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| tier = 9
 
| tier = 9
 
| class = LT
 
| class = LT
| nation = Poland
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| nation = [[Poland]]
 
| dealer = Zhang Feng
 
| dealer = Zhang Feng
 
| reputation = 1,620,300
 
| reputation = 1,620,300
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| ttraverse = 44.30
 
| ttraverse = 44.30
 
}}
 
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The '''WPB Anders''' is a tier 9 [[Light Tank‏‎]] originating from Poland, and is sold by [[Zhang Feng]]. It can be unlocked with a tier 9 [[Unlock Token]], and unlocks a tier 10 Unlock Token, which can be used on the [[Centauro 155]] and [[Wilk XC-8]].
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The '''WPB Anders''' is a tier 9 [[Light Tank‏‎]] originating from [[Poland]], and is sold by [[Zhang Feng]]. It can be unlocked with a tier 9 [[Unlock Token]], and unlocks a tier 10 Unlock Token, which can be used on the [[B1 Centauro 155]] or [[Wilk XC-8]].
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==Features==
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* Invisible movement: motion does not reduce camouflage factor.
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* High caliber: the high caliber weaponry deals an increased damage.
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* Uninhabited modules: the uninhabited turret (battle module) received reduced damage.
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* Magazine loader: allows you to fire several rounds without reloading.
 
==Player recommendations==
 
==Player recommendations==
With mobility and damage on a lightly armored frame, the WPB Anders is a mobile clip fed light tank capable of devastating enemy targets with its six round clip and rapidly relocating to avoid enemy fire. Useful as a flanker, AFV hunter, and sniper, the Anders is a multirole fighter capable of punching well above its weight.
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With mobility and damage on a lightly armored frame, the WPB Anders is a light tank capable of devastating enemy targets with its six round clip and rapidly relocating to avoid enemy fire. Useful as a flanker, AFV hunter, and sniper, the Anders is a multirole fighter capable of punching well above its weight.
 
===Pros and cons===
 
===Pros and cons===
 
====Pros====
 
====Pros====
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* Excellent burst damage from six round clip
 
* Excellent burst damage from six round clip
 
* Well sloped upper frontal armor
 
* Well sloped upper frontal armor
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*Modern APS
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*Unmanned turret
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*Invisible movement
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====Cons====
 
====Cons====
* Weak armor when not sloped
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* Weak armor when not sloped. Driver's hatch is big and easy to hit/penetrate with autocannons.
 
* Rear mounted turret
 
* Rear mounted turret
 
* High profile
 
* High profile
* Long reload on clip
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* Long reload on the clip, with no option for partial reload
   
 
===Upgrade suggestions===
 
===Upgrade suggestions===
The WPB Anders is all about heavy firepower on a light frame, so care should be taken to upgrade the firepower even further. Researching the Improved Laser Rangefinder, Improved Autoloader, and upgraded ammunition well offer significant improvements to the lethality of the vehicle. While the upgrades to the mobility are sparse, they should be researched relatively early, to offer improvements to the already impressive mobility of the Anders.
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The WPB Anders is all about heavy firepower on a light frame, so it should be upgraded.  Researching the Improved Laser Rangefinder, Improved Autoloader, and upgraded ammunition will significantly improve lethality. While the upgrades to mobility are sparse, they should be researched relatively early, to augment the already impressive mobility.
   
 
===Retrofit suggestions===
 
===Retrofit suggestions===
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==Firepower==
 
==Firepower==
{{Gun|name=120mm Prototype Gun
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{{Gun|name=120mm RUAG CTG
 
|list=
 
|list=
 
{{Ammo
 
{{Ammo
|name=120mm DM63A1 APFSDS
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|name=120mm DM43A1 APFSDS
 
|type=AP
 
|type=AP
 
|rep= Stock
 
|rep= Stock
|credits=3,651
+
|credits=2,068
 
|caliber=120
 
|caliber=120
|salvo=1
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|salvo=6
|damage=530
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|damage=520
 
|aoe=0
 
|aoe=0
|pen=720
+
|pen=630
|speed=1,650
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|speed=1,200
|rof=8.57
+
|rof=22.00
|accuracy=0.10
+
|accuracy=0.12
|ttime=1.70
+
|ttime=2.30
|reload=7.00
+
|reload=16.00
 
}}
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{{Ammo
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|name=120mm DM11 HE
 
|type=AP
 
|rep= Stock
 
|credits=585
 
|caliber=120
 
|salvo=6
 
|damage=520
 
|aoe=1.50
 
|pen=38
 
|speed=980
 
|rof=22.00
 
|accuracy=0.12
 
|ttime=2.30
 
|reload=16.00
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Ammo
 
{{Ammo
|name=120mm M325 HEAT-MP
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|name=120mm DM12A1 HEAT-MP
 
|type=HEAT
 
|type=HEAT
 
|rep= Stock
 
|rep= Stock
|credits=1,969
+
|credits=1,085
 
|caliber=120
 
|caliber=120
|salvo=1
+
|salvo=6
|damage=620
+
|damage=575
 
|aoe=0
 
|aoe=0
|pen=450
+
|pen=700
|speed=1,410
+
|speed=1,140
|rof=8.57
+
|rof=22.00
|accuracy=0.10
+
|accuracy=0.12
|ttime=1.80
+
|ttime=2.30
|reload=7.00
+
|reload=16.00
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Ammo
 
{{Ammo
|name=120mm DM73 APFSDS
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|name=120mm DM53 APFSDS
 
|type=AP
 
|type=AP
|rep= 161,080
+
|rep= Stock
|credits=4,641
+
|credits=3,218
 
|caliber=120
 
|caliber=120
|salvo=1
+
|salvo=6
|damage=600
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|damage=530
|aoe=0
 
|pen=750
 
|speed=1,700
 
|rof=8.57
 
|accuracy=0.10
 
|ttime=1.70
 
|reload=7.00
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Missiles|name=|list=
 
{{Missiles List
 
|name=LAHAT AGTM-TH
 
|type=HEAT
 
|rep=265,415
 
|credits=455
 
|salvo=1
 
|damage=425
 
 
|aoe=0
 
|aoe=0
|pen=850
+
|pen=690
|speed=320
+
|speed=1,200
|rof=8.57
+
|rof=22.00
  +
|accuracy=0.12
|caliber=125
 
|reload=9.90
+
|ttime=2.30
  +
|reload=16.00
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|name=Spall Liner
 
|name=Spall Liner
 
|rep=42,979
 
|rep=42,979
|credits=
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|credits=490,213
|description=Reduces incoming damage by 10%
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|description=Increases vehicle HP by 150.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Utility List
 
{{Utility List
 
|name=GALIX 17 Smoke Grenades
 
|name=GALIX 17 Smoke Grenades
 
|rep=38,681
 
|rep=38,681
|credits=
+
|credits=522,894
|description=Provides a total of nine smoke deployments with a three round magazine. Individual charges are on a three second cooldown with a sixty second cooldown for the magazine.
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|description=Provides 9 total smoke grenades with a 3-round magazine. Smoke can be fired every 3 seconds. The magazine takes 60 seconds to reload.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Utility List
 
{{Utility List
 
|name=Zaslon-L APS
 
|name=Zaslon-L APS
 
|rep=85,958
 
|rep=85,958
|credits=
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|credits=980,426
|description=An [[Active Protection System]] that has a chance of destroying AGTMs around a player's vehicle from a range of 250m or more.
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|description= An [[Active Protection System]] that has a chance of destroying ATGMs around a player's vehicle from a range of 200m or more.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Utility List
 
{{Utility List
 
|name=Improved Laser Rangefinder
 
|name=Improved Laser Rangefinder
 
|rep=64,468
 
|rep=64,468
|credits=
+
|credits=817,021
 
|description=Improves overall accuracy by 7%.
 
|description=Improves overall accuracy by 7%.
 
}}
 
}}
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|name=Turret Drive System
 
|name=Turret Drive System
 
|rep=118,192
 
|rep=118,192
|credits=
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|credits=1,143,830
 
|description=Increases turret traverse speed by 10%.
 
|description=Increases turret traverse speed by 10%.
 
}}
 
}}
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|name=Improved Autoloader
 
|name=Improved Autoloader
 
|rep=128,936
 
|rep=128,936
|credits=
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|credits=1,634,043
|description=
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|description= Increases reload speed by 10%.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Utility List
 
{{Utility List
 
|name=Improved Suspension
 
|name=Improved Suspension
 
|rep=32,234
 
|rep=32,234
|credits=
+
|credits=522,894
 
|description=Improves handling on rough terrain by 10%.
 
|description=Improves handling on rough terrain by 10%.
 
}}
 
}}
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|name=Thermal Shield
 
|name=Thermal Shield
 
|rep=60,170
 
|rep=60,170
|credits=
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|credits=980,426
 
|description=Reduces the effectiveness of Thermal Sights by 20% and increases the vehicle's camouflage factor by 3%.
 
|description=Reduces the effectiveness of Thermal Sights by 20% and increases the vehicle's camouflage factor by 3%.
 
}}
 
}}
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|name=Improved Drive Sprocket
 
|name=Improved Drive Sprocket
 
|rep=34,383
 
|rep=34,383
|credits=
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|credits=588,255
 
|description=Improves the vehicle's acceleration on soft or difficult terrain up to a maximum of 5%.
 
|description=Improves the vehicle's acceleration on soft or difficult terrain up to a maximum of 5%.
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
 
==History==
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Class: Light Tank (Prototype)</br>Developed: 2008-2010</br>Service: N/A</br>Vehicles Built: 1-2</br>Operators: N/A</br></br>The Anders Multi-Role Combat Platform (Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa, WPB) started as an attempt to replace the aging Soviet-era arsenal with something more suitable for the modern battlefield. The platform was named after General Władysław Albert Anders, a famous commander of the Polish forces in the Second World War. The initial idea was to transform the Polish armed forces to a highly-mobile force organized into Mechanized Brigades, equipped with either light wheeled vehicles (the Rosomak platform) or with tracked vehicles (the Anders platform). The Puma family of upgraded BMPs was also considered for the role, but the program was canceled earlier on.</br></br>The actual development started in 2008. It took only 24 months to develop the platform and to build a demonstrator of the Light Tank configuration. The Light Tank configuration demonstrator was first introduced to public during the MSPO 2010 expo in Kielce. The prototype was intended for a crew of three men (driver, commander and gunner) and was made of welded steel plates. The vehicle was equipped with a low-profile manned turret with the crew sitting in the turret basket inside the hull. The turret was armed with a Swiss 120mm RUAG smoothbore gun.</br></br>The MSPO introduction of the vehicle was met with lukewarm response. The most common criticisms included the fact that the vehicle was under-developed at the time and its protection levels were considered insufficient. These issues resulted in the military’s dismissal of the project. Despite these setbacks, OBRUM continued to develop the platform, resulting in an IFV configuration demonstrator. Another Fire Support version also appeared two years later, this time with a Belgian CT-CV turret by Cockerill, armed with a 105mm gun. This variant was introduced to public during the EUROSATORY expo in Paris in 2012. The platform re-appeared in 2016 under a different name as an IFV but, once again, went nowhere, this time likely for good.
The WPB Anders is an experimental light tank designed and built by OBRUM. The vehicle was presented in 2010 but due to a number of defects and relatively weak armor the military refused to adopt it. Despite the company's efforts to improve the vehicle the project was shut down.
 
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==Variants==
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<gallery mode="nolines" widths="300" heights="300" perrow="3">
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File:WPB Anders Mistwalker.jpg|'''WPB Anders Mistwalker''' skin is available in My.Games market between March 5 and March 12, 2020.
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</gallery>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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[[Category:Light Tanks‏‎]]
 
[[Category:Light Tanks‏‎]]
[[Category:Poland]]
 
 
[[Category:Zhang Feng]]
 
[[Category:Zhang Feng]]
 
[[Category:Poland]]

Revision as of 03:32, 10 March 2021

WPB Anders
WPB Anders
Details
Tier / Class:
9 LT
Nation:
Poland
Dealer:
Zhang Feng
Reputation:
1,620,300
Cost:
15,300,000
Stats - Stock (Renowned)
Max Damage:
520 (530)
DPM:
6,316 (7,081)
Penetration:
630 (690) mm
Hit Points:
2,350
Hull F/S/R:
250 / 120 / 50
Turret F/S/R:
135 / 150 / 80
Max Speed:
66.60 km/h
Acceleration 0-32kph:
2.76 s
Hull Traverse:
42.49 deg/s
Camouflage:
27%
Vision:
440 m
Accuracy (Spread):
0.12°
Max Cannon Depression:
-8.0 / -1.0°
Turret Traverse Speed:
44.30 deg/s

The WPB Anders is a tier 9 Light Tank‏‎ originating from Poland, and is sold by Zhang Feng. It can be unlocked with a tier 9 Unlock Token, and unlocks a tier 10 Unlock Token, which can be used on the B1 Centauro 155 or Wilk XC-8.

Features

  • Invisible movement: motion does not reduce camouflage factor.
  • High caliber: the high caliber weaponry deals an increased damage.
  • Uninhabited modules: the uninhabited turret (battle module) received reduced damage.
  • Magazine loader: allows you to fire several rounds without reloading.

Player recommendations

With mobility and damage on a lightly armored frame, the WPB Anders is a light tank capable of devastating enemy targets with its six round clip and rapidly relocating to avoid enemy fire. Useful as a flanker, AFV hunter, and sniper, the Anders is a multirole fighter capable of punching well above its weight.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Good mobility
  • Excellent burst damage from six round clip
  • Well sloped upper frontal armor
  • Modern APS
  • Unmanned turret
  • Invisible movement

Cons

  • Weak armor when not sloped. Driver's hatch is big and easy to hit/penetrate with autocannons.
  • Rear mounted turret
  • High profile
  • Long reload on the clip, with no option for partial reload

Upgrade suggestions

The WPB Anders is all about heavy firepower on a light frame, so it should be upgraded.  Researching the Improved Laser Rangefinder, Improved Autoloader, and upgraded ammunition will significantly improve lethality. While the upgrades to mobility are sparse, they should be researched relatively early, to augment the already impressive mobility.

Retrofit suggestions

  • Improved Gun Breech
  • Advanced Muzzle Reference System
  • Electro-Optical Absorbing Paint
  • Augmented Optics

Commander and crew skill suggestions

  • Commander: Sabrina Washington, for improvements to camo rating, view range, and accuracy
  • Driver: Smooth Ride, Off-Road Driving
  • Gunner: Quick Draw, Sharpshooter

Armor

WPB Anders Stock Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Stock Stock ? mm (vs AP)
? mm (vs HEAT)
Unknown N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
N/A N/A N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
This WPB Anders model includes additional screens that ensure 30mm autocannon protection from the front and resistance against small arms fire from other directions.

Firepower

120mm RUAG CTG
Shell name Type Reputation Damage Area of effect Penetration Velocity Accuracy (Fully Aimed) Reload Time Shells in Magazine Reload within Magazine Burst Fire Rate
120mm DM43A1 APFSDS AP Stock 520 0m 630mm 1,200m/s 0.12° 16.00s 6 {{{reloadm}}}s 22.00rd/min
120mm DM11 HE AP Stock 520 1.50m 38mm 980m/s 0.12° 16.00s 6 {{{reloadm}}}s 22.00rd/min
120mm DM12A1 HEAT-MP HEAT Stock 575 0m 700mm 1,140m/s 0.12° 16.00s 6 {{{reloadm}}}s 22.00rd/min
120mm DM53 APFSDS AP Stock 530 0m 690mm 1,200m/s 0.12° 16.00s 6 {{{reloadm}}}s 22.00rd/min


Mobility

Name Reputation Cost Credits Max Speed Reverse Speed 0 to 32km/h 0 to Max Speed Hull Traverse Fire Chance
MTU 8V199TE20 Diesel Engine Stock Stock 66.60 km/h {{{reverse}}} 2.76s {{{0-max}}} 42.49 deg/s {{{firechance}}}



Upgrades

PL-01 Technology
Name Reputation Cost Credits Description
Spall Liner 42,979 490,213 Increases vehicle HP by 150.
GALIX 17 Smoke Grenades 38,681 522,894 Provides 9 total smoke grenades with a 3-round magazine. Smoke can be fired every 3 seconds. The magazine takes 60 seconds to reload.
Zaslon-L APS 85,958 980,426 An Active Protection System that has a chance of destroying ATGMs around a player's vehicle from a range of 200m or more.
Improved Laser Rangefinder 64,468 817,021 Improves overall accuracy by 7%.
Turret Drive System 118,192 1,143,830 Increases turret traverse speed by 10%.
Improved Autoloader 128,936 1,634,043 Increases reload speed by 10%.
Improved Suspension 32,234 522,894 Improves handling on rough terrain by 10%.
Thermal Shield 60,170 980,426 Reduces the effectiveness of Thermal Sights by 20% and increases the vehicle's camouflage factor by 3%.
Improved Drive Sprocket 34,383 588,255 Improves the vehicle's acceleration on soft or difficult terrain up to a maximum of 5%.


History

Class: Light Tank (Prototype)
Developed: 2008-2010
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: 1-2
Operators: N/A

The Anders Multi-Role Combat Platform (Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa, WPB) started as an attempt to replace the aging Soviet-era arsenal with something more suitable for the modern battlefield. The platform was named after General Władysław Albert Anders, a famous commander of the Polish forces in the Second World War. The initial idea was to transform the Polish armed forces to a highly-mobile force organized into Mechanized Brigades, equipped with either light wheeled vehicles (the Rosomak platform) or with tracked vehicles (the Anders platform). The Puma family of upgraded BMPs was also considered for the role, but the program was canceled earlier on.

The actual development started in 2008. It took only 24 months to develop the platform and to build a demonstrator of the Light Tank configuration. The Light Tank configuration demonstrator was first introduced to public during the MSPO 2010 expo in Kielce. The prototype was intended for a crew of three men (driver, commander and gunner) and was made of welded steel plates. The vehicle was equipped with a low-profile manned turret with the crew sitting in the turret basket inside the hull. The turret was armed with a Swiss 120mm RUAG smoothbore gun.

The MSPO introduction of the vehicle was met with lukewarm response. The most common criticisms included the fact that the vehicle was under-developed at the time and its protection levels were considered insufficient. These issues resulted in the military’s dismissal of the project. Despite these setbacks, OBRUM continued to develop the platform, resulting in an IFV configuration demonstrator. Another Fire Support version also appeared two years later, this time with a Belgian CT-CV turret by Cockerill, armed with a 105mm gun. This variant was introduced to public during the EUROSATORY expo in Paris in 2012. The platform re-appeared in 2016 under a different name as an IFV but, once again, went nowhere, this time likely for good.

Variants

See also

External links