Designation:
Numerical Designation: M8H Block 3
Name: Li Toneur (Thunder)
Key Data:
Crew: 3 (Commander, Gunner, Driver)
Designer: Pittsburgh Heavy Industries
Cost: A fuckload?
Dimensions:
Length:
- Hull: 8.1m
- Gun forwards: 11.2m
Height:
- Turret roof: 2.6m
- Incl. RWS: 3m???????
Width:
- Hull: 3.4m
- w/ Slat Armor add-on: 4.1m
Weight:
- Base combat: 66 tonnes?????
- w/ Armor Add-ons: 74 tonnes
Propulsion:
Engine: 12 Cylinder Opposed Piston Multifuel Diesel
Power: 2200bhp
Power/Weight ratio: 29.73 hp/tonne @ 74 tonnes
Transmission: 8forward, 2 reverse
Suspension: In-Arm Active Controlled Hydropneumatic
Performance:
Speed:
- Road: ~70km/h
- Reverse (road): ~40km/h
- Cross-country: ~50km/h
Operational Range: 500km
Armament:
Main Armament: L/50 140mm Rifled
- Ammunition: 36
- Elevation: -8/+16
- Elevation rate: 30 degrees/sec
- Traverse: 360 degrees
- Traverse rate: 50 degrees/sec
Coaxial station (left):
- Caliber: 35x228mm/50mm Supershot
- Ammunition:200 rounds
Fire Control: Automatic Fire suppression
Protection:
Armour: Appalachia Armor
- Base: Multi-Layer Composite (IRHA with Depleted Uranium and Ceramic Inserts)
- Forward Applique: ERA Blocks & Alternatives
- Side Applique: Slat Armor, ERA Blocks & Alternatives, IRHA Armored Skirts
- Additional Armour: Roof mounted NERA & other non-explosive alternatives
NBC: Collective and overpressure protection, compartmentalised auxiliary systems, full vehicular climate control, mast-mounted environmental detector (biological/chemical agents and gamma radiation), EMP hardening
Fire: Pentafluoroethane, automatic (crew compartment), Halon 1301 extinguishing/foam fuel tank self-sealing suite (engine block)
Smoke: 2x 8-barrel, 2x 4-barrel 3-in (76mm) multiple role dischargers, one of each on each turret side, variable autocue, diesel injection into engine exhausts
Sensors:
Primary Gunnery Sight: 1x-30x Primary Gunners sight (1x, 3x, 10x, 15x variable zoom with digital enhancement to 30x) with Thermal & Night Vision capacity
- Laser rangefinder: Eye safe pulsed Laser
- Gunnery aids: Stabilised laser illuminated 3CCD range-gated camera, roof-mounted crosswind sensor, integral muzzle reference sensor
Commander's Independent Sight: 1x-10x Variable zoom sight, fully stabilized, built in FLIR & Night Vision built into RWS
Elevated Optronics Mast: 1x-60x zoom (1x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 25x, 50x)
Additional sensors/sights:
- Driver: 180 degree viewing ports, Cameras at back corners for reversing
Communications/Networking:
Communications Management:
Radio:
Networking:
Battle Management:
Protection:
Just as a note, the odd sizing/bolding in what i have of the writeup is essentially notes to myself for the future to think those parts through more.
Other things to ponder that i would like input on.
-- Gunner by driver seating in the front ; Is it possible/how much width might i need?
-- If possible, how easy/hard would it be to theoretically isolate the commander on the right side of the turret from the autoloader assembly using a sizable enough bulkhead to prevent a round cookoff while being loaded from killing the crew?Blowout panels obviously will be included.
-- Anyone know how AMX-30 reloaded its coaxial 20mm cannon? Beltfeed or no?
Other suggestions obv. welcome.
And the rifled gun stays, before anyone says anything