XM1 (Chrysler)

XM1 (Chrysler)

XM1 (Chrysler)

USA

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.0	9.0	9.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The Tank, Combat, Full-Tracked, 105-mm Gun XM1 (Chrysler) is a premium gift rank VI American medium tank with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X". The XM-1 (Chrysler) is an Xbox exclusive vehicle, only available from the Microsoft store.

General info

Survivability and armour

Composite armour

Balanced protection against all types of ammunition

Armourfront / side / back

Hull104 / 76 / 31

Turret203 / 38 / 12

Crew4 people

Visibility108 %

The armour on this vehicle is not very good. Most APFSDS at this rank will have no issue penetrating the armoured zones with ease. Despite there being spaced armor in the front of the tank, the driver is also located here behind and surrounded by three exterior fuel tanks, and can be fairly vulnerable to even APDS shells at lower tiered tanks, such as the M60 or T54E2. In a down-tier, you will be able to soak up some damage when being hit by weaker rounds, but not much.

Armour type:

• Spaced armour (Hull front)
• Composite armour (Turret front)
• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	50.8 mm (81°), 38.1 mm (81°) Upper glacis 76.2* mm + 38.1* mm (25°), 31.75 mm (68°) Lower glacis	19 mm Sponson 38.1 mm Front 27.6 mm Rear	31.75 mm (6-56°)	31.75 mm Front 25.4 mm Sides 5 mm Engine grilles
Turret	38.2** mm (32°) + 102** mm Turret cheeks 203 mm (5-58°) Gun mantlet 38.1 mm (68-81°), 50.8 mm (77°) Upper 25 mm (78-81°) Turret underside	38 mm (36°) Left 38 mm (35°) Right	12.7 mm (40-49°)	31.75 mm Front 25.4 mm Rear 12.7 mm Blowout panels
Cupola	25.4 mm	25.4 mm	25.4 mm	25.4 mm

Spaced armour*	Front
Hull	225 mm Kinetic 155 mm Chemical
Composite armour**	Front
Turret	Turret front: 240 mm Kinetic 550 mm Chemical

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 30 mm thick
• 38 mm RHA plate separates the fighting compartment from the engine
• 38 mm RHA plate between the driver and fuel tanks
• Side skirts are 6.35 mm thick

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB84 / 46 km/h

RB and SB76 / 42 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

4 back

Weight52.6 t

Engine power

AB2 902 hp

RB and SB1 521 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB55.2 hp/t

RB and SB28.9 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	84	46	52.6	2,357	2,902	44.81	55.17
Realistic	76	42		1,345	1,521	25.57	28.92

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 026

RB3 103

SB3 797

Crew training10 000

Experts730 000

Aces2 000

Research Aces1 780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 140 / 190 / 220 %

2 × 214 / 214 / 214 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive 105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack 105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism 105mm_usa_M735_APDS_FS_ammo_pack NVD Artillery Support Laser rangefinder

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

105 mm M68 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition55 rounds

First-order24 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

105 mm M68					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	55	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	34.27	47.44	57.60	63.70	67.76	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					21.42	25.20	30.60	33.84	36.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M728	APDS	265	263	252	240	228	216
M456	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
M393A2	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M735	APFSDS	292	291	284	275	266	257

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M728	APDS	1,426	4.53	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°
M456	HEATFS	1,174	10.5	0.05	0.1	1.27	65°	72°	77°
M393A2	HESH	732	11.2	0.1	4	4.31	73°	77°	80°
M735	APFSDS	1,501	3.72	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M416	732	11.6	16	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the XM1 (Chrysler)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
55	53 (+2)	48 (+7)	25 (+30)	1 (+54)	No

• Rack 4 is a first-stage ammo rack

Machine guns

12.7 mm M85 machine gun

Ammunition1 080 rounds

Belt capacity180 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate626 shots/min

Vertical guidance-9° / 65°

7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition6 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate941 shots/min

7.62 mm M60D machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity100 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate651 shots/min

12.7 mm M85
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	1,080 (180)	626	-9°/+65°	±180°

7.62 mm M60D
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	1,000 (100)	651	-10°/+50°	±120°

7.62 mm M240
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	6,000 (200)	941	±6°	N/A

Usage in battles

This vehicle is best used as a support tank to flank and knock out other tanks from their flanks and not as a "brawler". Instead of charging full speed into the enemy head on. This tank is best suited to attacking from the flank. Flanking is where this tank succeeds, using its speed and manoeuvrability to get to the rear or sides of the enemy. Another good tactic is to shoot-and-scoot to maximize the manoeuvrability and gun over an opponent.

This tank can also be used to devastating effect in urban combat. In urban combat, it is advised that you never go alone, stay with or behind friendly tanks, and do not rush forward. If you play an ambush and defensive style of combat, at least at the beginning of the match, it is likely you will be able to get multiple kills/assists and should be able to stop the enemy push. If your team is winning, and the enemy is outnumbered, it may be possible to push forward quickly but cautiously, in order to flank and catch enemies off guard, hopefully securing victory for your team.

The survivability of the XM-1 (Chrysler): The XM-1 has relatively weak armour, but it is oddly survivable. It is somewhat rare to get killed by a single shot when playing the XM-1. Usually, it takes two or more shots to take it out, thanks to the spacey interior, and the blowout ammo racks in the turret. However a single HEATFS hit will render you knocked out of the fight. Sometimes it takes up to 10 badly aimed or unlucky shots to take out the XM-1, this is especially true for long-range shots. To further increase the survivability odds, use the terrain to cover you, after firing a shot reverse back and pop out again like a jack in a box. The excellent mobility of this fine tank allows for this to achieved, and used well it can turn the tide of a impending defeat to a victory.

Some enemies to be concerned about:

T-64B: Aim for the drivers hatch if you facing it frontally. If possible, get around its side and hit it dead under the turret, you will blow up its ammo racks this way.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very good speed, manoeuvrability and acceleration
• Very fast turret traverse
• Excellent manoeuvrability/speed
• Not one, not two, but three secondary machine guns
• Blow out ammo rack prevents an ammo shot from destroying the tank immediately

Cons:

• Average gun against enemies
• While it has composite armour, it is useless against most weapons it will face
• Gun is sub-par; same APFSDS round (360 mm of penetration point-blank) as on the Type 74 and M60A1 RISE (P)
• Front plate is made up of spaced armour, which doesn't provide the protection comparable to composite
• Similar ammo storage to the M1 Abrams, has the same side weak spot (although it is rarely exploited, due to the sub-par armour everywhere else)
• Tracks are very noisy (louder than the engine!)

History

It started in the early 1970s, at the height of the Cold War and the arms race. After the joint German-American project to create the MBT-70 main battle tank was closed, and the new all-American XM803 project was deemed an insufficient and too expensive response to the newest Soviet developments, the US Department of Defense developed a new list of requirements for the future American main battle tank. Two engineering giants joined the contest: the Chrysler and General Motors companies. Both contestants decided to use the developments for the MBT-70 and XM803 to design a new tank. Many corrections and additions were made to the tactical and technical requirements of the American government, first and foremost, on the defensive characteristics of the future main battle tank. The requirements for the tank's armour and survivability increased, along with its maintainability in the field. In addition, the Arab-Israeli conflict showed that a modern tank must have the ability to effectively destroy armoured targets at long distances, including with kinetic shells, and also have a sufficiently large complement of shells. In spite of the changes and additions to the technical specification, the contestants managed to achieve their goals, and by 1976, they presented their developments, the experimental prototypes of the XM-1 tank, for testing. Both vehicles were outwardly very similar, with practically identical dimensions. They were alike in their layouts and used the same 105 mm M68 rifled cannon. Both tanks turned out very well. Which prototype did the military choose, and why?

The XM-1 (GM), the contest model from General Motors, became a further development of ideas and technological solutions for the MBT-70 and XM803 projects, including the diesel powertrain and mixed undercarriage with six roller wheels per side, three with hydraulic suspension and three with torsion bar suspension. The competitor to General Motors, the Chrysler company, used their XM-1 (C) model to present not only a progressive gas-turbine engine but also a new undercarriage with seven independent roller wheels on each side with individual torsion bar suspension. In addition, the Chrysler engineers were able to save funds on constructing the tank by optimizing the components of the aiming equipment and the gun stabilization system. These details played a decisive role in the selection of the contractor to make the XM-1 project a reality. In spite of the fact that numerous flaws and "teething problems" arose during the project, the prototype for the USA's next-generation main battle tank was confirmed. After several cycles of correcting issues and modernizing the prototype XM-1 (C), the first vehicles began to be deployed under the designation M1 Abrams.

-From Devblog

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the XM1 (Chrysler) from live.warthunder.com.

Images

• 

  Side by side comparison between a XM-1 (GM) and a XM1 (Chrysler)

Videos

Premium Vehicles: XM-1 GM vs Chrysler - War Thunder Wiki

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] XM-1 (C) and XM-1 (GM): Ancestors of the Abrams

Chrysler Defense
MBTs
M48 Patton	M48A1
M60	M60 · M60A1 (AOS) · M60A2 · M60A1 RISE (P) · M60A3 TTS
M1	XM1 (Chrysler) · M1 Abrams
Export
M48	M48A2 C · M48A2 G A2 · ␗M48A1 · Magach 1 · Magach 2
M60	␗M60A3 TTS · M60A1 "D.C.Ariete" ·
Note	Chrysler Defense was purchased by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) in 1982.