Who Would Win?

Ah, I have been called here once again, well here we go.

So, the right team's composition is already laid out, basically there's 30 Abrams tanks, 10 Strykers and 10 Bradleys, these are basically top of the line, very modern tanks so we'll assess them later. Now for the GuP teams there's whole lot of heck to talk about, to start there are exactly 27 schools, and a 'team' ranges from a single tank, to multiple tanks within a school, and since there are obviously tens of tanks on each schools, we can easily reach hundreds of teams, now that's a lot.

But of course, numbers alone does not matter, so now we'll briefly glance over on each individual schools and their tanks, hopefully it doesn't create an entire book : there is the main school Ooarai, their best one being the Pz. IV H, then there is the British school, best tank being the A27M Cromwell, next is the US school, their best is the Firefly, there is an Italian school, their bestest being the P26/40, the Soviet school is next, T-34-85 is their best tank, and finally there is the German school, their Panther G is the best tank. Now onto the minor schools, those are the Japanese, Finnish, French, post-WW2 Germany, Polish, Spanish, Romanian, Czechoslovakian, Australian, Canadian, Burmese, Swedish, Norwegian, Belgian, Bulgarian, Turkish, and the UN school, the most "modern" tanks are used by them as they had late 40s tanks, whilst others only had mostly pre-war and mid-war stuff, there are 3 other schools, most didn't have a specific theme except one whose British, and their tanks are Pershings, a single Te-Ke tankette, and British tanks respectively. Most schools operate tanks that can be found on the 5 major schools as well as the French schools, however the tanks that were closest to an MBT would still be the Pershing and Centurion, both are armed with cannons lower than 100mm and still relied on RHA or pure steel as armor, they don't have any sort of fire control systems, and their mobility is basically subpar for modern standards, although the GuP version does match these standards, however they do have one trick up their sleeve, the Karl Gërat self propelled gun, this tank is armed with a 600mm heavy mortar that can lob heavy projectiles up to 6km away, this is a force multiplier on the battlefield and is actually a huge threat to the Abrams tanks, and even more so to the lighter Stryker and Bradley vehicles, as the force of the explosive is enough to obliterate both the top and bottom of the Abrams, and may even take out multiple tanks if they're close to each other.

On the other side we have a total of 50 vehicles, 10 M1A2 SEPv3 TUSK, 10 M1A2 SEPv2, 10 M1A1, 10 Stryker MGS, and 10 M3 Bradleys, M1A2 SEPv3 TUSK is the most modern of all, with add-on reactive and slat armor to the sides and rear protecting it against shaped charge warheads, as well as the most advanced fire control system, the SEPv2 is complementary to the SEPv3 as it is relatively similar to it, just without the TUSK package, the M1A1 is a really basic M1 Abrams tank, it lacks the features and protection of the other Abrams but is still a deadly force on the battlefield considering what they're fighting against, the Stryker MGS is essentially a mobile tank destroyer, it's wheeled chassis gave it fast speed and acceleration, it's also pretty light as there isn't much base armor on it, however this is enough against low to heavy caliber machine guns which it will surprisingly face on this battle as some GuP schools still operates tanks armed with only machines guns, such as the 7TP and Panzer 1, and it's 105mm gun can deal with even the strongest target GuP has to offer, and lastly the Bradley is more or less a support vehicle, engaging soft targets with it's 25mm gun and heavy targets with the TOW ATGM, it also had a little bit more armor than the Stryker.

So it can be concluded from this that GuP tanks are outmatched in this fight, there are modifications made by them to increase effectiveness, such as upgrades to the engines, transmission, suspension, and sights that benefited them slightly with faster tactical movements and aiming time, but it's still not enough to properly counter the modern tanks as they still lack both the armor penetration and long range capability, but they can try to overpower the modern tanks with pure numbers, for example in their annihilation match there can be as many as 30 tanks put into several teams on each side, but since all 27 schools are into this battle and all are in the same side, then it's estimated that there'll be at least 159 tanks on their side, and that's if each school only brought one of each tank variant that they had, thus for each modern tank there's going to be 3 tanks fighting it.

Now normally I would talk about tactics first, but I'm just going to go straight into the battle and explain the tactics as it goes on.

Now the GuP teams would likely muster up as many tanks as they can into the battlefield, to simplify, 1 school = 1 team, thus there'd be a total of 27 teams, each team had an average of 5-14 tanks (1 lead tank and 4-13 support tanks), meaning that more or less 135-378 tanks are relegated to the battlefield, outnumbering the Abrams team by about 1 to 3 to as much as 1 to 7, but let's take the middle number here, so 243 tanks, 9 tanks each team, outnumbering the Abrams team by about 5 to 1.

The lead team would most probably be the UN school as their strategy and tactics is the best amongst all schools, emphasizing on fluidity and unpredictability, they would divide forces into multiple units and scatter them to achieve common objectives, meaning that they can strike the enemy from multiple directions, set up ambushes, and commence diversionary actions to distract and lure enemy forces into a kill zone, they would also prioritize reconnaissance so that they can adapt and counter the enemy's strategy, there's also going to be more insurgency-like tactics in this battle, knowing what they're fighting against they won't face the enemy head-on, but rather use hit-and-run tactics, decoys, and other ingenuity to catch the enemy's guard down, making themselves harder to target, and exploiting weak points on the enemy lines.

Whereas on the Abrams team, their tactic is more systematic and uniform, whilst still maintaining high adaptability, setting up multiple objectives to be achieved as they advance, preferably as a group, while also dividing themselves into companies and dispersing to avoid getting ambushed and trapped as a large formation, the Stryker vehicles is likely tasked to go forward of the advancing line to commence reconnaissance and provide counter-reconnaissance by engaging recon tanks the GuP team sent, as well as preemptively striking critical targets on the enemy lines, such as the lead tank of a team, creating disorientation or diminished leadership in that team, the Abrams team is to advance in a steady manner, not too fast to get themselves in an ambush but not too slow to get trapped, they are to emphasize on maneuverability and accuracy so as to get the first hit on the enemy before they get hit themselves.

Once the battle begins, the GuP team would diverse and go into locations as a small group to steadily advance, all while single groups are tasked with going forward into uncharted territory for reconnaissance, and there's going to be an "HQ team" comprising of several teams that worked together to coordinate and defend each other, their Karl Gërat is likely to be moved to an obscured place to avoid being targeted, the Abrams team would also diverse and send recon forward but not the extent of the GuP team, at this point it is likely that the Stryker sections would meet the small recon groups of the GuP team, and then the initial firefight begins, depending on the circumstances there are 3 outcomes, either the Strykers manage to take out or even wipe out vehicles within the group, each side encounter some form of stalemate and retreats to conserve firepower, or the Strykers are hit and may get destroyed and forced to retreat, again it all depends on circumstances but the former is more likely to happen than the latter, an M26 Pershing might be able to substantially damage a Stryker, but not a Renault R35.

Next is when both sides began to spot each other and see the other's movement, the Stryker sections is likely going to be the first to spot due to their more advanced sensor and sighting systems, both sides then report their findings and set up plans to engage, and next is where the fun begins.

Depending on the terrain, engagements are probable to occur anywhere between 2km and 300m, with the Abrams having the first shots at the GuP team, spearheading the Abrams advance would be the TUSK variant, followed by the SEPv2 and M1A1, with Bradleys on the outer edge defending the flanks, whilst the GuP teams maneuver the terrain in an attempt to exploit blind spots and create distraction in accordance with the recon info, the Karl Gërat is also to fire it's powerful cannon at this point, possibly taking out some vehicles within the Abrams team, the GuP team will encounter high accuracy and very powerful hits from the Abrams tanks, as well as ATGMs from Bradleys and 105mm fire by the Strykers, while the Abrams teams is to encounter a barrage of shells, from both small and high caliber guns, although most are misses and non-penetrating hits, the GuP team may try to exploit this chaos by attempting to fire at vulnerable spots on the Abrams tanks, such as optics, tracks, and gun barrel, and then destroying them from the sides or rear as they're immobilized and mission killed, it is likely that most Abrams would be taken out this way, though the ones to fall prey first are likely to be the basic M1A1s, Bradleys may have also be taken out at this stage, but it would have costed the GuP team quite a lot of tanks to do so.

The Abrams is likely to have maneuvered around at this point as the shells from the Karl Gërat are hard hitting and they have no way to counter it except sending out Strykers to take it out, which may take a lot of time, all while encountering stiff resistance by the GuP team, it is probable that at this point a form of stalemate has occurred, where the Abrams team cannot advance further due to heavy fire and the GuP team also not advancing further to minimize loses, this is now the decisive stage in this battle as victory depends heavily on the decisions that the commanders make, the Abrams team might choose to attempt a breakout, going through a disruption on the GuP team's lines, and encircling some elements of the GuP team and taking them out, but risking the loss of several tanks or getting themselves into a more vulnerable position, while the GuP team leaders might chose to increase aggressiveness and attack the Abrams team on quick succession, overwhelming them and taking them out, risking the loss of many tanks and a high chance of failure, whatever the case is, this stage turn the tides of the battle.

And now is the last stages of the battle, just like the initial stage there are 2 outcomes, either the Abrams team has taken out most of the GuP team's tanks and are now advancing to meet leftover forces, or the GuP teams has gained a major advantage over the Abrams team and are now overpowering them, any outcome can happen and both really depends on that mid-stage, the end of battle is marked with the destruction of the remaining GuP tanks and possibly the Karl Gërat had it not been taken out earlier as they hold out in a defensive position, throwing their everything in a desperate effort to survive for as long as they can, they are going to die, but they will go down fighting, some may die for others as they put themselves into the line of fire in a sacrificial act to protect their ally, or it is marked the destruction of the last M1A2 SEPv3 TUSK as it sat somewhere in an open field, surrounded by tanks firing from the front, sides, rear, and even above, it's gun damaged, optics disabled, and tracks dismantled, silently accepting it's fate as it's slowly chipped away by hundreds if not thousands of shells firing all at once.

(My own digital rendition of this battle, "Battle of Arachnia")

Also dang that was a lot.

So who takes the dub ?

Ah right I forgot to write about that, I believe the the odds are still against the GuP team even with the Abrams team having numerical inferiority, simply because the technological gap is too wide, the Abrams team had a high chance to win basically, all should play into their hands with the right strategy and tactics

Dang, that is so gud

If i was in charge of the Abrams team is go for the most dangerous vehicle such as the karl Gerat. Eliminate it and move in to a urban area and lead the enemy teams into a kill zone, without the Karl gerat they have no artillery support and the modern vehicles would have the advantage of range and armor penetration capability’s and then encircle the enemy team and wipe them out quickly then if needed mop up survivors What do you think?

It is a really viable tactic, though I would suggest that the Abrams team watch out for hidden routes where the enemy can sneak into the urban area undetected as they can wreak havoc from within, other than that this tactic should work out for the Abrams team

gup teams would be absolutely demolished
especially since their tank skills are absolute trash, they have no camouflage, and they're an absolute train wreck