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The CM25 is a tank hunter modification of the CM21 - a Taiwanese APC based on the widespread American M113. Coming as part of the upcoming update, the CM25 will soon await all seasoned tank commanders as the new top tank destroyer of the Chinese ground forces tree!
Briefly: A Taiwanese APC, fitted with TOW missiles to give it anti-tank capabilities.
CM25, tank destroyer, China, VI rank.
Pros
- Powerful TOW versions
- Small silhouette
- Amphibious
Cons
- Light protection
- Limited ammunition
Since the 1960’s, the armed forces in Taiwan have operated with a large fleet of American-made M113 APCs spanning several variants. Thoroughly pleased with the vehicle’s performance and reliability, Taiwan decided to develop its own APC, inspired by the proven M113’s design.
In 1979, the first prototype of what would become the CM21 series of APCs was built and subsequently underwent testing. Once some improvements were made, the CM21 series went into mass production and officially entered service in 1982. By the time the production ceased in 1999, some 1,200 units of the CM21 series of APCs were built.
In 1987, the basic CM21 design was modified to allow the vehicle to conduct anti-tank duties, similar to the M113A1 TOW already in service at the time. In a similar manner as the M113, the vehicle was fitted with a single TOW launcher and received the new designation CM25.
By 2019, all M113A1 APCs among the ranks of the Taiwanese armed forces were replaced by newer vehicles. However, the CM21 series of APCs, including the CM25, continue serving in the present.
In War Thunder, the CM25 will be the new top tank destroyer arriving to the Chinese ground forces tree with the next major update. Although very similar in both performance and appearance to the M113A1 TOW already familiar to some tankers, the CM25 distinguishes itself from its predecessor by carrying more powerful versions of the TOW anti-tank guided missile!
As already mentioned, the CM25 shares a great deal of similarity to the M113A1 TOW, already present at the top ranks of the Chinese ground forces tree. Visual differences aside, the CM25 is slightly heavier than its American counterpart thanks to its larger spaced armor elements on the sides of the hull. While offering an incremental improvement in protection as a result, the effect won’t really be felt by tankers in the heat of combat. In all other aspects, the CM25 is neigh identical to its American counterpart.
What makes the CM25 stand out however, is its armament. Despite also being armed with just a single TOW launcher and a .50 cal machine gun, the CM25 comes equipped with more advanced modifications of the TOW ATGMs. Upon unlocking the CM25 however, tankers will go into battle equipped with the already quite powerful I-TOW ATGM as standard.
However, tankers will also have the option of unlocking even more powerful versions of the TOW missile, substantially enhancing the CM25’s tank hunting capabilities. One such TOW variant will be the TOW-2B. This later modification of the TOW missile enables so-called ‘top-down attacks’, meaning the missile explodes above the target, allowing the shaped charge warhead to penetrate the target’s armor at its thinnest and cause significant damage as a result. Apart from its devastating effect, this weapon system will also allow tankers to engage hostile targets behind cover, such as hilly terrain, without requiring direct line of sight to the target.
The CM25 will be arriving at the top ranks of the Chinese ground forces tree as part of the next major update to War Thunder and will become the crowning jewel of the Chinese tank destroyer line. In the meantime, make sure to stay tuned to the news to find out more about the upcoming major update. Until then, happy hunting tankers!
The War Thunder Team
Comments (134)
Stock HEAT is still a thing, when will we get #FreeAPFSDS? Or at least remove the SL cost of ammunition since it make 0 sense!
When you stop complaining about a meaningless topic and realise that if you played the British tree you then wouldn't have to worry about stock HEAT. :)
Adargi, im ok with the cost of ammunition but what i complaint is that there is a limit how much we bring in assault arcade lol and it annoyed me the most coz even if you die you cant be bringing more ammo for some reason
btw taiwan is not China , can we seperate taiwan from china and make it a branch in america
Hopefully you'll be able to turn your ideas into reality, but sadly, this will never happen, either in reality or in games.
Thanks but NO, please move alone with those outdated stuff. We don't need more Pattons in the tec tree.
TAIWAN <3
Thanks, Gaijin! Now I can finally compete against all those 10.7 MBTs, which China still lacks after a year of being introduced. I mean who didn't want another glorified M113?
Unfortunately a lot of the top end tanks take a considerable amount of research and information on Chinese MBTs in particular is even mor complicated to find. They will indeed come in time.
Smin1080p, i think the ZTZ-96B or ZTZ-96A1 r good choice. They look like the ZTZ-96A, even the internal structure.
Shame we didnt see other chinese vehicles this update *cough* sdkfz.222, but still a very nice addition and an excuse to finish the m113a1
sdkfz.222 looks German
ESanders, It is but it was used by the chinese
Nice to see some more niece stuff for China. Tho I would much prefer some random light tank or some PTZ89 tank destroyer insted... Expecting good things next patch and you guys are waaaaay overdue for a Chinese radar SPAA. Yes no one plays China (I do) but if you give them a lot of cool stuff people will come to grind it.
Is it just me, or does that look like a Object 120?
sartt, I don’t think that the PTZ-89 does look similar to the Obj 120. I think some of the people including you should not have a negative prejudice when reviewing the Chinese vehicles. Stop trying to find the ancestors of those vehicles. With the similar function and requirements, the design of the battle vehicles are always similar. There are some examples, AS90 and M109, Rafale and EF2000, etc.
also please keep the biathlon maps in custom so we can race our friends
I absolutely agree with this
Where is mine M1128 MGS?????
Probably where you last parked it?
next to the Willies jeep with 12.7mm AA on the back
I always love the renders on these blogs, and yes China deserved some love this patch.
The only love China understands: Copy/Paste.
ESanders, And for no reason. They bullshitted the m1a2' turret armor value (currently classified) but if you ask for a top tier chinese tank you get met with "we know little about that tank". Yea no shit, you added a nation for fucking no other reason than to appease your chinese audience and then didn't have the resources to give them THEIR TECH. Like why did we add this nation again? We could have bullshitted an entire tech tree and had something like isreal with merkerva 2's and shit. But no ztz96a FUN
Good to see that China gets another vehicle. Sad to see its another ATGM box. Would be better if it had been Type 89 TD/PTZ-89. Its model was leaked a few weeks ago. And i really hope you wont do another stupid "Some things have to be unique to Chinese client".
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