Commanders!
The Seahawks Battle Path is coming in November and we’d like to take a moment to tell you more about its prizes.
As you know already, the Battle Path will retell the story of the Seahawks, their odyssey across half of the planet and their fate – in other words, what happened before the Rate of Decay and Lone Star Special Operation. The story will be told via fifty diary entries (one per Battle Path level as usual) and the prizes of each level will be tied to their respective entries as in the previous story-driven Battle Paths.
The main prizes are, of course, the vehicles. There are three:
- Cheonma-2 Tier 10 Premium MBT
- VN20 Tier 10 Premium TD
- XK3 Phantom Tier 10 Premium MBT
You can see them on the images below:
The VN20 will have, as announced earlier, a unique ability to deploy a turret targeting nearby enemies:
But that’s not all. You’ll have the opportunity to also win the following items:
- Abrams AGDS Tier 9 Premium TD (or its full price in Gold)
- T-72 Victory Tier 5 Premium MBT
- Sabre Tier 6 Premium AFV
- Stingray 2 Black Eagle Tier 7 Premium LT
- Three recently upgraded commanders (Joshua Seagrove, Kathryn Grey and Fyodor Sokolov – we’ll tell you more about later
- Rest of Black Eagle skins (including the one for Object 640)
But what you’re here for are the new skins and camouflages, right? Let’s take a look at them.
The most interesting is the M1A3 Aces skin for the XM1A3 (which is getting a major buff and will be quite a powerhouse).
In the world of Armored Warfare, the M1A3 is the ultimate version of the Abrams. Four vehicles from the initial production run were all undergoing trials in the desert when the order to return to the USA came and they were left behind along with most of the other equipment used by the U.S. forces.
The prototypes were soon after seized by scavengers and sold to the highest bidder within days due to the concern that Uncle Sam might be coming for his lost toys. The highest bidder turned out to be none other than Clayburn Industries with Andrew Clayburn allegedly taking personal interest in acquiring these feasome machines. One of these Abrams tanks, “Aces”, became the personal vehicle of Kathryn Grey who used it to great effect in Clayburn Industries service.
The skin covers the XM1A3 with a camouflage kit similar to that of another skin, War Pig, although the XM1A3 one is somewhat different. It unlocks the hard-kill APS as well as the upgraded ERA kit on the vehicle and it can change colors as well based on the base paint you use.
The Avenger skin for M1128 Stryker is based on Joshua Seagrove’s personal Stryker.
Like the Aces skin, the Avenger too unlocks the top armor configuration (in this case the ERA one) and allows you to change its color based on the selected base paint.
The Deathstalker skin is based on a real-life Sheridan that was used during Operation Desert Storm (3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment). After its decommissioning, it was sold off to a private collector by the name of Jacques Littlefield, whose collection became one of the most famous in the world and perhaps the largest in the USA.
Mr. Littlefield unfortunately passed away in 2009 and his collection was partially auctioned off in 2014 to finance the creation of a new museum that would house the rest. And that’s where the real-life Deathstalker resides today – the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts.
And, last but not least, there’s the Sentinel skin for AMX-30 BRENUS. Its appearance is based on a real-life French “opposing force” (FORAD) vehicle. After their retirement, the obsolete AMX-30 tanks served simulated enemy vehicles at CENZUB, a special French military facility near Sissonne for training urban combat.
The unique camouflage it’s covered in is specific to this service and consists of three shades of grey and black rectangles. It likely first appeared around 2010. The vehicle bears the name “Sentinel” and, in the world of Armored Warfare, it was sold off and used by mercenaries in Africa.
We naturally have other prizes for you that are all tied to the story, such as the epic camouflages:
Some new camouflages can change their color based on the base paint:
And, of course, there will be plenty of avatars, flags and decals waiting for you as well:
These are just examples and there will be many more prizes in this Battle Path. We hope that you’ll enjoy this event that is coming soon and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!
