M728 CEV

M728 CEV

M728 CEV

USA

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	7.0	7.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The Combat Engineer Vehicle M728 is a premium gift rank V American medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 7.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators" but was removed from the Gaijin store after the War Thunder's 11th Anniversary sale.

The M728 is a full-tracked combat engineer vehicle designed to provide maximum ballistic protection for the crew. It is a heavily armed derivative of the M60 series tank modified to provide a mobile and manoeuvrable weapon for combat support of ground troops and vehicles.

General info

Survivability and armour

ESS

Creation of a smoke screen in the direction of movement of the vehicle

Self-entrenching equipment

Creation of ramparts and trenches in soft ground

Armourfront / side / back

Hull108 / 70 / 40

Turret230 / 49 / 57

Crew4 people

Visibility142 %

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

AB53 / 10 km/h

RB and SB48 / 9 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight53.2 t

Engine power

AB1 431 hp

RB and SB750 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB26.9 hp/t

RB and SB14.1 hp/t

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	53	10	53.2	1,162	1,431	21.84	26.9
Realistic	48	9		663	750	12.46	14.1

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 851

RB3 232

SB4 306

Crew training10 000

Experts490 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces1 440 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 130 / 200 / 220 %

2 × 196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment ESS Dozer Blade	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support

Armaments

Main armament

165 mm M135 cannon

Ammunition30 rounds

First-order23 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

27.7 → 21.3 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

165 mm M135					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	30	-10°/+20°	±180°	-	19.0	26.4	32.0	35.4	37.6	27.69	24.50	22.58	21.30
Realistic					11.9	14.0	17.0	18.8	20.0

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
M123	HESH	203	203	203	203	203	203

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%
M123	HESH	259	28.3	0.1	4	22.9	73°	77°	80°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M728 CEV

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
30	24 (+6)	15 (+15)	1 (+29)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Racks 2 and 3 are first stage ammo racks. They totals 23 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
• These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 2 - 3 - 1.
• Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready racks 2 and 3. If the ready racks are empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 into rack 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.

Machine guns

12.7 mm M85 machine gun

Ammunition720 rounds

Belt capacity180 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate626 shots/min

Vertical guidance-9° / 60°

7.62 mm M73 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 750 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

12.7 mm M85
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	720 (180)	626	-9°/+60°	±180°

7.62 mm M73
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,750 (250)	500	-	-

Usage in battles

The M728 CEV has a very unique role in combat due to its high survivability and low-velocity gun. The M782 performs best in urban or mountainous locations as it has heavy armour in the right places to survive high intensity engagements and its gun can decimate almost every tank you will encounter at its BR with a well-placed shot. On maps with larger open areas, it is best to either stay back and try to play as artillery, although this will require a good feel for the shells' trajectory, or rush in as close as possible, tanking sniper shots on your armour as you close the distance to wreck havoc.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has a powerful 165 mm gun that fires shells with 20.31 kg TNT equivalent, one hit can always deal serious damage to the enemy vehicles
• Low muzzle velocity can allow the trajectory to hit some enemies hiding behind the slope, especially in AB
• The dozer blade in front it can provide additional utility, especially to protect the lower glacis

Cons:

• Terrible muzzle velocity makes this vehicle not very useful in spaced area, especially in RB
• Low reverse speed
• Top of the engine deck can be easily penetrated by planes
• HESH is inherently unreliable, a hit to a wrong spot on a certain enemy tank chassis or armour may do no damage at all despite the shell's potential, while a close miss might annihilate the enemy tank regardless
• Cannot be purchased

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the M728 CEV from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #337 - Metal Beasts section at 00:26 discusses the M728 CEV.

See also

Related development

• M60 (Family)

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• Centurion Mk.5 AVRE

External links

• [Devblog] M728: Combat Engineer