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The NM116 is a Norwegian Cavalry Tank that appears in Wargame: AirLand Battle.

History[]

The M24 Chaffee light tank was first fielded in the last months of WW2 to replace the M3 Stuart in the US and allied armies. Although it saw some combat during WW2, it was really tested in Korea against North-Korean T-34/85.

The M24’s 75mm gun proved hardly able to penetrate the communist tank’s armor, and itself was severely under-armored to withstand the T-34’s 85mm volleys. It was therefore only used as fire support for the infantry (as was the case for the French M24 squadron at Dien Bien Phu) or as a recon tank.

It is in this later role that it survived up to the 70’s in the Norwegian Army, before being modernized from 1972. The upgraded variant with 72 converted, renamed NM116, had better motorization and fire-control, and its outdated 75mm gun replaced with a French 90mm quite similar to that of the AML 90 Lynx the coaxial 7.62mm was replaced by AN/M3 taken from F-86. These were used in the anti-tank squadron with two NM116 platoons along with two NM142 platoons.

Norway retired the NM116 from service in 1993 and the M24 also saw service with Pakistan, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and many more.

Weapons[]

Red Dragon[]

Weapons D925 WRD Icon M2 Browning
Type Main Gun MMG No Weapon
Name D/925 M2 Browning
Caliber 90mm HEAT STAT AoE 12.7mm
Ammo x 26 x 900
Range Ground = 1925 m
Helicopters = N/A m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Ground = 1050 m
Helicopters = 875 m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy 40% 15%
Stabilizer N/A 5%
AP Power 10 N/A
HE Power 3 .75
Suppression 104 90
Rate of fire 7 r/min 652 r/min

See also[]

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