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RDF/LT
VII
Rank
AB
12.0
RB
12.0
SB
12.0
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Light tank
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The RDF/LT (Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank) is a prototype American light tank. After testing the HSTV-L in 1980, AAI Corporation began developing a new tank to meet the requirements of the Army and Marine Corps. Similar to the HSTV-L, the new tank was to be equipped with a 75 mm XM274 cannon with the ability to engage enemy armored vehicles and aircraft. However, the vehicle was made lighter for air transport. Its suspension was simplified, the automatic loader was expanded to hold 60 shells, and the gas turbine engine was replaced with a diesel engine. Additionally, the commander's position was relocated. In theory, the vehicle could also be equipped with an unmanned turret armed with anti-aircraft missiles. Despite AAI's attempts to create a universal vehicle and redesign it for export, the Army and Navy withdrew from the project in 1982, ending it.

The RDF/LT was introduced in Update 2.43 “Storm Warning”. In many ways, the RDF/LT is a worse version of the HSTV-L. It retains its small size and 75mm gun with increased ammunition capacity. However, the RDF/LT's armor can be penetrated by rifle-caliber machine guns. Its mobility has noticeably worsened. The tank lacks smoke grenades and still has inadequate gun damage.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 38 / 38 / 25 mm
Turret 25 / 25 / 25 mm
Visibility 88 %
Crew 3 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 6472 km/h
Backward 1011 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 26.123.149.940.4 hp/t
Engine power 350310668542 hp
Weight 13.4 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
2.0x–8.0x
Optical device
Armaments
75 mm ADMAG cannon
Ammunition 60 rounds
First-order 60 rounds
Reload 0.9 s
Vertical guidance -15 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 4235.779.157.16051112.981.6 °/s
Vertical 4233.614794.16048210134.4 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APFSDS276273262249235221
HE-VT201918171615
7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 2,600 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 940 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost
AB 2,833 SL
RB 2,963 SL
SB 3,178 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 1,560,000 SL
Aces 2,200 GE
Research Aces 2,420,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (135 / 160 / 200) % SL
2 x 244 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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