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US Forces

Versatile infantry and weaponry that can displace any opponent. Experience is key to improving your forces for the fight ahead.

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M24 Chaffee Light Tank

Very effective against light vehicles. Can damage tanks when flanking.

Stats

chaffee_us

vehicles

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Sight Range

35

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Speed

6.5

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Acceleration

3.5

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Deceleration

5.5

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Max Range

40

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Target Size

18

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

Vehicle Armor

light tank

Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor

frontal

50

Frontal Armor

side

37.5

Frontal Armor

rear

25

Abilities

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Offensive / Timed

Unlock Flanking Speed

Temporarily boosts speed, acceleration, and makes the vehicle harder to hit when moving.

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Recon / Timed

Vehicle Detection

Enables the vehicle to detect enemy vehicles in the fog of war.

Detects enemy vehicles up to range 75 for 45 seconds.

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Offensive / Timed

Flanking Speed

Temporarily boosts speed, acceleration, and makes the vehicle harder to hit when moving.

+35% speed, +50% acceleration. Unit is 25% harder to hit when moving.

Costs
munition

35

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Recon

Radio Net

Chaffees, Hellcats and Shermans are more effective when near each other.

Nearby tanks increase accuracy and vision of each other.

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Offensive / Timed

APCR Rounds

Loads APCR rounds that increase weapon penetration against vehicles. Can frontally penetrate medium tanks.

+50% weapon penetration.

Costs
munition

35

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Passive

Emergency Engine Repair

Crew will repair vehicle criticals when out of combat and stationary.

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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

45

manpower

300

fuel

60

popcap

9

Hitpoints
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480

480

Upkeep per minute
manpower

14

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1200

  • Veteran ability choice
  • +25% acceleration and deceleration
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 3600

  • +25% rate of fire
  • +35% weapon traverse speed
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 7200

  • +80 health
  • +33% speed
  • +33% rotation rate

Loadout

1
75mm_chaffee_us
75mm chaffee us

cannon - ballistic weapon

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.75

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.1

0.05

0.04

Rounds per minute (RPM)

11

11

11

Range of Fire

10

25

40

Penetration

150

110

80

Scatter Area

14

40

62

Min.

Max.

Damage

120

120

AoE Radius

-

1.5

1
30cal_coaxial_chaffee_us
30cal coaxial chaffee us

hmg - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.5

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.35

0.15

0.1

Rounds per minute (RPM)

166

166

263

Range of Fire

7

20

35

Penetration

1

1

1

Scatter Area

0

0

0

Min.

Max.

Damage

4

4

AoE Radius

-

0

1
30cal_hull_sherman_us
30cal hull sherman us

hmg - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.5

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.7

0.5

0.45

Rounds per minute (RPM)

277

235

193

Range of Fire

7

20

35

Penetration

1

1

1

Scatter Area

0

0

0

Min.

Max.

Damage

4

4

AoE Radius

-

0

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.