Main Battle Tank Battlefield Role
主战坦克的战场角色
The Main Battle Tanks are the center points of each team. The team tactics revolve around them and their capabilities due to their unique ability to charge forward and soak up damage thanks to their thick armor. MBTs are made to lead both attacks and stubborn defenses. That is not to say that they are invulnerable or that they can decide battles on their own. They can generally be outflanked and have to in many cases rely on support of other classes.
MBT是每支队伍的主心骨。团队战术围绕着MBT展开,它们的独有能力——利用厚实装甲在前线冲锋、吸收伤害使他们胜任这一角色。MBT生来就是为了领导进攻和撑起防守。他们基本上会遭遇被侧翼袭击的窘境,所以依赖其他职阶的援护。
Main Battle Tanks should favor areas that don’t allow the enemies to easily flank them, such as:
MBT应该利用好不会被轻易侧翼袭击的地形。
· Mountain passes
山口
· Valleys with tall sides
两侧有遮挡的峡谷地形
· Cities and other urban areas
城市地形
In such environments, the MBT class can use its main advantage – thick frontal armor that should always be positioned towards the most dangerous enemy or towards potential threats.
在以上环境中,MBT职阶可以使它们的主要优势——厚实的正面装甲始终正对敌人或潜在威胁。
Future plans for Main Battle Tanks
未来对MBT的计划
The biggest change that we are planning for the Main Battle Tanks will not be a direct one, but the introduction of the Armor Inspector in Update 0.23. The Armor Inspector is a feature that allows players to check the armor of every tank in the Garage on a simplified model. Each piece of tank’s surface will be displayed in artificial colors, corresponding to various armor types and thicknesses. The introduction of this feature will lead to a better understanding of each tank’s weakspots and to the better understanding how to deal with them.
我们计划引入的对MBT最大的改动将不是一个直接的特性。而是在0.23更新中加入装甲检视器。装甲检视器允许玩家在车库中查看每辆坦克的装甲模型。每一片坦克外装甲区域将以不同的虚拟颜色显示,来代表不同的装甲类型和厚度。这项功能旨在让玩家更好的理解每辆坦克的弱点并熟悉如何对付它们。
The second planned change will concern mobility changes in Update 0.22. As the first thing, we are planning to take a look at how the engines work in Armored Warfare. In the future, we will make the turbine engines behave differently that diesel engines – turbines will be able to accelerate better at high speeds (from 32 km/h to maximum speeds) while diesels will provide better acceleration from the get go (from 0 km/h to 32 km/h). Transmission will also play a role – Russian tanks can typically for example accelerate faster even for diesel engines but won’t have as high maximum speed as the Abrams tanks for example. All in all, the acceleration differences between various MBTs will reach up to 30 percent.
第二项计划的改动则是0.22更新中引入的机动性改动。首先,我们计划仔细推敲AW中车辆引擎的工作情况。我们将在未来使燃气轮机与柴油引擎有更大的区别。燃气轮机能在高速下加速更快(从32km/h到极速)。传动系统同样重要,装备柴油机的俄罗斯坦克通常能加速更快但没有美国艾布拉姆斯坦克那样的极速。总的来说,各MBT加速性能的区别最多能达到30%。
This will make the turbine-powered T-80s and Abrams tanks behave differently from the diesel-powered Leopards and T-72s. In some cases, this feature will even allow players to switch between the two mobility settings of a single tank that has both engine types as an option.
这将使得装备燃气轮机的T80和艾布拉姆斯坦克在机动性上与装备柴油机的豹2、T72有显著区别。在某些情况下,这个特点甚至会允许玩家在同一辆车上选择这两种引擎的特点,如果这辆车同时提供了这两种不同的引擎升级选择。
In general, these changes will not slow the MBTs down (some tanks will have their maximum speed slightly reduced, some – like the Abrams – will have it increased), but it will somewhat reduce the overall acceleration to maximum speeds. In other words – up to approximately 32 km/h, the MBTs will accelerate as they do now (or even better), but acceleration to their maximum speed will be slower to provide better balance for lighter and better-accelerating classes, especially the Light Tanks.
总的来说,这些改动并不会使MBT大为减速(某些坦克的极速将会略微下降;另一些,如M1艾布拉姆斯则会提升),但是会在一定程度上降低加速性和极速。换句话说,到32km/h为止,MBT会和现在的表现完全一致,但加速到极速将会更慢,来为轻型车辆,尤其是轻坦提供很好的游戏平衡性。
The third planned change concerns the vehicle accuracy and its modifiers. These will be adjusted as such:
第三项改动计划是关于车辆的精度。将作出如下调整:
· Soviet T-series will, in accordance with their assault role, lose less accuracy while moving forward than any other MBTs
苏联T系列在直线前进时会获得更好的精度来配合他们的进攻角色。
· Leopard 2 tanks will be the most accurate ones in any situation
豹2系列坦克将会成为MBT里精度最高的
· Abrams tanks will continue be the jacks-of-all-trades without any special penalties or bonuses
艾布拉姆斯坦克将会继续多面手的形象,没有任何补强或削弱属性。
· Challengers will lose very little accuracy from moving turret but will lose other accuracy normally (adjusting the loss to their static role)
挑战者系列转动炮塔时精度下降更少,但其他精度下降照常。(为挑战者系列失去其静态角色而做的调整)
· Chinese tanks will also lose less accuracy just like the Soviet T-series, but not to such an extent. They will, however, also lose less accuracy when maneuvering, not just going forward
类似于苏联T系列,中国坦克在前进时的精度下降同样会更少,但没有苏联坦克那样少。但他们在转向、机动时会有更好的精度。
However, tanks with clips and ready racks will lose considerably more accuracy during sharp hull maneuvers.
然而,有弹匣系统和预备弹架的坦克会在机动时相对受到更多精度惩罚。
The fourth update concerns the American HEAT-MP ammunition – starting from Update 0.22, the HEAT-MP rounds will feature both shell effects (although to a lesser degree than specialized ammunition) – they will both penetrate the way HEAT shells do, but also create blast waves the way HE shells do, making them extremely potent if used properly.
第四项改动是关于美国的多用途破甲弹——从0.22更新开始,多用途破甲弹将同时具有两种弹药的效果——既能像破甲弹(HEAT)一样穿透装甲,又能像高爆弹(HE)造成冲击波。这使得该弹药在正确使用下极具潜力。
Last but not least, the upcoming Crew system overhaul will bring more diversity to MBT gameplay and will make the choice between autoloaded and manually loaded tanks more important.
最后,即将出现的乘员系统重制将会为MBT游戏性带来更多多样化要素。玩家在自动装填和人工装填坦克的特性间做出选择将变得尤为重要。
These changes are made to improve tactical gameplay and to reduce cases where MBTs are able to hunt down Light Tanks or even some AFVs due to their excellent high-end acceleration. Our plan for this class is to be a set of well-armed and well-armored vehicles without making them outclass every other vehicle class on the battlefield – even though they do just that in real life, our ultimate goal is to introduce not realism at all costs, but well-balanced gameplay.
这些改动旨在提升战术游戏性并减少MBT靠着他们优秀的加速性四处碾压轻坦甚至AFV的情况。我们对该职阶的定位是火力、防护强大的车辆,但不能在战场上碾压其他所有车辆职阶。——即使在现实中MBT确实碾压了一切。我们的终极目标并不是不计代价的还原现实,而是平衡良好的游戏体验。
For the future, we have concrete plans to introduce:
我们将在未来加入如下的新MBT路线
· Israeli MBTs such as the Merkava series
以色列MBT,比如梅卡瓦系列
· French MBTs with their iconic Leclerc tank
法国MBT,代表性的勒克莱尔
· East-European MBTs including the BM Oplot and other Ukrainian vehicles
东欧MBT,包括堡垒M及其他乌克兰车辆
In the next articles, we’ll take a look at Light Tanks, Tank Destroyers, Armored Fighting Vehicles are Self-Propelled Guns.
在之后的文章中,我们将关注轻坦、TD、AFV和火炮。
We’ll see you on the battlefield!
战场上见!
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