OB 2.5.6.53756 Vikhr too weak

[Taz1004]

Reported in Blackshark section but wasn't sure if Vikhr is too weak or M1 is too strong.

It takes 2-5 Vikhrs to destroy M1.

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4461996#post4461996

Edited August 22, 2020 by Taz1004

[Northstar98]

Part of the problem is DCS' incredibly limited damage model for anything that doesn't fly.

 

The 9A1472 is a tandem ATGM, with about 1000mm RHAe behind ERA (let's assume 1300mm RHAe total).

 

The Abrams we have in DCS is the M1A2, assuming it's a baseline variant (i.e not a SEP etc) it should have roughly the same protection as the M1A1HA with uranium inserts. The main protected areas are going to be the LFP, frontal arcs of the turret cheeks, and to less of an extent the gun mantlet and turret sides.

 

Week areas are going to be the UFP (when top-down), hull sides and roof.

 

The frontal arc of the Abrams should be largely immune from the 9A1472 apart from maybe the turret ring and maybe (but unlikely) the mantlet. The turret side mid and rear and the hull should be vulnerable, but the turret front side should also be pretty immune.

 

A shot that hits the UFP from above and the roof of the turret would probably result in some kind of kill (maybe not catastrophic though).

 

What's missing is that most anti-tank weapons won't always cause a catastrophic kill, especially considering that a lot of modern tanks (including the M1A2) have a turret bustle for ammunition with blow-off panels, preventing an ammunition explosion from destroying the tank.

 

What they will do is take out a subsystem which causes the tank to stop fighting, or injure/lkill crew members - in DCS we only have catastrophic kills where we have to destroy the vehicle. There's no modelling of subsystem damage, crew members being injured or killed etc.

 

TL;DR

 

The M1A2 shouldn't be vulnerable from the front and multiple shots for a kill should be realistic. It should only be vulnerable to the hull side, roof and UFP.