M8-120 Hades

M8-120 Hades
Tier / Class	Tier 9 LT
Type	Special Premium
Place of Origin	USA
Dealer	Marat Shishkin
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner
Sustained Damage
Damage	570
Penetration	800 mm
Damage per Minute	8132 per min.
Reload Time	4.21 s
Defense
Hit Points	2650
Hull vs AP	180 mm
Hull vs HEAT	255 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	380 mm
Turret vs HEAT	735 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	85 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	3.93 s
Weight	22500 kg
Hull Traverse	46.8 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	25 %
Vision Range while Moving	430 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-10° / 20°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.119 °
Aim Time	1.12 s
Turret Traverse	48 deg/s

The M8-120 Hades is a Tier 9 special premium Light Tank under Marat Shishkin's dealership.

History

Class: Light Tank (Prototype)
Developed: 1992-1996
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: 6
Operators: N/A

From the 1970s to the 1990s, the standard light tank of the U.S. Army was the M551 Sheridan. Although it performed reasonably well in the conflicts it took part in; the Sheridan was not the most successful American vehicle ever developed. Its protection level was very poor, and it suffered mechanical issues early on. It, therefore, comes as no surprise that, starting in the late 1970s, the U.S. military was actively looking to purchase another such light vehicle to replace the rapidly aging Sheridan. This was especially true for the U.S. Airborne forces (82nd Airborne Division), which was in need of light, mobile, and air-transportable firepower. Throughout the 1980s a number of light tank prototypes appeared as parts of the Armored Gun System program, but none have been as successful as the XM8.

The XM8 was designed by FMC as part of the abovementioned Armored Gun System program to replace the M551. The main goal of the project was to provide the U.S. Army with a vehicle with sufficient firepower and the ability to withstand artillery shrapnel impacts and infantry-operated anti-tank weapon fire. Arguably the most important feature, however, was the ability to deploy such a vehicle by the means of low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or a C-17 in order for the vehicle to be attached to the 82nd Airborne.

To make the vehicle suitable for multiple types of operations, the XM8 could be configured with three possible armor options that influenced the vehicle’s weight but increased the protection. The vehicle was armed with an experimental, automatically loading Watervliet M35 105mm low recoil gun in its FMC-developed turret. The FCS was based on a Raytheon system developed for the LAV-105.

The vehicle was generally well-designed, but military budget cuts of the 1990s proved to be its undoing. The vehicle contract was initially assigned to FMC, and six prototypes were built and tested. All of them reportedly still exist in various states of disrepair. In September of 1993, FMC presented the vehicle to the military, and there were plans to produce 297 vehicles from 1997 onwards, but the project was ultimately canceled in 1996.

Vehicle Traits

• Stealthy: This vehicle does not lose any camouflage when moving at any speed, which is handy primarily for scouting.
• Heavy Weapon: This vehicle carries one of the largest weapons around with significantly increased damage per shot.
• Special version: This is a special version of a progression vehicle with improved features.
• Modern Kinetic Rounds: This vehicle's kinetic (APFSDS) rounds are very effective against ERA kits.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	120mm M829A3 APFSDS	APFSDS-MDU	Stock	570	800 mm	1555 m/s	4.50 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 25 % Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	120mm M830A1 HEAT-MP	HEAT-MP	Stock	680	870 mm	1140 m/s	4.50 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.13 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 35 %
3	12.7mm AP	AP	Stock	15	30 mm	855 m/s	5.00 s	Toggle
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

M8 Thunderbolt II Armor Package

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	180 mm (vs AP) 255 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	380 mm (vs AP) 735 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
The M8 Thunderbolt II features spaced aluminum stock armor along the front and the sides of the turret. It also has the highest level appliqué armor option installed.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	120mm XM291 Smoothbore Cannon	Stock	Stock	1.12 s	4.50 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 20.0° Ammo: 120mm M829A3 APFSDS 120mm M830A1 HEAT-MP 12.7mm AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Detroit Diesel 6V92TIA 600 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	70 km/h	35 km/h	3.93 s (0 to 32 km/h) 18.91 s (0 to Max Speed)	46.80°	6 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
Spall Liner	Stock	Stock	Hit points are increased by 150
M90 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 8 charges in total Magazine capacity: 3 charges Takes 3s to recharge Duration: 10s Magazine reload time: 25s
AN/VLQ-8A Soft Kill APS	Stock	Stock	Automatic Soft Kill APS Target Acquisition Range: 300m Effective Range: 300m Multiplier to ATGM's Standard Noise: x 7 Additional ATGM Noise Penalty: 3.5 Penalty to ATGM Agility: x0.65 Angle of Effect: 360°
Improved Gun Stabilizer	Stock	Stock	Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 20%
B07-K2 Thermal Imager	Stock	Stock	Ability to spot targets behind foliage improved by 15%
Improved Autoloader	Stock	Stock	Rate of fire is increased by 7%
Improved Stabilizer Drives	Stock	Stock	Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 40%
Upgraded Fire Control System Sensors	Stock	Stock	Reduces the accuracy penalties for firing and traversing the hull.
Reinforced Transmission for Light Tanks	Stock	Stock	Maximum Speed: +15 km/h
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.4% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.6%

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
TopSpeed	Top Speed	Stock	Acceleration: +200% Max Speed: +5% Hull Traverse Rate: +50% Camo Penalty from Motion: +50%	N/A	20 s	60 s	Toggle
Description: Temporarily improves your vehicle's acceleration, maximum speed and hull traverse values at the cost of increased camouflage penalty for movement. In other words, activating this ability makes your vehicle easier to spot when moving. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.
RapidFire	Rapid Fire	Stock	Rate of Fire: +20% ATGM Noise: 15 m	N/A	20 s	60 s	Toggle
Description: This ability improves your vehicle's reload speed, allowing it to fire faster for a short period of time. However, for the duration of this ability, the gun also becomes considerably less accurate and ATGMs become far more difficult to aim. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.