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Description

The Close Combat Vehicle Light (CCVL) was developed as part of the United States Army's Armored Gun System (AGS) competition in the 1990s to design a light tank to replace the M551 Sheridan and the TOW-equipped High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquially: Humvee) to equip new light divisions. It was the culmination of various development initiatives conducted in the 1970s to provide air-mobile light infantry squads with the firepower required for success on the battlefield. The three companies that submitted designs for the demand were Cadillac Gage Company, Teledyne Continental, and FMC Corporation. Cadillac Gage Company designed the Stingray light tank in the standard four-man configuration. The FMC Corporation designed the CCVL in a three-man configuration due to the installation of an autoloader. Teledyne Continental designed the Expeditionary Tank in an unusual two-man configuration, featuring an unmanned turret and autoloader. In 1992, the FMC design was chosen, readjusted, and renamed the M8 Armored Gun System. However, the entire AGS project was ultimately cancelled in the mid-1980s due to funds being withdrawn due to the Gramm-Rudman Act, and procurement of the M8 Armored Gun System terminated in 1997.

Introduced in Update "Drone Age" as a reward for the 2022 Project "Overpowered" event, the CCVL is equipped with a 105 mm Rheinmetall modified M68A1 tank gun in a soft-recoil, autoloading main gun turret-mount, as well as a coaxial 7.62 mm M240 light machine gun. The three-man crew configuration included the commander and gunner in the turret, as well as the driver in the front centre of the hull. The armour provides limited protection against heavy machine gun fire and artillery shrapnel. The CCVL, which is equipped with a two-plane fully automatic stabilisation system, laser rangefinder and thermal imaging equipment for the gunner, provides outstanding firepower as well as exceptional mobility, fulfilling its historic intended duty as a light mobile gun that can be easily airdropped and deployed.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull38 / 25 / 25

Turret25 / 25 / 25

Crew3 people

Visibility108 %

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

Speedforward / back

AB78 / 17 km/h

RB and SB70 / 15 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight19.5 t

Engine power

AB1 097 hp

RB and SB575 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB56.3 hp/t

RB and SB29.5 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Game Mode	Forward	Reverse	Weight (tons)	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	78	17	19.5	891	1,097	45.69	56.26
Realistic	70	15	19.5	509	575	26.1	29.49

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 474 → 5 815

RB3 355 → 5 616

SB4 503 → 7 538

Total cost of modifications212 600

352 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 170 / 220 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Mobility

Protection

Firepower

Tracks Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 350
Suspension Research: 8 500 Cost: 13 000 320	Brake System Research: 8 500 Cost: 13 000 320
Filters Research: 9 400 Cost: 15 000 360
Transmission Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 460	Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 460

Improved Parts

Research:

2 700

Cost:

14 000

350

Improved FPE

Research:

2 600

Cost:

13 000

320

Crew Replenishment

Research:

9 400

Cost:

15 000

360

Smoke grenade

Research:

12 000

Cost:

19 000

460

Horizontal Drive Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 350	105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 350	105mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 350
Adjustment of Fire Research: 8 500 Cost: 13 000 320	Airstrike Research: 8 500 Cost: 13 000 320	105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack Research: 8 500 Cost: 13 000 320
Elevation Mechanism Research: 9 400 Cost: 15 000 360	Artillery Support Research: 9 400 Cost: 15 000 360	Laser rangefinder Research: 9 400 Cost: 15 000 360	NVD Research: 9 400 Cost: 15 000 360
Improved optics Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 460	105mm_usa_M833_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 460	Scout UAV Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 460

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 M68A1 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Autoloader

Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader

Ammunition43 rounds

First-order19 rounds

Reload5.0 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

Main article: M68A1 (105 mm)

105 mm M68A1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Autoloader
Arcade	43	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	40.0	55.3	67.2	74.3	79.1	5.00
Realistic	43	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	25.0	29.4	35.7	39.5	42.0	5.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M456A2	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
M393A2	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M735	APFSDS	292	291	284	275	266	257
M833	APFSDS	395	392	387	381	375	369

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	0%	50%	100%
M456A2	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°
M833	APFSDS	1,485	3.7	-	-	-	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 CCVL

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
43	33 (+10)	20 (+23)	1 (+42)	No

Notes:

Shells are modelled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
Rack 3 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 19 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
If you pack 20 (+23) shells or fewer, it will keep the front hull empty of ammo.
Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-2 into rack 3. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition5 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reload8.0 s

Fire rate941 shots/min

Main article: M240 (7.62 mm)

7.62 mm M240
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	5,000 (200)	941	-	-

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

Pros:

Fairly quick, useful as a scout vehicle at higher BRs
Can deploy a personal UAV
Ammunition combined with a powerful main armament creates a deadly combination
Much easier to aim due to two-plane stabilization

Cons:

Lacking in armour protection, lightweight vehicle means less protection
Can be picked off by sustained arms fire
Transmission and engine can easily be knocked out
Ammunition cooking is painfully common, especially when trying to rush a point

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

Skins

Skins and camouflages for the CCVL from live.warthunder.com.

External links

[Devblog] Project "Overpowered": light tank CCVL

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Other	M8A1 GMC · T92 · T114 · HSTV-L · CCVL · XM8 · XM800T · AGS

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Drone Age"]] as a reward for the 2022 [[wt:en/news/7882-event-project-overpowered-en|Project "Overpowered"]] event.
+The '''Close Combat Vehicle Light (CCVL)''' was developed as part of the United States Army's Armored Gun System (AGS) competition in the 1990s to design a light tank to replace the [[M551|M551 Sheridan]] and the TOW-equipped High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquially: Humvee) to equip new light divisions. It was the culmination of various development initiatives conducted in the 1970s to provide air-mobile light infantry squads with the firepower required for success on the battlefield. The three companies that submitted designs for the demand were Cadillac Gage Company, Teledyne Continental, and FMC Corporation. Cadillac Gage Company designed the Stingray light tank in the standard four-man configuration. The FMC Corporation designed the CCVL in a three-man configuration due to the installation of an autoloader. Teledyne Continental designed the [[AGS|Expeditionary Tank]] in an unusual two-man configuration, featuring an unmanned turret and autoloader. In 1992, the FMC design was chosen, readjusted, and renamed the M8 Armored Gun System. However, the entire AGS project was ultimately cancelled in the mid-1980s due to funds being withdrawn due to the Gramm-Rudman Act, and procurement of the M8 Armored Gun System terminated in 1997.
+Introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]] as a reward for the 2022 [[wt:en/news/7882-event-project-overpowered-en|Project "Overpowered"]] event, the CCVL is equipped with a 105 mm Rheinmetall modified M68A1 tank gun in a soft-recoil, autoloading main gun turret-mount, as well as a coaxial 7.62 mm M240 light machine gun. The three-man crew configuration included the commander and gunner in the turret, as well as the driver in the front centre of the hull. The armour provides limited protection against heavy machine gun fire and artillery shrapnel. The CCVL, which is equipped with a two-plane fully automatic stabilisation system, laser rangefinder and thermal imaging equipment for the gunner, provides outstanding firepower as well as exceptional mobility, fulfilling its historic intended duty as a light mobile gun that can be easily airdropped and deployed.
 == General info ==
@@ Line 52: / Line 54: @@
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 |-
-! colspan="5" | [[M68A1 (105 mm)|105 mm M68A1]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="5" | [[M68A1 (105 mm)|105 mm M68A1]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
 |-
 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 ! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
-! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
+!Autoloader
 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 43 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 40.0 || 55.3 || 67.2 || 74.3 || 79.1 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
+| rowspan="2" | 43 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 40.0 || 55.3 || 67.2 || 74.3 || 79.1 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
@@ Line 67: / Line 69: @@
 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:M68A1 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M456A2, M416, M393A2, M735, M833}}
-! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
-|-
-! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
-|-
-| M456A2 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
-|-
-| M393A2 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
-|-
-| M735 || APFSDS || 353 || 350 || 342 || 333 || 322 || 312
-|-
-| M833 || APFSDS || 395 || 392 || 387 || 381 || 375 || 369
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-! colspan="3" | Ricochet
-|-
-! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
-|-
-| M456A2 || HEATFS || 1,174 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
-|-
-| M393A2 || HESH || 732 || 11.2 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
-|-
-| M735 || APFSDS || 1,501 || 3.7 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 76° || 77° || 80°
-|-
-| M833 || APFSDS || 1,485 || 3.7 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! colspan="7" | Smoke shell characteristics
-|-
-! Ammunition
-! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! Screen radius<br>(m)
-! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
-! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-|-
-| M416 || 732 || 11.6 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
-|-
-|}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 '''Notes''':
-* Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
+* Shells are modelled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
 * Rack 3 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 19 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
 * If you pack 20&nbsp;''(+23)'' shells or fewer, it will keep the front hull empty of ammo.
@@ Line 155: / Line 103: @@
 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 4,600 (200) || 941 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 5,000 (200) || 941 || - || -
 |-
 |}
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 === 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".'' -->
+<!-- ''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:'''
-''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:'''
-*
+* Fairly quick, useful as a scout vehicle at higher BRs
+* Can deploy a personal UAV
+* Ammunition combined with a powerful main armament creates a deadly combination
+* Much easier to aim due to two-plane stabilization
 '''Cons:'''
-*
+* Lacking in armour protection, lightweight vehicle means less protection
+* Can be picked off by sustained arms fire
+* Transmission and engine can easily be knocked out
+* Ammunition cooking is painfully common, especially when trying to rush a point
 == History ==
@@ Line 181: / Line 132: @@
 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+;Skins
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_ccvl Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
@@ Line 197: / Line 151: @@
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [[wt:en/news/7877-development-project-po-light-tank-ccvl-en|[Devblog] Project “Overpowered”: light tank CCVL]]
+* [[wt:en/news/7877-development-project-po-light-tank-ccvl-en|[Devblog] Project "Overpowered": light tank CCVL]]
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Difference between revisions of "CCVL"

Latest revision as of 17:52, 20 May 2024

Contents

Description

General info

Survivability and armour

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Machine guns

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links