Difference between revisions of "M1A1 HC"
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{{main|M256 (120 mm)}} | {{main|M256 (120 mm)}} | ||
− | ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' | + | ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' |
+ | ''Main Article: [[M256 (120 mm)|'''M256 (120mm)''']]'' | ||
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+ | The M1A1 HC is armed with the same 120 mm M256 smoothbore gun as the M1A1 and has access to the same ammunition of APFSDS and HEAT-FS. However, the M1A1 HC also gets access to a new HEAT-MP-T shell, M830A1. The M829 APFSDS round is still an excellent anti-tank munition, boasting the third highest penetration figures out of any sabot round in the game, at 493 mm of flat penetration at point-blank and decreasing to just 458 mm at 2 kilometres. Its angled performance is also excellent, penetrating 284 mm of armour at 60 degrees point-blank and 264 mm at 2 kilometres. It is sufficient to reliably engage any vehicle in the game frontally. The M830 HEAT-FS shell penetrates a meagre 480 mm of armour. It is not recommended to use this shell after unlocking the M829. The M1A2's new shell, M830A1 is a special type of HEAT-FS round. Instead of using a conventional impact fuse, M830A1 is a sub-calibre HEAT-FS round that has been saboted into a 120 mm casing and fitted with a proximity fuse. This allows it to effectively engage low flying aircraft and helicopters up to a range of 4.5 kilometres. The sub-calibre nature of the round means it travels extremely quickly at 1,400 m/s, making it the fastest HEAT round in the game. However, its effectiveness against armoured vehicles is limited as it penetrates a mere 350 mm of armour. | ||
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+ | The M1A1 HC's gun handles very well, with a very efficient stabiliser that allows accurate fire at any speed and a very fast 40 degrees per second turret traverse. The gun has good depression and elevation angles; negative 10 and positive 20 degrees respectively. An aced crew can reload the gun in just six seconds, which is comparable to the Leopard 2A5, Leclerc and T-80U, although slower than the Type 90 and Challenger 2. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! colspan="5" | [[M256 (120 mm)|120 mm M256]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds) | + | ! colspan="5" | [[M256 (120 mm)|'''120 mm M256''']] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds) |
|- | |- | ||
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer | ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! ''Arcade'' | ! ''Arcade'' | ||
− | | rowspan="2" | | + | | rowspan="2" | 40 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 52.7 || 64.0 ||70.8||75.3|| rowspan="2" | 7.80 || rowspan="2" | 6.90 || rowspan="2" | 6.36 || rowspan="2" | 6.00 |
|- | |- | ||
! ''Realistic'' | ! ''Realistic'' | ||
− | | | + | |23.8||28.0||34.0||37.6||40.0 |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m | ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | M830 || HEATFS || 480 ||480 |
+ | |480 | ||
+ | |480 | ||
+ | |480 | ||
+ | |480 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M830A1 | ||
+ | |HEATFS | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |350 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M829 | ||
+ | |APFSDS | ||
+ | |491 | ||
+ | |488 | ||
+ | |481 | ||
+ | |473 | ||
+ | |464 | ||
+ | |454 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M829A1 | ||
+ | |APFSDS | ||
+ | |598 | ||
+ | |596 | ||
+ | |589 | ||
+ | |580 | ||
+ | |570 | ||
+ | |560 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100% | ! 0% !! 50% !! 100% | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | M830 || HEATFS ||1,140||13.1||0.05||0.1||2,360|| 65° || 72° || 77° |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M830A1 | ||
+ | |HEATFS | ||
+ | |1,410 | ||
+ | |11.4 | ||
+ | |0.05 | ||
+ | |0.1 | ||
+ | |1,390 | ||
+ | |65° | ||
+ | |72° | ||
+ | |77° | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M829 | ||
+ | |APFSDS | ||
+ | |1,670 | ||
+ | |3.94 | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |78° | ||
+ | |80° | ||
+ | |81° | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |M829A1 | ||
+ | |APFSDS | ||
+ | |1,569 | ||
+ | |4.64 | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
+ | |78° | ||
+ | |80° | ||
+ | |81° | ||
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! 2nd<br>rack empty | ! 2nd<br>rack empty | ||
! 3rd<br>rack empty | ! 3rd<br>rack empty | ||
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! Visual<br>discrepancy | ! Visual<br>discrepancy | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''40''' || 35 ''(+5)'' || ''18 (+22)'' || 1 ''(+39)'' || No |
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M240 (7.62 mm)}} | {{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M240 (7.62 mm)}} | ||
− | ''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.'' | + | ''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.'' Like all other Abrams tanks, the M1A1 HC is equipped with the same M240 and M2HB machine guns. |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]] | + | ! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|'''12.7 mm M2HB''']] |
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | | + | | Pintle (Commander) |
+ | | 1,000 (200) || 577 shots/min || -9°/+65° || ±180° | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! colspan="5" | [[M240 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M240]] | + | ! colspan="5" | [[M240 (7.62 mm)|'''7.62 mm M240''']] |
|- | |- | ||
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | | + | | Coaxial |
+ | | 10,000 (200) || 941 ||N/A | ||
+ | |N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | | + | | Pintle (Loader) |
+ | | 1,400 (200) ||941 | ||
+ | |<nowiki>-9°/+65°</nowiki> | ||
+ | |<nowiki>-77°/+135°</nowiki> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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+ | * Same ammunition selection as the M1A2 at a slightly lower BR | ||
+ | * Has an active protection system that can provide protection against some ATGMs, also comes stock | ||
+ | * Better turret protection when compared to the M1A1 | ||
+ | * M829 is a Tier I modification, with NVDs being Tier III | ||
+ | * Carries 4 charges of smoke grenades (4/16 compared to the 6/12 carried by its brothers) | ||
+ | |||
* | * | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * No commander's sight | ||
+ | * APS is visible through night vision devices | ||
+ | |||
* | * | ||
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;'' | * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;'' | ||
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | ||
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''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' |
Revision as of 13:01, 10 September 2021
Contents
Description
The Tank, Combat, Full Tracked, 120-mm Gun M1A1 HC is a rank VII American medium tank with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
General info
Survivability and armour
Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.
Armour type:
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hull | ___ mm | ___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom |
___ mm | ___ - ___ mm |
Turret | ___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet |
___ - ___ mm | ___ - ___ mm | ___ - ___ mm |
Cupola | ___ mm | ___ mm | ___ mm | ___ mm |
Notes:
Mobility
Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.
Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 76 | 43 | 61.2 | _,___ | 2,898 | __.__ | 47.35 |
Realistic | 69 | 39 | _,___ | 1,519 | __.__ | 24.82 |
Modifications and economy
Armaments
Main armament
Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: {{main|Name of the weapon}}
. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.
Main Article: M256 (120mm)
The M1A1 HC is armed with the same 120 mm M256 smoothbore gun as the M1A1 and has access to the same ammunition of APFSDS and HEAT-FS. However, the M1A1 HC also gets access to a new HEAT-MP-T shell, M830A1. The M829 APFSDS round is still an excellent anti-tank munition, boasting the third highest penetration figures out of any sabot round in the game, at 493 mm of flat penetration at point-blank and decreasing to just 458 mm at 2 kilometres. Its angled performance is also excellent, penetrating 284 mm of armour at 60 degrees point-blank and 264 mm at 2 kilometres. It is sufficient to reliably engage any vehicle in the game frontally. The M830 HEAT-FS shell penetrates a meagre 480 mm of armour. It is not recommended to use this shell after unlocking the M829. The M1A2's new shell, M830A1 is a special type of HEAT-FS round. Instead of using a conventional impact fuse, M830A1 is a sub-calibre HEAT-FS round that has been saboted into a 120 mm casing and fitted with a proximity fuse. This allows it to effectively engage low flying aircraft and helicopters up to a range of 4.5 kilometres. The sub-calibre nature of the round means it travels extremely quickly at 1,400 m/s, making it the fastest HEAT round in the game. However, its effectiveness against armoured vehicles is limited as it penetrates a mere 350 mm of armour.
The M1A1 HC's gun handles very well, with a very efficient stabiliser that allows accurate fire at any speed and a very fast 40 degrees per second turret traverse. The gun has good depression and elevation angles; negative 10 and positive 20 degrees respectively. An aced crew can reload the gun in just six seconds, which is comparable to the Leopard 2A5, Leclerc and T-80U, although slower than the Type 90 and Challenger 2.
120 mm M256 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 40 | -10°/+20° | ±180° | Two-plane | 38.1 | 52.7 | 64.0 | 70.8 | 75.3 | 7.80 | 6.90 | 6.36 | 6.00 |
Realistic | 23.8 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 37.6 | 40.0 |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 | ||
M830 | HEATFS | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
M830A1 | HEATFS | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
M829 | APFSDS | 491 | 488 | 481 | 473 | 464 | 454 |
M829A1 | APFSDS | 598 | 596 | 589 | 580 | 570 | 560 |
Shell details | |||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
M830 | HEATFS | 1,140 | 13.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2,360 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
M830A1 | HEATFS | 1,410 | 11.4 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1,390 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
M829 | APFSDS | 1,670 | 3.94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
M829A1 | APFSDS | 1,569 | 4.64 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
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40 | 35 (+5) | 18 (+22) | 1 (+39) | No |
Machine guns
Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use. Like all other Abrams tanks, the M1A1 HC is equipped with the same M240 and M2HB machine guns.
12.7 mm M2HB | ||||
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Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Pintle (Commander) | 1,000 (200) | 577 shots/min | -9°/+65° | ±180° |
7.62 mm M240 | ||||
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Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Coaxial | 10,000 (200) | 941 | N/A | N/A |
Pintle (Loader) | 1,400 (200) | 941 | -9°/+65° | -77°/+135° |
Usage in battles
Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".
Pros:
- Same ammunition selection as the M1A2 at a slightly lower BR
- Has an active protection system that can provide protection against some ATGMs, also comes stock
- Better turret protection when compared to the M1A1
- M829 is a Tier I modification, with NVDs being Tier III
- Carries 4 charges of smoke grenades (4/16 compared to the 6/12 carried by its brothers)
Cons:
- No commander's sight
- APS is visible through night vision devices
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main
template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>
, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />
. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===
, also if applicable).
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
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
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
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MBTs | IPM1 Abrams · M1A1 · M1A1 HC · M1A2 Abrams · M1A2 SEP |
Tank destroyers | M1128 Stryker MGS |
USA medium tanks | |
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M2 | M2 |
M3 | M3 Lee · ▃Grant I |
M4 | M4 · Calliope · M4A1 · M4A1 (76) W · M4A2 · M4A2 (76) W · M4A3 (105) · M4A3 (76) W · M4/T26 |
M26 Pershing | T20 · T25 · M26 · M26 T99 · M26E1 |
M46/47/48 Patton | M46 · M46 "Tiger" · M47 · M48A1 · T54E1 · T54E2 |
M60 | M60 · M60A1 (AOS) · M60A1 RISE (P) · M60A2 · M60A3 TTS · M728 CEV · 120S |
MBT-70 | MBT-70 · XM803 |
M1 Abrams | XM1 (Chrysler) · XM1 (GM) |
M1 Abrams · M1 KVT · IPM1 | |
M1A1 · M1A1 HC · M1A1 Click-Bait | |
M1A2 Abrams · M1A2 SEP · M1A2 SEP V2 | |
Other | T95E1 |
Australia | M1A1 AIM |
Canada | M4A5 |
Israel | ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · ▃Merkava Mk.1 · ▃Merkava Mk.2B · ▃Merkava Mk.3D |
Turkey | M60 AMBT |
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