ABG Tank

History of the ABG TankABG tank as designer DianDaoFish (ASBUG) main tank series development so far, experienced C.A.R.B large and small GMOD server war.
=Early Attempts=
Since the creation of the factory, the performance of the various tanks produced was becoming increasingly difficult to meet the demands of the front line. After a bloody battle on the plains, the General Directorate of Design learnt a bitter lesson and decided to develop a new generation of main battle tanks in order to survive the war that followed.
File:Qq50.webp|Wasg A2 tank damaged in the bloody battle of the plains still in action 
File:Qq51.webp|Wasg A2 tank destroyed by man-portable anti-tank weapons and tanks in the bloody battle of the plains 
File:Qq52.webp|Wasg A2 tank destroyed by man-portable anti-tank weapons and tanks in the bloody battle of the plains 
The first prototype walks off the production line on August 12, 2019, which will be the start of the ABG tank series, and every ABG tank since then cannot be separated from the foundation laid by this prototype.
===Prototype No. 1 MOD.3===
The vehicle weighs 87 tonnes and uses a 120mm wire-bore gun that can fire both APDS and HE rounds, with a 12.7mm machine gun as a secondary armament. The hull and turret are armoured with RHA or gap armour. The power package designed by dhg was extremely powerful and made the 87 ton steel monster run like a stallion. This power pack supports steering in place and a maximum speed of 55km/h, making it a mainstay.
===Transition Period===
Although the new tanks were so powerful that they quickly replaced the old ones and entered service, the opponents' tanks were being upgraded as the battle became more and more fraught. So the Directorate General of Design decided to continue to develop and improve them in the light of experience gained in combat.In April 2020 the design came to fruition, a tank that was expanded and improved upon from Prototype 1. It was officially named the ABG Prototype A.
For the first time, the tank features composite armour, which greatly reduces the weight of the tank from its original level of protection, with a total combat weight of just 66 tonnes. The main gun is a C.A.R.B. 130mm tank gun, which can fire the latest armour-piercing shells. The secondary armament is a 30mm machine gun with a slot reserved above the main gun for the addition of two 20mm machine guns. The firepower of the fully armed ABG prototype is terrifying.However, with the new shells available to the opposition, the armour protection of the Prototype A became somewhat inadequate, but the original design left little room for additional armour and to improve survivability. After improving the strength of the armor, installing a muzzle reducer to reduce recoil and modifying the ammunition layout, the ABG Prototype B was introduced and upgraded directly to the ABG Prototype BV, a new model with explosive reactive armor.The turret is fragile due to a design flaw, although it performs reasonably well. The weight is also increased significantly by the burst counter, which makes the large vehicle even more sluggish in terms of steering.The various designs of the transitional period, although a great breakthrough, were not mature enough, especially the large chassis of this vehicle, which was not suitable for the variants, so the development of a new chassis was imminent. The design specifications for the new chassis were to be universal and easy to modify, so that there would be ready-made chassis available for future plans for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and self-propelled artillery, and no time would be wasted in designing a new chassis.At the beginning of June, the development of the chassis finally came to an end, but there was an urgent shortage of new tanks for use on the front line, so the new turret was rushed to be installed directly, and also to test the adaptability of the turret.
===ABG1A1 L1===
The new hull Type A1 is only 35mm up and down at the top and is fitted with a 20mm RHA + 9mm rubber gap sandwich. Protection is weak, but adequate considering that the first of two turrets, the L1, is used. The turret carries a 100mm autoloading rapid-fire gun that turns its tactical positioning into that of a light tank, weighing only 20 tons all round. Capable of reaching up to 92km/h off-road, it was able to pose a significant threat to the flanks of enemy tank groups.
===ABG1A2===
An improvement on the L1 turret was made by mounting a 125mm E3 smoothbore gun. The gun is poorly adapted to the turret, resulting in poor accuracy and long reload times. The hull is equipped with new composite armour modules to cope with the vehicle's combat positioning, and the combat overall weight rises to 45 tonnes. The first upper resistance to penetration reaches 380mm equivalent thickness and the resistance to breakage is nearly identical.
===ABG1A3 Technical Test Tank===
The new vehicle weighed 46.8 tonnes at the end of June's tests. The driver's observation window was improved and fitted with night vision, a towing hook, a rear light and an additional spare fuel tank at the rear. The turret was fitted with a 120mm smoothbore gun for the automatic loader test. New composite armour was also fitted to each of the hull turrets. The first one has a penetration and breakage resistance of 580mm, the second one 210mm and the turret 550mm and 700mm.
===ABG2A1 A===
The difficult transition period is over and the new car will be the culmination of all the technology accumulated. The new turret carries a 125mm M3A6 smoothbore gun, which also stepped onto the test track as an experimental new gun, along with the turret. It performed reasonably well and could be upgraded as a prototype main gun for self-use. The new turret has modern digital fire control, a hunting and annihilation system and night vision, but apart from these there is no thermal imaging.The new hull is somewhat weaker in protection but has enhanced under-head armour and still weighs 46.8 tonnes.
===ABG2A1 C1===
This model was finalised on 24 July as a finished product and was mainly exported. Newly fitted with HD thermal imaging and an on-board antenna, the main gun was replaced with a 105mm L7A3 tank gun, which with its powerful fire control can easily hit targets several kilometres away. It is equipped with APFSDS and is capable of penetrating 480mm RHA 90° at 100m. The turret-mounted composite armour resists penetration to 650mm and breakage to 800mm, while the full combat weight is only 46.6 tonnes.
===ABG2A1 Command Type===
In November, the ABG2A1 C1 was converted to a battalion level operational command tank. The frontal armour has been thickened and a military radio and on-board antenna for command has been added. A grille type shielding armour was added to the sides of the vehicle, and its ability to withstand armour breaking ammunition is yet to be tested. The weight has been increased to 49.2 tonnes.
===ABG2A1 CV===
A special vehicle modified for special missions on the front line during Operation October. The tank was covered in any additional armour that could weaken the metal projectile. A total of four were built based on the C1, but only one returned alive, while the other three were all killed in brutal street battles.
===ABG2A1 HA1===
A new option for foreign trade tanks, the HA1 is quite heavy, at 60.7 tonnes. The main gun was also replaced with the 125mm M2 smoothbore gun, which was completed in development. The turret and hull are insanely thick, with the head up resisting penetration of even 1000mm, while the head down resists penetration of 355mm and breakage of 480mm, with the heavy explosive counter on the side providing 480mm of breakage resistance. The turret is fitted with an additional armour kit to make the penetration resistance exceed 1,000mm, and this thick and heavy tank is still agile and mobile, but less responsive than other models. The design is due to be completed in early 2021.
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