T249 Vigilante

T249 Vigilante
Alternate Name(s)	T249
Tier / Class	Tier 9 AFV
Type	Progression
Place of Origin	USA
Dealer	Oscar Faraday
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner
Vehicle Progression
◄ Previous Ramka-99
Next ► M8 MGM-166
Sustained Damage
Damage	32
Penetration	150 mm
Damage per Minute	9,875 per min.
Reload Time	15 s
Defense
Hit Points	1,800
Hull vs AP	25 mm
Hull vs HEAT	25 mm
Hull Composition	Aluminum
Turret vs AP	20 mm
Turret vs HEAT	20 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	68 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	4.46 s
Weight	15,000 kg
Hull Traverse	42.45 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	30 %
Vision Range while Moving	430 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-6° / 85°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.160 °
Aim Time	2 s
Turret Traverse	54 deg/s

The T249 Vigilatne is a Tier 9 progression Armored Fighting Vehicle under Oscar Faraday's dealership.

History

Class: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircaft Gun (Prototype)
Developed: 1956-1962
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: 3
Operators: N/A

By the 1950s, the Americans were struggling to provide their armored forces with adequate anti-aircraft capabilities. Additionally, the American projects of tracked AA platforms with guns had an additional enemy that was far more powerful than any Soviet airplane – the U.S. Military. During this era, anti-aircraft (or even aircraft) guns in general were regarded as obsolete and it was believed that guided missiles would be the next big thing. The Vietnam War would prove that notion wrong, but that is a story for another time.

It was during this time that the Vigilante was introduced with the work on the weapon system beginning in 1956. It was a project undertaken by the Sperry Corporation with three prototypes made at some point in the late 1950s. The chassis was a heavily modified M113 APC, on which a massive radar-controlled turret, armed with a six-barrel T250 37mm rotary cannon. The vehicle had a crew of three. The crew was protected by generally thin aluminum armor, similar to that of the M113 APC. What this meant was protection against small arms (but little else).

Mobility was generally comparable to the original M113 APC and the suspension was also taken from the M113 but the vehicle was made longer and had a special feature where it could be locked to become rigid in order to better withstand recoil. And some recoil it was – the 37mm T250 Gatling gun was capable of firing up to 3000 high-explosive rounds per minute from a 192-round drum (emptying it in under 4 seconds), although a reduced rate of fire was available as well, should the Vigilante engage ground soft targets. Against armored targets, the gun wasn’t very effective due to the fact that the only shells available for it were high-explosive.

The three prototype vehicles were tested until 1960 but with the focus shifting towards missiles and a lot of hopes being put into the Mauler program that ran in parallel with the Vigilante, cancelation was but a matter of time. The development ran until 1962 or so, at which point it was mothballed, only to re-surface in the form of the Sperry DIVAD proposal in the late 1970s. One of the three prototypes survived and is currently displayed in the Fort Sill museum in Oklahoma.

Vehicle Traits

• Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
• Autocannon Only: This vehicle is armed only with a (usually more powerful) autocannon.
• 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	37mm T69 AP	AP	Stock	32	150 mm	950 m/s	15.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.16 ° Magazine Type: Clip Magazine Size: 192 Shots Before Overheat: 48 Cooldown Time: 2.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 3,000 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	37mm T68 HEAB	HEAB	Stock	32	N/A	950 m/s	15.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.16 ° Magazine Type: Clip Magazine Size: 192 Shots Before Overheat: 48 Cooldown Time: 2.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 3,000 rd/min Fire Chance Bonus: 100 % Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 100 % Splash Radius: 0.25 m Splash Penetration: 6 mm

Upgrades

Armor

T249 Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	25 mm (vs AP) 25 mm (vs HEAT)	Aluminum	20 mm (vs AP) 20 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel		N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
The vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannon and machineguns.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	37mm T250 Rotary Cannon	Stock	Stock	2.00 s	15.00 s	Toggle
Stats: Magazine Type: Overheat Magazine Size: 192 Burst Fire Rate: 3,000.00 rd/min Depression/Elevation: -6.0° / 85.0° Ammo: 37mm T69 AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Detroit Diesel 6V53T 275 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	68 km/h	25 km/h	4.46 s (0 to 32 km/h) 21.51 s (0 to Max Speed)	42.45°	8 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
M82 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 4 charges Takes 60 s to recharge Duration: 10s
M90 Smoke Grenades	34,000	324,000	Comes with 6 charges in total Magazine capacity: 2 charges Takes 3s to recharge Duration: 10s Magazine reload time: 25s
Improved Loading Mechanism	204,000	1,946,000	Rate of fire is increased by 7%
Improved Weapon Cooling System	409,000	3,892,000	Barrel cooling rate is increased by 20%
Gyroscopic Gunner Optics	68,000	649,000	Turret traverse doesn't affect overall accuracy.
Improved Thermal Sight	136,000	1,297,000	Ability to spot targets behind foliage improved by 45%
Improved Commander Sight	306,000	2,919,000	Vision range is increased by 15m
Improved Cooling System	102,000	973,000	Camouflage factor increased by 2% Enemy Thermal Sights effectiveness reduced by 30%
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light terrain): 91.6% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 78.3%

Other unlocks

Name	Cost	Description	Notes
Battle Hardened	7,000	The Battle-Hardened status allows you to earn more Experience and Credits and also grants preferential matchmaking to the vehicle.
Universal Retrofit Slot	202,540	Unlocks Universal retrofit slot.
27,000 Reputation	101,270	Provides an injection of 27,000 Reputation.
27,000 Reputation	101,270	Provides an injection of 27,000 Reputation.
27,000 Reputation	101,270	Provides an injection of 27,000 Reputation.
27,000 Reputation	101,270	Provides an injection of 27,000 Reputation.
Progress Boost	18,900	This bundle contains enough Experience to boost your vehicle to the maximum progression level.

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
Radar	Radar	Stock	Vision Range: 30 m Spotting through Foliage: +30% Camouflage Factor: -5%	N/A	N/A	1.5 s	Toggle
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.