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The M48 GAU-8 Avenger is a Tier 10 progression tank destroyer under Oscar Faraday's dealership.

History[ | ]

Class: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (Concept)
Developed: 1977-1978
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: N/A
Operators: N/A

This is a prototype of a self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle built on an M48A5 chassis and armed with the seven-barreled GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, known from the A-10 Warthog. The vehicle was designed by General Electric for a program called Division Air Defense (DIVAD). The DIVAD program was launched in the 1970s to provide U.S. armored forces with mobile anti-aircraft firepower after the disappointing results of the MIM-46 Mauler project from the 1960s. The M163 Vulcan and Chaparral AAGM combination proved to be equally unsuccessful with the onset of Soviet helicopters, which was why the Americans returned to the concept of gunned vehicles.

Even amongst the odd DIVAD proposals, General Electric's concept was odd with the massive Avenger gun installed in a very lightly armored turret. Unsurprisingly, General Electric did not win the contest; that "honor" fell to General Dynamics and, more importantly, Ford with its XM247 Sergeant York. As a result, the M48 GAU-8 was never built and remained on paper only.

Vehicle Traits[ | ]

  • Gatling Gun: This vehicle is armed with a multi-barreled rotary cannon with an extremely high rate of fire, which is, however, prone to overheating.

Ammunition[ | ]

# Ammo
Name
Ammo
Type
XP Cost Damage Penetration Velocity Reload
Time
More
Info
1 30mm PGU-14/B AP APDS Stock 25 190[note 1] mm 1,275 m/s N/A s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 °
  • Magazine Type: Overheat
  • Shots Before Overheat: 83
  • Cooldown Time: 14.93 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 21,000 rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Bonus Module Damage: 30 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67 °

Upgrades[ | ]

Armor[ | ]

M48 Stock Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Stock Stock 360 mm (vs AP)
500 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 290 mm (vs AP)
395 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
The vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannon and machineguns.
Weight Reduction Measures
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Experience 1,750,000 Credits 23,000,000 360 mm (vs AP)
500 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 290 mm (vs AP)
395 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
Increases the acceleration rate by 15% and maximum speed by 20%. It also reduces maximum hit points by 200.

Weapon[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Credit Cost Aim Time Reload Time More Info
Weapon1 30mm GAU-8 Avenger Rotary Cannon Stock Stock 1.80 s 5.00 s
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Stats:

  • Magazine Type: Overheat
  • Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 36.0°
Ammo:
30mm PGU-14/B AP

Engine[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Max Speed Reverse Speed Forward
Acceleration
Hull Traverse Fire Chance
Continental AVDS-1790-2A 750 hp Diesel Engine Stock Stock 50 km/h 19 km/h 6.33 s (0 to 32 km/h)
17.15 s (0 to Max Speed)
31.55° 10 %
Continental AVSI-1790-6 950 hp Diesel Engine Experience 211,000 Credits 1,333,000 54 km/h 20 km/h 5.56 s (0 to 32 km/h)
18.12 s (0 to Max Speed)
31.55° 10 %

Parts[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Description Notes
Smokegrenades
M82 Smoke Grenades
Stock Stock Comes with 6 charges
Takes 50 s to recharge
Duration: 10s
Smokegrenades
M90 Smoke Grenades
Experience 70,000 Credits 667,000 Comes with 6 charges in total
Magazine capacity: 2 charges
Takes 1s to recharge
Duration: 10s
Magazine reload time: 25s
Thermalsleeve
Improved Weapon Cooling System
Experience 281,000 Credits 2,667,000 Barrel overheat rate is reduced by 5%
Barrel cooling rate is increased by 20%
Muzzlebrake
Improved Gun Mount
Experience 562,000 Credits 5,333,000 Overall accuracy is improved by 50%
Fpaimtime
Gyroscopic Gunner Optics
Experience 140,000 Credits 2,000,000 Turret traverse doesn't affect overall accuracy.
Firecontrol
Improved Fire Control System
Experience 421,000 Credits 4,000,000 Aimimg time reduced by 20%
Treads01
Stock Tracks
Stock Stock Mobility (Light terrain): 90.1%
Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.1%

Other unlocks[ | ]

Name Cost Description Notes
Battleharden
Battle Hardened
Golds 9,500 The Battle-Hardened status allows you to earn more Experience and Credits
and also grants preferential matchmaking to the vehicle.
Douglas OReilly
Douglas O'Reilly
Experience 213,056 Unlocks commander Douglas O'Reilly.
Equiptypeall
Universal Retrofit Slot
Experience 270,040 Unlocks Universal retrofit slot.
Currencyrep
41,200 Reputation
Experience 135,020 Provides an injection of 41,200 Reputation.
Currencyrep
41,200 Reputation
Experience 135,020 Provides an injection of 41,200 Reputation.
Currencyrep
41,200 Reputation
Experience 135,020 Provides an injection of 41,200 Reputation.
Currencyrep
41,200 Reputation
Experience 135,020 Provides an injection of 41,200 Reputation.

Abilities[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Stats Activation
Time
Duration Cooldown More
Info
FireMode Ability Burstmode
Change Fire Mode
Stock N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Description:
Allows you to switch between different firing modes.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.
Radar Ability Radar
Radar
Stock Vision Range: 30 m
Spotting through Foliage: +30%
Camouflage Factor: -10%
N/A N/A 1.5 s
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Description:
Increases your vision range and the ability to spot enemies hiding behind foliage (bushes, canopies) at the cost of your own camouflage factor. In other words, activating this ability makes you easier to spot.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.

Footnotes[]

  1. 190mm at 150m; 143mm at 700m
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