- 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 VFM 5 was a light tank developed by the British Vickers company during the 1980’s based on a previous American project. Soon, tankers in War Thunder can look forward to driving this unique Anglo-American hybrid as it becomes available as a new top light tank in the British ground forces tree in the upcoming major update!
Briefly: A light tank developed on the basis of the experimental American CCVL and featuring a Vickers turret sporting a modified version of the 105mm L7 cannon.
VFM 5, light tank, Britain, VI rank.
Pros
- The renowned 105mm L7 cannon
- Good mobility
Cons
- Lightly armoured
In 1985, Vickers formed a consortium with the American FMC company in order to develop a modern, yet cost-effective light tank for the export market. To achieve this, development and production costs had to be kept as low as possible. As a result, the decision was made to combine the CCVL hull developed by FMC for the US Army’s AGS project with a Vickers-built turret, housing a modified low-recoil version of the widely used L7 cannon.
The first prototype was built in 1986 and subsequently revealed to the public at the British Army Equipment Exhibition that year. However, despite its modern equipment, excellent mobility and low weight thanks to the wide use of aluminum alloys, the VFM 5 failed to attract any attention from potential international operators at first.
However, testing and further refinement of the vehicle’s design continued into the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, just at that time negotiations were held with Malaysia to supply the tank to the national armed forces, but it ultimately never came to a production agreement. In the end, only a single prototype of the VFM 5 was ever constructed.
In War Thunder, the VFM 5 will be a new addition to the top ranks of the British ground forces tree, which will soon further expand its roster of highly mobile light vehicles. However, unlike some of the more recent additions, the VFM 5 gives British tankers access not to a wheeled vehicle, but to a proper traditional light tank instead!
The VFM 5 is primarily armed with a modified version of the 105mm L7 cannon - a weapon which should be most familiar not just to British tankers at the higher ranks. Featuring no noteworthy differences from that standard version of the weapon, the VFM 5’s cannon fires the usual set of standard NATO ammunition, including a number of sub-calibre and chemical rounds. Additionally, the vehicle also comes fitted with a 7.62mm coaxially mounted machine gun as well as a heavier roof-mounted M2 Browning .50 cal to combat low flying aircraft and particularly daring helicopter pilots.
However, as is the nature with light combat vehicles, the VFM 5 only features very light aluminium protection and only in the frontal area of the vehicle the armour received additional steel plates. As a result, the VFM 5 can effectively shrug off anything up to autocannon calibres of incoming fire at distance, while more powerful weapons will have no trouble overmatching the vehicle’s armour.
On the other hand, being lightly armoured and thanks to its mostly aluminium construction, the VFM 5 only has a combat weight just short of 20 tons. This, coupled with the vehicle’s 560 horsepower diesel engine, allows the VFM 5 to reach a blistering speed of 44.7 mph (72 km/h) on roads, while the excellent power-to-weight ratio of 28.3 hp/t promises equally good mobility in more challenging terrain. As a result, aspiring commanders of this machine should have no trouble outflanking even the most modern MBT on the battlefield, dealing devastating blows to the enemy’s flanks or providing their allies with valuable intel on the enemy’s movements.
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Comments (247)
That hull looks awful.
Btw it this another one of those vehicle where you get hullbreak from getting hit on the cupola thank to your broken mechanic ? Why can't you just get rid of hullbreak mechanic to make lightly armored vehicle more playerable, i do not understand...
so instead of the more well known light tanks we are getting a prototype XD
could have been a scorpion and its many variants but here a ugly machine for us. still something british
Except none of the more well known British LT's (with he exception of some of the weirder warrior prototypes) have the same fire power
Looks like the commando stingray(which you should add)
Please be adding a full line of british light/ scout vehicles. There are so many cool options avaliable there that would mean that the Brit line has some options when it comes to fast combat vehicles. Fv721 Fox with the same 30mm Rarden as the Warrior, Fv101 Scorpion with the 76mm Hesh slinger or 30mm Rarden Alvis Saladin with the 76mm and maybe a premium version with the 30mm AEC AC with the 2pdr since we already have the AEC with a 6pdr in the prem tree and the T17E1 Staghound.
This looks cursed. Looks like the hull of a Sheridan combined with the turret of the VBT Mk. 7
out of everything they could add their gonna add this
no warrior mk2 or the fox armoured car
i do like the fact that were getting a new vehicle for the brits but wasnt expecting this and it took me by suprise
You know i did not expect this i tought you would actually add the FV101 scorpion tank that brits actually put into service
Intresting
Answer my question YES or NO. Will we see MiG(GER) 21bis coming this update.
if you shut up maybe it will come
This comment section is about this tank not about stupid annoying questions. So please be quiet and stop asking it over and over again. Nobody who knows it will answer this here anyway.
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