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The Ajax is a Tier 10 special premium Armored Fighting Vehicle under Sophie Wölfli's dealership.

History[ | ]

Class: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Developed: 2005-2024
Service: 2025+ (estimated)
Vehicles Built: 152 (44 delivered, 589 planned)
Operators: United Kingdom

In the early 2000s the British Ministry of Defense took another stab at designing a scout vehicle and this project morphed into the Future Rapid Effects program (FRES). The parameters were hampered by the UK's perplexing STRIKE doctrine. The resulting requirements that fueled FRES looked on paper to have created an impossible vehicle. The resulting winner for FRES was the General Dynamics Scout SV series, one of which is Ajax.

By this point, the utter stupidity of STRIKE was apparent, however, very senior officers had their careers tied up in the success of at least some of it and the Scout SV series was therefore pushed forward. Due to the lack of Army-controlled vehicle design systems, the project ran into several failures such as the Spanish manufacturers making the two sides of the vehicle's hull of different lengths. And because they were not using even such basic tools as jigs, no two parts were of the same dimensions.

These problems were not discovered on site as the final assembly was conducted in Wales. Even after several hundred components had been delivered, only a handful of vehicles were able to be completed. These problem, along with and many more, resulted in multiple over-spends and delays, and made Scout SV tied up in politics, which compounded the delays even further.

Eventually, the politicians demanded that the project be gripped, and with a replacement of one very senior officer, who had been in part responsible, the project was gotten back on track with the estimated operational date of 2024-2025.

While expensive, the vehicle is a lot larger than your usual scout vehicle, however, it is phenomenally well protected and armed and has a list of sensors with capabilities beyond belief. That means it is a very welcome addition to the UK's AFV fleet.

Vehicle Traits[ | ]

  • Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
  • Gunshot Detection: This vehicle is fitted with an advanced system that allows it to locate enemy targets based on gunfire sound.
  • Troop Compartment: This vehicle features a troop compartment, allowing you to repair your modules faster and to capture objectives more effectively.
  • Armored: This vehicle's armor can withstand a lot of punishment, allowing it to survive even serious firefights.

Ammunition[ | ]

# Ammo
Name
Ammo
Type
XP Cost Damage Penetration Velocity Reload
Time
More
Info
1 40mm 40CT APFSDS APFSDS Stock 60 460[note 1] mm 1,500 m/s 0.5 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 47
  • Cooldown Time: 2.00 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 450.00 rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2 40mm 40CT PELE PELE Stock 54 380[note 2] mm 1,380 m/s 0.5 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 47
  • Cooldown Time: 2.00 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 450.00 rd/min
  • Fire Chance Bonus: 300 %
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 15 %
  • Bonus Module Damage: 35 %
3 40mm 40CT HE HE Stock 90[note 3] 20 mm 988 m/s 0.5 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.13 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 47
  • Cooldown Time: 2.00 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 450.00 rd/min
  • Fire Chance Bonus: 100 %
  • Damage Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Bonus Module Damage: 15 %
  • Splash Radius: 0.25 m
  • Splash Penetration: 180 mm
4 7.62mm AP AP Stock 8 18[note 4] mm 855 m/s 5.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.98 °
  • Magazine Type: Clip
  • Partial Reload: Yes
  • Magazine Size: 800
  • Burst Fire Rate: 400 rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °

Upgrades[ | ]

Armor[ | ]

Ajax Stock Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Stock Stock 145 mm (vs AP)
160 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 55 mm (vs AP)
55 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel N/A N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns. However, its sides are covered with high-end Explosive Reactive Armor.

Weapon[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Credit Cost Aim Time Reload Time More Info
Weapon1 40mm CTA International CTAS40 Autocannon Stock Stock 2.00 s 0.50 s
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Stats:

  • Magazine Type: Autocannon
  • Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 70.0°
Ammo:
40mm 40CT APFSDS
40mm 40CT PELE
40mm 40CT HE
7.62mm MP

Engine[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Max Speed Reverse Speed Forward
Acceleration
Hull Traverse Fire Chance
MTU v8 199 TE21 805 hp Diesel Engine Stock Stock 70 km/h 36 km/h 6.49 s (0 to 32 km/h)
30.00 s (0 to Max Speed)
36.50° 8 %

Parts[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Description Notes
Spallliner
Spall Liner
Experience 10 Credits 10 Hit points are increased by 200 [note 5]
Smokegrenades
L8 Smoke Grenades
Stock Stock Comes with 6 charges in total
Magazine capacity: 2 charges
Takes 3s to recharge
Duration: 10s
Magazine reload time: 25s
Softkillaps
Elbit Soft Kill APS
Experience 10 Credits 10 Automatic Soft Kill APS
Target Acquisition Range: 275m
Effective Range: 275m
Multiplier to ATGM's Standard Noise: x 11
Additional ATGM Noise Penalty: 3.5
Penalty to ATGM Agility: x0.65
Angle of Effect: 360°
[note 6]
Gunnersight
Thales Optics
Experience 10 Credits 10 Accuracy is improved by 10% [note 7]
Audio location suite
Passive Detection
Stock Stock This ability is permanently active and significantly increases the camouflage penalty enemy vehicles take from firing within 300 meters from your vehicle.
Treads01
Stock Tracks
Stock Stock Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.4%
Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.6%
Troopcompartment
Troop Compartment
Stock Stock Base capture rate increased by 25%
Repair rate while standing increased by 25%

Abilities[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Stats Activation
Time
Duration Cooldown More
Info
ATSquad Ability AT squad
Deploy AT Squad
Stock Squad Size: 4
Upgrade: 84mm AT4E2 HEAT
Ammo Type: HEAT
Damage: 225
Vision Range while Stopped: 255 m
Camouflage: 60%
1 s N/A N/A
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Description:
Anti-Tank troops set ambushes that are highly effective against lightly armored vehicles. This vehicle can depoly more troops than usual.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.
Mortar Ability Mortar
Deploy Mortar Squad
Stock Squad Size: 1
Upgrade: 82mm O-832DU HE
Ammo Type: HE
Damage: 480
Vision Range while Stopped: 175 m
Camouflage: 40%
1 s N/A N/A
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Description:
Mortar squad provides long-range high-arc indirect fire. This vehicle can deploy more troops than usual.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.
Sniper Ability Sniper
Deploy Sniper
Stock Squad Size: 1
Upgrade: 12.7mm M903 AP Bullet
Ammo Type: AP
Damage: 15
Vision Range while Stopped: 400 m
Camouflage: 80%
1 s N/A N/A
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Description:
The sniper is an excellent scout, very effective against enemy infantry and capable of destroying vehicle optics.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.
Designate Ability Designate
Designate Target
Stock N/A 2.5 s 10 s 15 s
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Description:
A target designated by this ability will remain spotted for its duration and will receive increased damage.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.
Gunshot Audio location suite
Gunshot Detection
Stock Guaranteed Spotting Range Bonus: 100 m N/A 10 s 30 s
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Description:
Activating this ability temporarily increases the guaranteed detection zone in which enemy targets are automatically spotted.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.

Footnotes[]

  1. 460 mm at 100m
    138 mm at 400m
  2. 380 mm at 150m;
    114 mm at 400m
  3. 20 for Partial penetration
    5 for Non-penetrating hit
  4. 18 mm at 100m;
    9 mm at 1000m
  5. Requires player to complete 50 Battle Path main missions, repeatable Battle Coin missions, or challenges to unlock.
  6. Requires player to complete 150 Battle Path main missions, repeatable Battle Coin missions, or challenges to unlock.
  7. Requires player to complete 100 Battle Path main missions, repeatable Battle Coin missions, or challenges to unlock.
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