as ...

By the way this is by far the most fun and exciting mod I have ever used.. Me and 2 friend have been running a training map and working as a crew . Keep up the great work..

[Tigernan 0]

@King Homer

From what I remember; the M827 was actually the XM827 and was being tested at roughly the same times as the XM829. The XM829 won out and became the APFSDS-T round of choice. Nothing to back this information up however. Just my aging memory.

@T Bone

The listing of rounds I posted earlier is accurate as of April 24th, 1994 according to the "U.S. Army Data Sheets on Artillery, Ammunition, Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, Recoilless Rifles, Grenade Launchers and Artillery Fuzes" [TM 43-0001-28]

And in 1996 I can say that most major Marine Corps installations had all of the listed items in some quantity because the magazine dumps were phasing most of it out or scheduling it for disposal or to be transfered other smaller facilities.

If you can't get a copy of that technical manual let me know I can provide whatever info you need that it has. Will help out in any way I can, even though I was a lowly LAV crewman and not a real tanker.

Tigernan

Not as lean, or as mean but always a Marine.

[Gedis 0]

if you haven't seen this

page about abrams with basic infos and some schemes

[MsgtPain 0]

Any News Or Update's ? Been quiet for a while..

[manzilla 1]

Any News Or Update's ? Been quiet for a while..

Should he post something just to say there is nothing? Do you think he forgot?

[Mateck 0]

Any News Or Update's ? Been quiet for a while..

Should he post something just to say there is nothing? Do you think he forgot?

We didn't forgot

We just don't have enough free time to work on it

Here are some WIP screenshots of new textures for M1 (textures by T_Bone).

In new version textures can be changed via script. Mission makers will have opportunity to make unique textures for their missions. We will also release textures templates to make it easier.

[bravo 6 0]

Texture Pack for mission makers.. sounds really nice!

Great Feature and great work!

me like the hole idea

[T_bone 0]

Befor anyone will ask "what kind of camo is that" And remember its W.I.P

[king homer 1]

Looking good so far. Maybe you could help us to improve our M1A2 textures a bit

[manzilla 1]

Great new pix. WIP or not, I look forward to these new changes. The option to change textures sounds intriguing, I can't wait to give that a shot.

[MsgtPain 0]

Looks Good ... Have we heard or anything new on the NWD tank mod.....

[ingram 258]

Really great one

[Gedis 0]

i was going to ask what paint jobs are these, but when i saw that explanation, especialy " Reforger 83' " exercise held in Germany, i remembered that camo from military vids i had

I may be wrong, but as I remember the first real time Abramses were shown to public and eastern block was in Reforger 83' exercises...

now bang! A new feature! Mission makers will have an oportunity to use or even create textures their own? That's amazing. I dreamed about this ability for OFP.

Great job Mateck and bone_T

[GatorMarineDiaz 0]

Are you going to do a plain OD paint job as well?

I am pretty sure that prior to taking all of the old M1s out of service (to be sold, scrapped, or upgraded) they were all required to be repainted completely OD.