#M60A3 for PMC Faction

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hushed drift
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The M60T Sabra is an exclusively Turkish-Israeli development and has nothing to do with the new PMC faction. My proposal is to replace the M60T with the M60A3, which is more suitable for the historical context. Considering that it is no longer logical to add a Turkish tank for a fictional faction, which is an analogue of the Blackwater (which did not have tanks at all), the M60A3 was used until the early 90s and made a great contribution to the US armored forces during Operation Desert Storm. The US military noted that despite the tank's age, it still successfully coped with its goals in the form of destroying the most modern Iraqi tanks - the T-72. To implement this tank in the game, you should change the model, change the gun from 120 to 105 mm, change the ammunition layout (remove guided weapons, change the ballistics of the APFSDS - M774, change the aiming grid for the gunner, add ERA) Present the tank in two camouflage options - Forest or Desert. I do not mention the TTS version because thermal imagers are still not implemented in the game)

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dusky kindle
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They shouldn’t get tanks at all

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Give them some RWS and there fine

timid shuttle
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I mean I think the point is that PMC bought these things off the export market

pseudo depot
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M60A3 is extremely outdated for squad. The M60T has a completely different armor package and cannon. ERA doesn't work in this game so adding an M60A3 would be like adding a T62 maybe worse.

Maybe see how the faction actually plays first? Unless you want Turkey 2.0

runic carbon
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by that logic why reskin a tank rather then add a new tank from the export market?

pseudo depot
vapid tartan
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PMC is neither supposed to be Blackwater, nor is it implausible that they could have aquired M60Ts from Israel or Turkey at some point.
PMC is already very underpowered on the vehicle side, giving them a worse tank for no reason would not be an improvement imo.

vapid tartan
dusky kindle
hushed drift
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youre right too

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why would they even get a tank tho

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and if so why would u add a m60t💀

round barn
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I don't even know if Western PMC's IRL can or do operate MBT's... or what MBT's they'd be operating if they do

muted anchor
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Wasn't the whole premise of them to NOT have heavy vics?

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Why not a dragoon 300 with the 90mm heat blaster

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Or something light like the M551

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A bit unrealistic, but so is a Turkish-Israeli M60 modification

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Perhaps a SK-105?

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Could've gotten them from Iraq

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AFAIK no western PMCs have ever used tanks

dusky kindle
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They should just get a mortar M113 and no heavy Vic’s

muted anchor
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Yea

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At the very least tho the Sheridan or SK-105 would be a good choice as a MGS type vic

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So that way they at least have some form of heavy direct fire equipment

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AFAIK the Dragoon and Gage Commando also had 20mm and 25mm turrets that might fight on the M1117

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Idk tho

muted anchor
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Hell, even a Leopard I wouldn't be too far fetched

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Underarmored

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But still a tank in the traditional sense

heady jacinth
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Give them a 105 abrams and call it a day.

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Or even dare I suggest the merkava 3 since israel was selling them before the war
And it would make sense for a PMC to buy them

vapid tartan
muted anchor
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What about from a third party? Or would Germany find a way to shut it down?

vapid tartan