One of the first items the US military upgraded with MDC armour plating was of course the M1 Abrams. This was due to the fact manufacturing capabilities were not quite up to snuff in order to maximize the potential of the new super hard/tough materials. Dubbed the A4 model it featured some other useful upgrades as well such as solid oxide fuel cell technology and a standard upgraded sensory package. Its speed and range were both increased along with the added protection of MDC armour. Its one drawback was it was not a completely MDC constructed vehicle so it did not provide the same kind of protection the later A5 model would. The A4 served along side the A5 until the A5 was fully deployed in the late 2060s. Most had been mothballed or had been transferred for use by the Army Reserves, but a fairly large number also found their way into the hands of poorer nations, where they held their own until the introduction of power armour and smaller robot combat vehicles.
Model Type - M1A4 Abrams
Class - Main Battle Tank
Crew - 4
MDC By Location
Main Body 300
Turret 200
120mm Cannon 75
Tracks (2 sets) 180 ea
Track Wheels (9 75 ea
.50 cal Machine GUn (2) 25
7.62 Machine Gun (2) 10 ea
Loaders Gun Shield/Turret 40
Commanders Turret 60
AR - 18 (Vehicle)
Armour - Stops all standard rounds upto and including 25mm. Explosive and ramjet rounds are still effective
Speed
Ground - 80kph over the road, 60kph off-road
Range - determined by crew endurance
Statistics
Height - 2.44m
Length - 9.77m
Width - 3.7m
Weight - 66.4 tons
Cargo - Minimal survival gear and personal weapons
Power System - Solid oxide fuel cell system giving the tank operation deployment of up to 4 weeks between "refuelings"
Cost - millions dollars US
Weapon Type - 120mm smoothbore Cannon
Primary Purpose - Anti-Armour
Range - 4000m maximum direct fire, 12km maximum indirect fire
Damage - 1d6x10+10 HE (1d6x100+100sdc), 3d4x10 HEAT (3d4x100sdc), 2d4x10+10 A/P (2d4x100+100sdc), 1d4x10+10 FRAG (1d4x100+100sdc) blast radius 25ft
Rate Of Fire - 3 per melee
Payload - 40 rounds
Bonuses - +1 strike
Weapon Type - .50 cal machine gun (2, one above main gun and one commanders turret)
Primary Purpose - Anti-Infantry
Range - 1500m
Damage - 5d6+1 per 10 round burst (5d6x10+15sdc)
Rate Of Fire - equal to gunners attacks
Payload - 100 bursts of explosive rounds
Bonuses - NA
Weapon Type - 7.62 machine gun (2, one coaxial with main gun, one loaders turret)
Primary Purpose - Anti-infantry
Range - 1200m
Damage - 3d6 per 10 round burst each (3d6x10sdc)
Rate Of Fire - equal to gunners attacks
Payload - 540 bursts each of explosive rounds
Bonuses - NA
Type - Optional GAU-18 .50 cal gatling gun (replaces .50 cal mg on commanders turret)
Purpose - anti-infantry/vehicle
Range - 1500m
Damage - 6d6+6 per burst of explosive ammuniation (6d6x10+60sdc)
Rate of Fire - equal to gunners attacks
Ammo - 50 bursts
Bonuses - na
Type - Optional Mk 47 Automatic Grenade Launcher (replaces .50 cal mg on commanders turret)
Purpose - anti-vehicle/infantry
Range - 1200m
Damage - 3d4 per grenade blast radius 15ft or 6d6 per 10 round burst blast radius 30ft, can be set for airburst anywhere along the guns path in single shot mode with a blast radius of 15ft
Rate of Fire - equal to gunners attacks
Ammo - 200 grenades
Bonuses - +1 strike
After the introduction of the A5 model, most A4's used ramjet ammunition for the machine g5ns. See the A5 entry for stats on the ramjet equipped machine guns
Bonuses and penalties
Use vehicle combat training
Systems of Note
Thermal Vision - Range 4km
Targeting System +2 strike
Combat Computer
NBC Protection
Commanders Turret is remote operated
Loaders Turret Can be Remote operated
Army telephone at rear for infantry to communicate to crew without opening the tank up
References Used
Wikipedia
Modern Military Equipment
