VFM Mk. 5

VFM Mk. 5
Tier / Class	Tier 6 LT
Type	Premium
Place of Origin	United Kingdom
Dealer	Marat Shishkin
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner Loader
Sustained Damage
Damage	380
Penetration	560 mm
Damage per Minute	5082 per min.
Reload Time	4.49 s
Defense
Hit Points	1950
Hull vs AP	365 mm
Hull vs HEAT	480 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	390 mm
Turret vs HEAT	515 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	72 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	3.5 s
Weight	19800 kg
Hull Traverse	37.19 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	20 %
Vision Range while Moving	430 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-10° / 20°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.085 °
Aim Time	1.41 s
Turret Traverse	48 deg/s

The VFM Mk. 5 is a Tier 6 premium Light Tank under Marat Shishkin's dealership.

History

Class: Light Tank (Prototype)
Developed: 1984-1986
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: 1
Operators: N/A

For many years, Vickers has been a major armor producing company, having developed a number of successful export tank designs, including the Vijayanta or the Vickers Mk.3 MBT. The VFM Mk.5 Light Tank was one of the company's later designs. The philosophy behind the design was quite unusual. It was created as a response to increasing demand for a light vehicle with excellent firepower to form part of the newly formed rapid-response units that were starting to appear all over the world at the time.

The VFM Mk.5 Light Tank was a private venture design that was always intended for export. It was designed in the 1980s in cooperation with the American FMC Corp and the first prototype was ready in 1986. The vehicle officially completed firing and mobility trials in 1987. The design itself is actually quite interesting. For one, it's not originally British but based on the FMC Close Combat Vehicle - Light (CCV-L), a contender in the U.S. Armored Gun System (AGS) program. In this sense, the Mk.5 is actually related to the American M8, but the main drawback of the CCV-L was that it was extremely expensive, something most potential clients for the VFM could not afford.

While a solid design in its own right, unfortunately, the VFM Mk.5 came at the wrong time. Just two years after the completion of all the required trials, the Soviet Union started collapsing and thousands of cheap armored vehicles flooded world markets. The VFM Mk.5 never found its intended buyer and the entire project remained at the prototype stage.

Vehicle Traits

• Stealthy: This vehicle does not lose any camouflage when moving at any speed, which is handy primarily for scouting.
• HESH Rounds: This vehicle can fire special Squash Head rounds. These are extremely effective against angled armor that is typical for Soviet tanks.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	105mm M735 APFSDS	APFSDS	Stock	380	560 mm	1509 m/s	4.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.09 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 25 % Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	105mm M393A2 HEP	HEP	Stock	340	420 mm	760 m/s	4.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.11 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 200 % Damage Randomization: ± 15 % Penetration Randomization: ± 15 % Bonus Module Damage: 35 % Spall Threshold: 137 mm
3	105mm M456A2 HEAT	HEAT	Stock	490	670 mm	1178 m/s	4.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.10 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 25 %
4	7.62mm AP	AP	Stock	8	18 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

VFM Mk. 5 Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	365 mm (vs AP) 480 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	390 mm (vs AP) 515 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
Light tank armor typically protects the vehicle against machineguns and autocannons only.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	105mm L7 L/52 Rifled Cannon	Stock	Stock	1.41 s	4.80 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 20.0° Ammo: 105mm M735 APFSDS 105mm M393A2 HEP 105mm M456A2 HEAT 7.62mm AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Detroit Diesel 6M92TA 550 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	72 km/h	25 km/h	3.50 s (0 to 32 km/h) 16.35 s (0 to Max Speed)	37.19°	6 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
Spall Liner	Stock	Stock	Hit points are increased by 150
L8 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 8 charges in total Magazine capacity: 2 charges Takes 3s to recharge Duration: 10s Magazine reload time: 25s
Improved Thermal Imager	Stock	Stock	Ability to spot targets behind foliage improved by 30%
Improved Gun Stabilizer	Stock	Stock	Accuracy is improved by 10%
Improved Loading Mechanism	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.
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.1% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.1%

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
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.