General Electric M163 "VADS"
Modern Battles Series v1.2
General Electric M163 "VADS"
The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS), officially Gun, Air Defense Artillery, Self-Propelled 20-mm, M163, is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was primarily used by the United States Army. The M163 provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. It replaced the M42 Duster as the standard American armored light air-defense gun.
From Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M163_VADS
Functionalities are moved into the In-game "Crafts Instructions"
Main Armament
1x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan
Armament Data is from the War Thunder Wiki
https://wiki.warthunder.com/M163
Available Guidance Modes
- Self-Propelled Guidance (SLPG)
- Semi-Propelled Guidance (SMPG)
- Manual Guidance (MNLG)
Disclaimer
This is SPAA is not my creation, and is originally made by maxres
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/UQY8C1/M163-VADS-AI
This aircraft is modified to meet lightweight performance for mobile devices, with the performance cost kept under at least 1000 (May vary on device power)
Gun XML is based of the "SP Weapon Balancing Database" from ReinMcDeer
https://www.simpleplanes.com/u/ReinMcDeer
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SPAA Category
M.B.S. v1.2
Specifications
Spotlights
- SuperSuperTheSylph 8 months ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor M163 VADS [AI]
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 9.8ft (3.0m)
- Length 16.1ft (4.9m)
- Height 8.9ft (2.7m)
- Empty Weight 22,231lbs (10,084kg)
- Loaded Weight 25,430lbs (11,535kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 638.3lbs/ft2 (3,116.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 39.8ft2 (3.7m2)
- Drag Points 5858
Parts
- Number of Parts 112
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 578
@TheFighterHelmet oh,ok.
@PrussianAirlines the bomb is to actually serve as the ammo rack, but other SPAAs do not have it
@PrussianAirlines myb fuel
Nice
Btw,why does it have a bomb inside it?
so cute :3