- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
The CM11 is a mid 1980s main battle tank, developed as a hybrid design from already available individual components of existing US tanks. Coming as part of the upcoming update 1.91 “Night Vision”, the CM11 will soon await all seasoned tank commanders at the top ranks of the brand new Chinese research tree!
Briefly: A unique MBT, developed from components of several existing American tanks, which saw modernization during the ‘90s with the addition of ERA protection.
CM11, main battle tank, China, VI rank.
Pros
- Thermal sight
- Potent sub-caliber rounds
- ERA protection
Cons
- Average mobility
- Large profile
During the 1980s, armed forces in Taiwan were looking for more capable AFVs. However, as some existing agreements with the USA prevented the supply with more advanced US equipment, such as later versions of the M60 and the newer M1 Abrams tanks, military production was forced to develop an indigenous design.
While still retaining access to supplies of older US equipment and components, the decision was made to create a hybrid tank from the available components and outfit it with the latest electronics. As such, Taiwanese engineers took the hull and chassis of the M60A3 and combined it with the turret of the M48, while installing the M68A1 105mm cannon and the latest US fire control systems available.
The result of this undertaking was the CM11. In the late 1980s, two prototypes were sent to the US for comparative tests against the M60A3, where the CM11 outperformed its counterpart in gunnery trials. Shortly after these successful tests, the CM11 officially entered service in 1990.
However, as the protection was seen to be somewhat lacking, the decision was made to upgrade the CM11 with ERA packages obtained from GIAT in the early ‘90s. Due to substantial weight increases and associated upgrade costs however, this modernization effort was only applied to about a dozen vehicles. In total, 450 CM11s were built for the armed forces, still representing the spearhead of the country’s armored units today.
In War Thunder, the CM11 will be one of the vehicles available to players at the top ranks of upcoming Chinese research tree, coming to the game with the release of update 1.91. The CM11 combines familiar aspects of several well-known US tank designs, thus offering a completely different dynamic to what might appear as just a regular M48 or M60 tank at first glance.
Being in essence a hybrid of the M60A3’s hull and M48A1’s turret, the CM11 offers exactly the same levels of protection and mobility which seasoned US tankers in War Thunder have come to expect from these two vehicles, albeit with a little twist. This twist comes in the shape of ERA packages, mounted on the CM11’s turret and hull. Although the ERA will certainly help shield the vehicle from chemical munitions, it does increase the vehicle’s standard weight, thus reducing overall mobility as a result.
However, differences in protection and mobility are negligible when compared to the substantial improvements made to the vehicle’s firepower. As a result of being fitted with the same cannon (the 105mm M68A1) and fire control systems as the early versions of the M1 Abrams MBT, the CM11 offers its aspiring commanders with superb gun handling characteristics, only further complemented by a very high rate of fire. Furthermore, the CM11 also has access to DM63, the most powerful 105mm APFSDS round in the game so far, which will allow it to successfully defeat most opponents that it comes across on the battlefield!
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Comments (193)
It has the wrong flag in game, it's a ROC (Taiwan) vehicle, not a PRC vehicle.
gaikin pls change it back. it was correct on the 1st dev
My god here we go again.... complain complain complain... if it is not the tank it's a flag... do your guys never stop?
It isnot mainland chinas vehicle. Give it the right flag (ROC) or dont give it a flag at all
My god here we go again.... complain complain complain... if it is not the tank it's a flag... do your guys never stop?
Fungusar_DK, You really going to compare a nations freedom to people not liking a tank? Christ man, open your eyes to the real world for a minute.
Republic of China!
sadly there is no love for Germany this patch getting 4 tanks removed out of the tree and getting 3 copypaste tanks back for it :( futere no top tier jets or tanks.. there is a major lag of empty places in the German tech three's!
PTGjasper, Germany suffers, good meme. One of the strongest nations, with full coverage at nearly every BR and its still not enough for some. You neglect to realize that they are getting the G.91R/3, along with a few other things, its not like they get nothing
Good add! Glad this game gives us a way to live history, So maybe its time to stop denying the ROC (Taiwan) and give it the flag it historically represented :D
"Armed forces in Taiwan" haha! Way to avoid calling them Taiwan!
von_Stauffenburg, lol, they censored that too omfg
Fantastic! Just please give back the ROC flags :)
So why in game does it have the PLA flag and not Taiwan's?
AliciaStark, Free and democratic China, not communist.
AliciaStark, Yes, you are right, Taiwan is territory of true China - ROC.
as a player from PRC, I think gaijin should change the flag back because its what happening for now
I can already hear the sound of your good Citizen points dropping
Prepare to go to prison
This is a ROC vehicle, not a PRC vehicle. Either give it the right flag or no flag at all. The ROC deserves recognition.
I guess since they made a mistake with changing its flag to PRC instead of ROC, I'll just put the ROC flag on every vehicle I drive until they fix it.
Nobody cares.
AliciaStark, sheep like you, i guess
It's a tank from Republic of China (Taiwan) not People's Republic of China, fix that.