Your Nation's Main Battle Tank [Part 2]

[Gawdzendia]

I assure you, using this thing offensively is tantamount to a hilarious waste of everyone's time and money. It will serve, 90% of the time, as an overglorified parade piece, and as a defensive weapon.

National infrastructure? Good luck with that.

Most of the major highways and freeways in Gawdzendia are ten plus lanes across already, and never sit above the ground for a combination of 'nothing to get in the way' and a really old political argument.

I'm having trouble however, of finding out the weight displacement of just the crawler alone, or even the total area of the tracks. Mulching up the highways would not be an ideal end result of moving this thing.

[The Maid Alliance]

This is very much a work in progress, but I present to you the MkIXMdlH "Constance" Main Battle Tank

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29218112/MKIXMdlH.png

For a sense of scale, the woman standing next to it is 170cm tall

Stats:
Length of hull: 7.95 meters
Length w/ turret forward: 10.6 meters
Height to commander's turret: 2.6 meters
Width w/ skirts: 3.75 meters
Weight: 63 tonnes
Crew: 4 - Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader

Main gun: 120mm smoothbore
Coaxial: 7.62mm machine gun
Commander Turret: 50cal machine gun
Loader Turret: Soon to be 7.62mm machine gun

Questions, comments, statements of outrage are all appreciated.

O_o Did you model that running gear by yourself? If so, how long did it take?
The turret reminds me of a Leo 1 combined with a T-34 and... something else I can't identify for sure. Seems to be a bit narrow, however.

Other than that - welcome to the forum, I guess. :-)

Yep, every bit of this tank was made by me, from the turret to the pins in the tracks. The running gear took about a day of researching and planning and a few other days modeling it, so I would say around 4 days I suppose. Give or take a day or two. To be honest, it still needs a lot of work and I'll probably end up redoing the damn thing.

And good guess actually. I really like the the look of the Leo 1 so I tried to give it the same sort of feel, but I wasn't thinking about the T-34 when planning this. Now that I look at the two, though, I do kinda see the resemblance...

As for the turret, I thought the same thing, but have been reluctant to change it. Sadly I'm more of an aesthetic kinda guy than I am practical. But if consensus says I should change it, then change it shall.

Also, two more pics:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29218112/MkIXMdlH_Front.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29218112/MkIXMdlH_Top.png

Fun fact: "MkIXMdlH" isn't just a bunch of numbers and letters thrown together. It actually represents the number of tank models I've been through up to this current one (IX or 9) and the version of this particular model (H referring to 8.)

[Samozaryadnyastan]

That's how I arrange my linearts :3
My AR-1 battle rifle is up to about MkLXX (Mk70) now I think xD

But anyway, what's the 'Mdl' in the middle mean?

[Orussia]

That's how I arrange my linearts :3
My AR-1 battle rifle is up to about MkLXX (Mk70) now I think xD

But anyway, what's the 'Mdl' in the middle mean?

Probably 'Model', similar to Germany's 'Ausf' designation.

[The Maid Alliance]

I think I might not have made this as clear as I could have.

So, "Mk IX" means that there has been 8 other different tank models I made before this current one, example:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29218112/MATankLine.png
So each one of those tank models have gone some major change, some of which more obvious than others. The tank on the far right being my very first model and the one on the far left being my newest, so you can see the progression of changes.

Yeah, "Mdl" is just my way of shortening "Model" which refers to the particular variation of a tank, like there is the M1 Abrams and then the M1A1, M1A2, etc.

That make sense?

[The Germania Alliance]

Maybe two then, hell, three! As long as it moves as fast as marching infantry, I shall be satisfied.

Needs an AA version, too. As an escort.

LAND BATTLESHIPS, FORWARD!

The terrors of the great plains!

[Clamparapa]

Needs an AA version, too. As an escort.

LAND BATTLESHIPS, FORWARD!

The terrors of the great plains!

Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, everyone knows all you need are a shit-load of Chaffees to dominate the battlefield.

[Cyprum Xecuii]

The terrors of the great plains!

Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, everyone knows all you need are a shit-load of Chaffees to dominate the battlefield.

I've seen that in world of tanks...the horror...

[Premiere]

The FV101 Scorpion tank and its variants.

[Orussia]

Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, everyone knows all you need are a shit-load of Chaffees to dominate the battlefield.

I've seen that in world of tanks...the horror...

No. Just. Freaking. No.
You haven't seen shit until you've seen 6 AMX 13/90s on the enemy's side.
Our tanks got exactly 0 kills.
They got 15.

[Immoren]

Did French tanks had such autoloaders as seen in game or was it just added for the game to make frog tanks different?

[Orussia]

Did French tanks had such autoloaders as seen in game or was it just added for the game to make frog tanks different?

No, the French oscillating turret designs mounted the revolver-type magazines.
That included the AMX 13, AMX 50, and the in-game Lorraine 40t and BatChatillion 25t.

[Cyprum Xecuii]

I've seen that in world of tanks...the horror...

No. Just. Freaking. No.
You haven't seen shit until you've seen 6 AMX 13/90s on the enemy's side.
Our tanks got exactly 0 kills.
They got 15.

well that too is bad, but the fact that chaffees are just as strong as tier 5 mediums and such at that level it's just scary...but yes the amx tanks are uuughh too.

reminds me of how people felt when they saw the type 59 at tier 8. soon people realized that it was just a smaller T-54 / slightly up-armored T-44.

i guess people will adapt to the french line once it's used to similar to the type 59's first introduction.

BTW: do you remember what heavier tanks your team had? because the i thought the 90mm gun had a certain penetration level, plus the enemy higher tier tanks come in to play to support the amx-90s too.

[Anemos Major]

HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

[Cyprum Xecuii]

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HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

IN AWE. i wish i could design......

[Spirit of Hope]

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HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

So..... How much does it cost? And when can I order some?

IN AWE. i wish i could design......

Thats exactly how I feel when they come tramping in with their awesome designs that I will never be able to match. Oh well, back to GIMP to keep trying.

[Greater Evil Imperial Japanese Dystopia]

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HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

So..... How much does it cost? And when can I order some?

IN AWE. i wish i could design......

Thats exactly how I feel when they come tramping in with their awesome designs that I will never be able to match. Oh well, back to GIMP to keep trying.

Me too. I just wish I could become a line art master such as Anemos.

[Radictistan]

Just one question: Why eighty tonnes?

[Anemos Major]

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HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

So..... How much does it cost? And when can I order some?

It's all on the storefront page (in my sig). :-P

Just one question: Why eighty tonnes?

Because it's built on a heavy base hull design (which is both bigger and heavier in terms of materials used than most conventional mainline battle tanks). The turret itself is relatively weighty due to the armour layout there; it's a tank family designed for high intensity NS warfare, after all.

[Yohannes]

Nice stuff Ane!

[Anemos Major]

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HT9A7 IFDE SHORADS: Technological superiority, design acumen and potent armament keep the IFDE several steps ahead of the competition, from close support aircraft to cruise missiles.

IN AWE. i wish i could design......

It's not that great, even by my standards. HT9A7 is pretty rudimentary compared to, say, HT6.

And anyhow, I wish I could draw like you >.< probably more than you want to be able to design like me

[Spirit of Hope]

So..... How much does it cost? And when can I order some?

It's all on the storefront page (in my sig). :-P

Just one question: Why eighty tonnes?

Because it's built on a heavy base hull design (which is both bigger and heavier in terms of materials used than most conventional mainline battle tanks). The turret itself is relatively weighty due to the armour layout there; it's a tank family designed for high intensity NS warfare, after all.

I think you might be receiving some money from me in the near future. Sadly I sought I'm in the category that would receive a DPR, which is what I would probably aim for. Still working on my forces though so we will see.

[Radictistan]

I understand that it's built on a superheavy tank chassis, it just seems odd to have a SPAAG/TELAR that can't be air transported except one per An-124. I hope you have something lighter for when you need rapid deployment.

[Anemos Major]

I understand that it's built on a superheavy tank chassis, it just seems odd to have a SPAAG/TELAR that can't be air transported except one per An-124. I hope you have something lighter for when you need rapid deployment.

Not in particular, considering the fact that the Anemonian Armoured Forces are geared towards open terrain warfare on the mainland rather than field deployments worldwide. If I want rapid deployment, I send in the paratroops and Mechanised with the MA9A2.

[UEG-The Systems Alliance]

Stats are WIP, my second line art vehicle