Hey Tankers,
We are in the midst of working on Austin armored car and Medium Mark B Whippet. And we need your help to choose which vehicle we should prioritize first!

Vote for the next vehicle!

You can vote via:

• Join our dedicated poll at Discord (Look for poll-new-vehicle)
  
• Leave your vote in the comments below

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Looking forward to more armored car? This machine comes with 2 turrets and up to 5 crew.

Crew: 4 or 5
Weapon: 2 x Turrets (1 x MG each)
Possible additional weapon: 1 x MG in front position
Engine: 50 hp
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Default Armor: up to 8mm
Weight: 5.3 tons

Find out more: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Austin_Armoured_Car.php

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Although designed to replace the Whippet Mark A, Mark B is actually 2-3 km/h slower. The saving grace will be the rhomboid shape, which helps the tank to clear wider trenches and the overkill amount of machine guns (7 in total).

Crew: 4
Weapon: 7 x MG
Engine: 150 hp
Top Speed: 10 km/h
Default Armor: 6-14mm
Weight: 18 tons

Find out more: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Medium_Mark-B.php

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Vote now!

PS: All specifications will be subject to changes!

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,

We are pleased to release the new Sandbox game mode! You can access the Sandbox via the battle button in the garage.

Be sure to restart Steam so that the patch downloads.



Currently, there are 2 maps for you to use in the Sandbox.



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Placement of Units

You can place ally and enemy units (infantry, tanks, plane, crew served weapons) on the map.



Choose your vehicle

You can easily select one of the vehicles from your garage!



Setting

You can set the time of the day and difficulty.



Steam Workshop

The Sandbox is integrated with the Steam Workshop. You can download the Sandbox mission by using the Workshop page on Steam. Browse and subscribe the mod you are interested and it will download. Load up the game and you can play them!



You can also upload the Sandbox mission you have created via the Manage Mod panel in the garage.



More features will be considered down the road!

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Mark IX was designed to carry troops into the battlefield to help hold the ground. It was nicknamed the “pig” due to the snout-like front hull.



Fitted with 11 storage slots, it can house a great range of extra troopers, ammo or fuel. It can be unlocked from the Tech Tree via Mark V Female.



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Last but not least, get the game now for 20% off!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/814740/Armored_Battle_Crew_World_War_1__Tank_Warfare_and_Crew_Management_Simulator/

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You can find more detailed information about the new Sandbox game mode in the Guides Section!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1905796305

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1905768669

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1905642725

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,

We are pleased to announce that Mark IX will be the next vehicle to be added to the Garage!



Here is the final tally from Discord and Steam:

Mark IX - 113 votes
Whippet Mark B - 75 votes
Austin armored car - 38 votes

A quick recap of the stats (subject to changes):

Crew: 3
Special features: 10-12 storage slots
Weapon: 2 x MG (Front and rear)
Possible additional weapon: Around 5 gun ports on each side (left and right)
Engine: 150 hp
Top Speed: 6.5 km/h
Default Armor: up to 10mm
Weight: 37 tons

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We have integrated Steam workshop for the upcoming sandbox game mode. You will be able to upload and download custom sandbox missions.



We have also created 2 new maps for the sandbox game mode.

Hill (A well fortified hill surrounded by open field and plain)



Desert valley (A farm in the river valley surrounded by desert and mountain)



Armored Battle Crew Team

Hey Tankers,
While waiting for the upcoming sandbox mode, you can help us pick the next vehicle to be added!

The 3 possible candidates are listed below and vote for your favorite vehicle!

You can vote via:

Join our dedicated poll at Discord (Look for poll-new-vehicle)
Leave your vote in the comments below

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Based on Mark V*, Mark IX is a tracked APC designed to carry supplies and/or troops to the frontline across the rough terrain.

Crew: 3
Weapon: 2 x MG (Front and rear)
Possible additional weapon: Around 5 gun ports on each side (left and right)
Engine: 150 hp
Top Speed: 6.5 km/h
Default Armor: up to 10mm
Weight: 37 tons

Find out more: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Tank_Mark-IX_APC.php

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Although designed to replace the Whippet Mark A, Mark B is actually 2-3 km/h slower. The saving grace will be the rhomboid shape, which helps the tank to clear wider trenches and the overkill amount of machine guns.

Crew: 4
Weapon: 7 x MG
Possible additional weapon: 1 x MG on roof for air defence
Engine: 150 hp
Top Speed: 10 km/h
Default Armor: 6-14mm
Weight: 18 tons

Find out more: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Medium_Mark-B.php

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Looking forward to more armored car? This machine comes with 2 turrets and up to 5 crew.

Crew: 4 or 5
Weapon: 2 x Turrets (1 x MG each)
Possible additional weapon: 1 x MG in front or rear position
Engine: 50 hp
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Default Armor: up to 8mm
Weight: 5.3 tons

Find out more: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Austin_Armoured_Car.php

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Vote now!

PS: All specifications will be subject to changes!

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,
We are very pleased to announce the new upcoming sandbox game mode!



The sandbox game mode will be a new addition to the game on top of the current campaign and custom battle. It is a hybrid of a editor/battle system where you can edit the mission in editor mode before hitting the start button. Once you are done battling, you can stop and get back to the editor.

The main features that will be in the first build are:

• Deploy units for Player and Enemy faction
  
• Wide range of units (Infantry, Crew served weapons, Tanks, Planes)
  
• 3 Type of AI (Defender - Hold Position, Defender - Attack Victory Point, Assault - Attack nearest enemy)
  
• Set Time of the battle (Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Dusk, Night)
  
• Set Difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  
• Choose the player vehicle (All tanks created in the garage will appear as a dropdown list for selection)
  
• Set the spawn point for player vehicle
  
• Save/Load mission

Features that will be considered further down the road:

• Able to switch faction (You can play on the side of enemy)
  
• Able to deploy units of various nations
  
• Place barbwires, mines, resupply points, buildings etc
  
• Spawner to spawn units overtime
  
• Simple editor for scripted events
  
• Custom victory and defeat conditions
  
• Steamwork integration to upload/download sandbox mission save files

ARTILLERY ONLY!!!

Do join us on Discord to chat about the game and tanks!
Leave a comment or like if you love what you are seeing!

Armored Battle Crew Team

Hey Tankers,
We have some hotfixes for the RNAS Armored Car! More details below.

Be sure to restart Steam so that the patch downloads.

Bug Fixes

• Attempted to fix RNAS Armored Car falling off the map on game pause (Let me know if this bug is still happening)
  
• Fixed mud/dirt not showing properly on RNAS Armored Car
  
• Fixed Small flamethrower clipping through the RNAS Armored car
  
• Any unlocked vehicle that is not in the garage tank slots is automatically added to a new empty garage slot

Do let us know your feedback through:
Discord
Steam Forums

Armored Battle Crew Team

Hey Tankers,
The latest update with RNAS Armored Car is finally here! More details below.



Be sure to restart Steam so that the patch downloads.

New Vehicle

• RNAS Armored Car is unlocked by default. You can add it to the garage by using the “Create New” button or the “+” on the tank carousel.
  
• RNAS Armored Car will have tow line abilities (front and rear) to pull the vehicle out of trouble. You can access them via the steering module.
  
• RNAS Armored Car will have 3 turrets to choose from. Access them from the Arsenal panel in the garage.

New Features

• You can now use shortcut “J” to order your crew to repair the manned module. Shortcut key can be modified in the Options menu.
  
• The speed of the Slow Mo mode can now be tweaked in the Options under the gameplay tab. Default value is 0.3.

New Campaign Mission

• Added a new Campaign Mission IV (Chipilly Spur) to Battle of Amiens

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with the Train derailing in Mission Panzerzug
  
• Fixed issue with Mark V Star Wide track incorrect terrain resistance value

Other Changes

• To address the issue of Tank slot setting getting reset, we have created a new folder, named “TanksData”, to store the tank slot setting and it is marked for Steam cloud save. But the changes will only be applied after the patch is installed. Which mean that is still a chance Steam will reset the tank slots when the patch is installed. Just in case, you can backup the old “Tanks” folder in the game installation folder.

Do let us know your feedback through:
Discord
Steam Forums

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,
Today we will take more peek at our new speed demon!



Unlike tracks, wheeled vehicles can get stuck easily in trenches. To get around this, you can use the Towline abilities via the steering module to pull the vehicle out of trouble.




The front wheels can be swapped for double tires for increased off-road mobility. But the extra traction will make it harder to steer so choose wisely!



Do join us on Discord to chat about the game and tanks!
Leave a comment or like if you love what you are seeing!

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,
Today we will take a quick look at the upcoming speed demon!



The first British armored car squadron was created by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1914. Rolls Royce Silver Ghost car chassis was modified with an armored body and a fully rotating turret to form the RNAS armored car.

Although the armored cars were not suited to the muddy and trench filled battlefields in the Western Front, they were put to good use in North Africa and were famously used by the Lawrence of Arabia against the Turkish.



A new feature that will come with the armored car is the ability to change the turret in the garage! RNAS armored car will come with 3 turrets.



A fully enclosed turret to provide maximum armor protection to the crew. The main drawback is the slow rotation speed of the turret.



To adapt to the hot desert in North Africa, the roof of the turret is removed to improve air ventilation. This also increased the rotation speed of the turret.



In this version, the turret is replaced with a gun mount in an attempt to equip the armored car with a cannon. You can mount twin machine guns, cannons, and large flamethrowers. But beware as the turret has a limited arc of fire to the front.



That's all for now.

Do join us on Discord to chat about the game and tanks!
Leave a comment or like if you love what you are seeing!

Armored Battle Crew Team

Dear Tankers,

We are pleased to announce that has come out first in the race!



RNAS armored car - 117 votes
Austin armored car - 62 votes
Lanchester armored car - 64 votes

Crew: 3
Weapon: 1 x MG in Turret
Possible additional weapon: 1 x MG in Co-Driver position
Engine: 65 hp
Top Speed: 96 km/h
Default Armor: up to 8mm
Weight: 3.8 tons

Work will begin immediately. Do look forward to the next sneak peek!

Armored Battle Crew Team