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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

USMC/CHANGE/ALL FEP-T/UNITS 846, 847, 848, 849, 851 & 852/REMOVE CIWS TROPHY APS. //[/b] There were only 2-5 USMC M1A1 tanks involved in a joint test with the USA involving the “Proof of Concept” to determine the feasibility and testing of the TROPHY APS and to address any compatibility issues in mating our systems to it. The tests were successful HOWEVER the USMC was already in the beginning stages of PLAN 2030 which as we know now had the tanks near or at the top of the list to remove.
The USA proceeded onward and in a manner of speaking so did the USMC in preparing to send their tanks back to the USA and “Sun setting” all their armor and maintenace support units. As you will see below the “timeline” doesn't support APS.
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/us...-for-m1-tanks/
https://armyrecognition.com/april_20..._21504162.html
15 October 2019…
https://www.joint-forces.com/defence...y-aps-delivery
24 March 2020…
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...e-corps-tanks/
(Note front of the turret. No APS Sensor.)
21 JULY 2020…
https://www.businessinsider.com/mari...talions-2020-7
(Note the caption of top picture and turret as well.)
06 DEC 2020…
https://news.yahoo.com/tank-marines-...131331371.html
(Original Military.com article. Note picture same as above.)
08 January 2021…
https://www.defenceprocurementintern...d-leonardo-drs

Most of the links aren't working.

As we discussed the USMC never had enough TROPHY systems to outfit all their tanks. But did (usually) mount them on those assigned to MEUs or deployed overseas. So for the sake of "probable" vice "possible" I didn't bother with a non-TROPHY variant.
The same pretty much applies here. PLAN 2030 was implemented when there was no USMC armor deployed anywhere, except the currently active MEUs (i.e. all of four (4) tanks per MEU). So if you saw a tank in actual combat it probably had TROPHY. Any "what if" scenario or Player vs AI/player battle should, in my opinion, be based on "probable' vice "possible'. Thus the TROPHY systems stay in place.
Besides which creating units/formations/picklists to model 2-years of the 80-year period WinSPMBT covers (all of 2.5% of the 80-years) is FAR more trouble then it's worth. Had it been say 8-years that would be a different story