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| about = premium American light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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| usage = the regular version
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The M1128 Wolfpack's narrow profile turret provides a significant advantage in combat situations. The vehicle may face challenges in terms of survivability due to its thinner armour and the relatively close proximity of its crew members. The hull of M1128 Wolfpack is invincible to most rounds from machine guns, but autocannons and HE shells with larger calibre won't have trouble knocking it out with few shots. In certain circumstances, the tall vehicle profile can be a disadvantage because it restricts the vehicle's ability to take cover and remain hidden, leaving it more open to enemy fire. Thankfully, the commander and gunner are located relatively low inside the turret basket, and all ammo racks are inside the hull. These features minimise the risk of getting one-shot from a successful turret penetration in most hull-down battles. Sometimes, the huge machine gun shield might help enemy ATGMs detonate over the hull roof and blow your whole crew up.
  
 
'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 
'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 
<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 
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* High-hardness rolled armour (hull, turret, gun shield, underbody, spaced armour)
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* MEXAS 2C (applique armour on hull and lower turret)
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* MEXAS 2 (applique armour on hull sides and roof)
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (turret roof, engine vent, gunner optics shield)
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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|Hull
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|12.7 + 25.4 mm (70°) ''Upper Glacis''<br>12.7 + 25.4 mm (1-3°) ''Middle Plate''<br>12.7 + 25.4 mm (54°) ''Lower Glacis'' <br>12.7 + 25.4 mm (9-82°) ''Driver hatch''
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| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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|12.7 + 25.4 mm (11°) ''Top'' <br> 12.7 + 12.7 mm (0°, 26-31°) ''Bottom''
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|12.7 mm <br> 12.7 + 25.4 mm ''Door''
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|12.7 + 25.4 mm <br> 5 mm ''Engine vent''
 
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| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
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|Turret
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|12.7 mm ''Upper Part'' <br>12.7 + 25.4 mm ''Lower Part'' <br>12.7 + 12.7 mm ''Turret ring shield''
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|12.7 mm ''Upper Part'' <br>12.7 + 25.4 mm ''Lower Part'' <br>12.7 + 12.7 mm ''Turret ring shield''
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|12.7 mm ''Upper Part'' <br>12.7 + 25.4 mm ''Lower Part'' <br>12.7 + 12.7 mm ''Turret ring shield''
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|15 mm <br>12.7 mm ''Hatches''
 
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|Cupola
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| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 12.7 mm (21°, 27°)
 
|}
 
|}
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'''Notes:'''
  
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* Wheels are 10 mm thick, and the underbody is 12.7 mm thick.
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* There is a 5 mm internal RHA screen separating the engine and the radiator from the other compartments. It also gives additional protection to the driver against fragments and shockwaves from the front.
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* .50 cal machine gun shield has 12.7 mm of armour protection.
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* Both sides have 6.35 mm thick spaced armour on the rear part of the side armour.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
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The M1128 Wolfpack, with its advanced suspension and powerful engine, has high forward mobility and can effortlessly manoeuvre through rough terrain. The decent reverse speed also gives M1128 Wolfpack wonderful flexibility in ambush and hull-down battles.
  
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=542|rbMinHp=310}}
  
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{main|M68A1E8 (105 mm)}}
 
{{main|M68A1E8 (105 mm)}}
  
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Target identification is effortless thanks to third-generation thermal imaging technology integrated into the gunner, commander, and driver optics. On some maps, such as those where you are engaging targets on uneven terrain, the limited gun depression and elevation is a significant disadvantage.
  
 
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! colspan="5" | [[M68A1E8 (105 mm)|105 mm M68A1E8]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! Autoloader
 
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! ''Arcade''
 
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| rowspan="2" | 18 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 52.7 || 64.0 || 70.7 || 75.3 || rowspan="2" | 7.50
 
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! ''Realistic''
 
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| 23.8 || 28.0 || 34.0 || 37.6 || 40.0
 
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|}
 
|}
  
 
==== Ammunition ====
 
==== Ammunition ====
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{{:M68A1E8 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M456A2, M774, M900}}
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| M456A2 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
 
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| M774 || APFSDS || 372 || 370 || 365 || 358 || 351 || 343
 
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| M833 || APFSDS || 395 || 392 || 387 || 381 || 375 || 369
 
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
 
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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| M456A2 || HEATFS || 1,174 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1.27 || 65° || 72° || 77°
 
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| M774 || APFSDS || 1,509 || 3.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 
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| M833 || APFSDS || 1,485 || 3.7 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
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! 1st<br>rack empty
 
! 1st<br>rack empty
 
! 2nd<br>rack empty
 
! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! 3rd<br>rack empty
 
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! 4th<br>rack empty
 
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! 5th<br>rack empty
 
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! 6th<br>rack empty
 
 
! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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| '''18''' || 9&nbsp;''(+9)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+17)'' || No
 
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'''Notes''':
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* Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
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* Rack 2 (autoloader magazine) is a first stage ammo rack and totals 8 shells.
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* As the {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.
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* Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader with at least one shell.
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* The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Take this into account when playing.
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* Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from rack 1 into rack 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M240 (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M240 (7.62 mm)}}
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! 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
 
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| Pintle || 400 (200) || 577 || -5°/+40° || -5°/+70°
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| Pintle || 400 (200) || 575 || -5°/+30° || -5°/+70°
 
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A 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun is settled in the right side of M1128 Wolfpack's turret. It has good penetration and elevation to fight against nearby hostile aircraft and light vehicles. However, its limited horizontal traverse of 75° might cause trouble when dealing with enemy from behind or the left side.
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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| Coaxial || 3,400 (200) || 941 || N/A || N/A
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| Coaxial || 3,400 (200) || 941 || - || -
 
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A 7.62 mm M240 light machine gun is fixed coaxially with the tank gun of M1128 Wolfpack. Due to your low main gun ammo count, it will help you a lot ping targets or destroy minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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M1128 Wolfpack is a very competent light vehicle. It works brilliantly as a sniper with high resolution thermal sights, decent APFSDS shell, and laser rangefinder. It also has good mobility and adaptability to manoeuvre across some of the worst terrains that are a nightmare to other wheeled vehicles. These allow you to ambush and flank the enemy from unexpected positions. However, the unimpressive depression and turret rotation speed limit its performance in hilly maps. M1128 Wolfpack is also less effective in static combat and position warfare due to the low amount of main gun ammo. Its hull has poor protection while the turret can absorb many shots from kinetic shells without critical losses. Hence, it's advised to find a mild hull-down hill or proper cover that can hide your hull and allow you to fight back.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Narrow profile turret
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* High resolution thermal sights
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* High forward mobility
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* High penetration with its M900 APFSDS rounds
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Low survivability
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* Tall vehicle profile
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* Bad gun depression and elevation
  
 
== History ==
 
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_m1128_wolfpack Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 26 April 2024

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This page is about the premium American light tank M1128 Wolfpack. For the regular version, see M1128.
M1128 Wolfpack
us_m1128_wolfpack.png
GarageImage M1128 Wolfpack.jpg
M1128 Wolfpack
USA flag.png USA
VII Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
9.7 10.3 10.3
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:9 270 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
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Description

The M1128 Wolfpack is a premium rank VII American light tank with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB) and 10.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull12 / 12 / 12
Turret12 / 12 / 12
Crew3 people
Visibility167 %

The M1128 Wolfpack's narrow profile turret provides a significant advantage in combat situations. The vehicle may face challenges in terms of survivability due to its thinner armour and the relatively close proximity of its crew members. The hull of M1128 Wolfpack is invincible to most rounds from machine guns, but autocannons and HE shells with larger calibre won't have trouble knocking it out with few shots. In certain circumstances, the tall vehicle profile can be a disadvantage because it restricts the vehicle's ability to take cover and remain hidden, leaving it more open to enemy fire. Thankfully, the commander and gunner are located relatively low inside the turret basket, and all ammo racks are inside the hull. These features minimise the risk of getting one-shot from a successful turret penetration in most hull-down battles. Sometimes, the huge machine gun shield might help enemy ATGMs detonate over the hull roof and blow your whole crew up.

Armour type:

  • High-hardness rolled armour (hull, turret, gun shield, underbody, spaced armour)
  • MEXAS 2C (applique armour on hull and lower turret)
  • MEXAS 2 (applique armour on hull sides and roof)
  • Rolled homogeneous armour (turret roof, engine vent, gunner optics shield)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 12.7 + 25.4 mm (70°) Upper Glacis
12.7 + 25.4 mm (1-3°) Middle Plate
12.7 + 25.4 mm (54°) Lower Glacis
12.7 + 25.4 mm (9-82°) Driver hatch 		12.7 + 25.4 mm (11°) Top
12.7 + 12.7 mm (0°, 26-31°) Bottom 		12.7 mm
12.7 + 25.4 mm Door 		12.7 + 25.4 mm
5 mm Engine vent
Turret 12.7 mm Upper Part
12.7 + 25.4 mm Lower Part
12.7 + 12.7 mm Turret ring shield 		12.7 mm Upper Part
12.7 + 25.4 mm Lower Part
12.7 + 12.7 mm Turret ring shield 		12.7 mm Upper Part
12.7 + 25.4 mm Lower Part
12.7 + 12.7 mm Turret ring shield 		15 mm
12.7 mm Hatches
Cupola 12.7 mm (21°, 27°)

Notes:

  • Wheels are 10 mm thick, and the underbody is 12.7 mm thick.
  • There is a 5 mm internal RHA screen separating the engine and the radiator from the other compartments. It also gives additional protection to the driver against fragments and shockwaves from the front.
  • .50 cal machine gun shield has 12.7 mm of armour protection.
  • Both sides have 6.35 mm thick spaced armour on the rear part of the side armour.

Mobility

 
Controlled suspension
It is possible to adjust the ground clearance or more complex suspension positions
Speedforward / back
AB108 / 14 km/h
RB and SB97 / 13 km/h
Number of gears12 forward
2 back
Weight18.7 t
Engine power
AB668 hp
RB and SB350 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB35.7 hp/t
RB and SB18.7 hp/t

The M1128 Wolfpack, with its advanced suspension and powerful engine, has high forward mobility and can effortlessly manoeuvre through rough terrain. The decent reverse speed also gives M1128 Wolfpack wonderful flexibility in ambush and hull-down battles.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 108 14 18.7 542 668 28.98 35.72
Realistic 97 13 310 350 16.58 18.72

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB2 910 Sl icon.png
RB2 762 Sl icon.png
SB3 651 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts1 160 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 100 Ge icon.png
Research Aces2 150 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 140 / 170 / 220 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 232 / 232 / 232 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new wheels.png
Tires
Mods new car suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement us.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods tank camouflage.png
Camouflage net
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank ammo.png
105mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack
Mods thermal sight.png
NVD
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods airstrike.png
Airstrike
Mods smoke screen.png
Smoke grenade
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Mods scouting.png
Improved optics
Mods scout streak.png
Scout UAV
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Mods tank laser rangefinder.png
Laser rangefinder
Mods tank ammo.png
105mm_usa_M900_APDS_FS_ammo_pack

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 M68A1E8 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
Ammunition18 rounds
First-order8 rounds
Reload7.5 s
Vertical guidance-5° / 15°
Main article: M68A1E8 (105 mm)

Target identification is effortless thanks to third-generation thermal imaging technology integrated into the gunner, commander, and driver optics. On some maps, such as those where you are engaging targets on uneven terrain, the limited gun depression and elevation is a significant disadvantage.

105 mm M68A1E8 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Autoloader
Arcade 18 -5°/+15° ±180° Two-plane 38.1 52.7 64.0 70.7 75.3 7.50
Realistic 23.8 28.0 34.0 37.6 40.0

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
M456A2 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
M774 APFSDS 372 370 365 358 351 343
M900 APFSDS 522 519 513 504 495 486
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%
M456A2 HEATFS 1,174 10.5 0.05 0.1 1.27 65° 72° 77°
M774 APFSDS 1,509 3.4 - - - 78° 80° 81°
M900 APFSDS 1,505 3.85 - - - 78° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M1128 Wolfpack
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
18 9 (+9) 1 (+17) No

Notes:

  • Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
  • Rack 2 (autoloader magazine) is a first stage ammo rack and totals 8 shells.
  • As the M1128 Wolfpack is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.
  • Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader with at least one shell.
  • The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Take this into account when playing.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from rack 1 into rack 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition400 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reload8.0 s
Fire rate575 shots/min
Vertical guidance-5° / 30°
Horizontal guidance-5° / 70°
7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition3 400 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reload8.0 s
Fire rate941 shots/min
Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M240 (7.62 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 400 (200) 575 -5°/+30° -5°/+70°

A 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun is settled in the right side of M1128 Wolfpack's turret. It has good penetration and elevation to fight against nearby hostile aircraft and light vehicles. However, its limited horizontal traverse of 75° might cause trouble when dealing with enemy from behind or the left side.

7.62 mm M240
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 3,400 (200) 941 - -

A 7.62 mm M240 light machine gun is fixed coaxially with the tank gun of M1128 Wolfpack. Due to your low main gun ammo count, it will help you a lot ping targets or destroy minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

Usage in battles

M1128 Wolfpack is a very competent light vehicle. It works brilliantly as a sniper with high resolution thermal sights, decent APFSDS shell, and laser rangefinder. It also has good mobility and adaptability to manoeuvre across some of the worst terrains that are a nightmare to other wheeled vehicles. These allow you to ambush and flank the enemy from unexpected positions. However, the unimpressive depression and turret rotation speed limit its performance in hilly maps. M1128 Wolfpack is also less effective in static combat and position warfare due to the low amount of main gun ammo. Its hull has poor protection while the turret can absorb many shots from kinetic shells without critical losses. Hence, it's advised to find a mild hull-down hill or proper cover that can hide your hull and allow you to fight back.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Narrow profile turret
  • High resolution thermal sights
  • High forward mobility
  • High penetration with its M900 APFSDS rounds

Cons:

  • Low survivability
  • Tall vehicle profile
  • Bad gun depression and elevation

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Media

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