![]() ![]() DM512 HESH - This round was always plagued by a plethora of problems.Requires careful aiming to properly damage newer tanks, though it can hold its own while fighting older tanks, lighter vehicles and low flying helicopters. With the emergence of composite and reactive armour, it quickly becomes obsolete in the anti-tank role. Unlike sabots, it has one downside: given that it is a chemical round, its fuse is highly sensitive in regards to its practical application in battle. HEAT round does not lose penetration with distance travelled. It also has access to standard ammunition selection, though one thing to note is that it has the option to equip lethal DM33 rounds, which are the third best NATO rounds available for 105 mm guns (after M800 and DM63). ![]() The M48 Super mounts a late-generation fully stabilised L7 cannon, which is pretty standard at this rank. Belly armour is 38 mm thick in the front half and 25 mm in the rear half.Suspension wheel, tracks, and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.Adopting hull down tactics is a must on the bright side, your gun can depress to -9° and you can perform well in hilly terrain. Sadly, blocky ineffective armour coupled with a tall profile makes this task difficult, if not impossible to achieve. Avoiding getting shot is vital to your survival. Being based on the M48 Patton hull from the '60s, the hull is able to stop only autocannon fire and only from the front arc, as side shots will get through. You are resistant to autocannons and older HEAT rounds, but that's about it. The mantlet caps at 480 mm against HEAT rounds and just 209 mm against APFSDS projectiles, nothing to brag about. ![]()
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