Seems this is my Silver Special instead of the Xyphos lols. Hope you enjoy the build!

FINALLY, AFTER 1-2 YEARS OF INACTIVITY, I AM B A C K!

CREDITS:

Kerlonceaux for adopting my account and uploading this for me
p0tato72 for the thumbnails
Typhoon03, and others for their advice
And a whole lot of people I may not be able to credit properly

MODS NEEDED:

Tracks 2 for the Tracks.
Smoke Trails for the ESS.
Zoom for the sight experience(set the zoom to max - UPDATE: IT MIGHT NOT WORK ON THE NEW VERSION. PLEASE SET THE ZOOM OF THE CAMERA ITSELF).
Anti Missile Ball for the APS.

CONTROLS:

Throttle 75% - Hatch Open Protected Position
Throttle 100% - Hatch Closed Position
VTOL Up/Down - Forward/Backward
Yaw - Tank Steering
AG1 - Enable Turret Traverse + Elevation
AG1 + Pitch - Turret Elevation
AG1 + Roll - Turret Traverse
AG1 + FireGuns - Fire Coaxial GPMG
AG2 - Gunner's Hatch
AG2 + Roll - Gunner's GPMG Traverse
AG2 + Trim - Gunner's GPMG Elevation
AG3 - CITV Scan Mode + Elevation
AG4 - NONE
AG5 - Automated Target Tracking
AG6 - Engine Obscurant Generation System
AG7 - RCWS
Roll + AG7 - RCWS Traverse
TRIM + AG7 - RCWS Elevation
AG7 + FireGuns - Fire CAL 50

Strv 134 Sabalo

The Stridsvagn 134 Sabalo, though most commonly known as the Jallao II is a 3rd-4th Generation MBT designed and built by a consortium consisting of Iron Dome Land Systems, Marileium Universal and other companies for the Federal Republic of Alkuva. It is a replacement for the overweight and complex Strv 132 Jallao.

HISTORY

The Armén Alkuva recognized the complexity and weight of the 67-tonne Jallao and thereafter, sought to simplify the vehicle altogether. This started with the Strv 132B+ and Strv 132C+ - both packages aimed at reducing the weight and complexity of the tank through various means, such as reworking the Escutcheon APS Suite, reworking the roof armour package, and many other changes. These however just reduced the tank's weight by 1-1.5 tonnes. Another example was the Strv 132D, an alltogether new variant with redesigned systems, and armour. It, however was only 2.5 tonnes lighter than a Strv 132B+/C+ variant and had a whole host of reliability and performance issues. The tank was also made costly by such attempts increasing the cost by $2 million.

It was made clear that a new design not based off the Jallao was needed. Iron Dome Land Systems, seeking to fix the mistakes made with the Jallao development, contacted Marileium Universal Systems with a proposal for a tank design to replace it. It was planned that IDLS, along with Jettars Motorworks would make the hull, turret, main and auxilliary powerpack/powerplant, and protection kits possibly added on, while Marileium Universal would, in collaboration with Hailstorm Defense and other companies would make the main armament, electronics, active protection, and other amenities.

The result was a 62.5-tonne MBT that reached/exceeded the requirements of the original Jallao ABT Project. The design was submitted to the Armén Alkuva, and after a few changes, which led to the tank being 62.95 tonnes in mass without certain add-on armour packages, was finally accepted into the ground force as the Strv 134 Sabalo.

DESIGN

DEFENSIVE:

Camouflage

The Armén Alkuva uses paint schemes of 716437 for desert operations, and 475242 for woodland/forest operations. In terms of camouflage, the Sabalo can fit a variety of camouflage netting and coverings depending on the mission.

Armour

The lessons learned from the Jallao included a reduction in reliance on heavy amounts of armour to stop a variety of threats. This was shown in an arrowhead+composites armour layout, which was based off the Aurian M42E4X Super Alopix II. This resulted in the protection being as good as the original Jallao, but being lighter. The materials are classified, but are assured to be lighter than the materials on the Jallao.

The turret top is protected by a revised armour package, lighter than that on the Jallao.

Add-on Armour Packages

The Sabalo retains a redesigned armour package for the sideskirts of the hull. These were meant to protect the tank from RPGs and AT rounds. The V-Hull of the Jallao was replaced with a flatter add-on providing the same, if not slightly better mine protection.

Active Protection

Like the original Jallao, the Sabalo is by default fitted with a set of modular 5 barrel grenade launchers designed by Iron Dome Land Systems, with 1 station on each side carrying 3 sets of launchers. When activated, the grenades airburst, covering an area with a layer of thick smoke, blocking visual, IR, thermal, and occasionally, millimeter-wave radar detection. It also has a set of 3-6 barrel smoke grenade launchers on the top of the hull.

Laser Warning Receivers are fitted onto the tank to provide any warning against laser-guided weaponry and laser rangefinders, direct the tank to where the laser source came from, and engage it.

The Sabalo has an Engine-generated Obscurant System activated by the driver. Activation of the system will spray fuel into the turbine exhaust, creating a layer of smoke only blocking visual detection.[show image]

The Sabalo has an APS Suite provided by Marileium Universal and Hailstorm Defense, called Escutcheon II. It incorporates the existing defense mechanisms on the tank and adds other systems. It works as a layered defense with softkills providing the outer layers of the defense, and the hardkills providing the final layers. The location the threat came from is identified while the threat interception process occurs, allowing for counterattack. It uses less hardkills than the original Escutcheon, which was one of the contributing factors to the increasing weight of the Jallao.

Electronic Warfare

The Sabalo is equipped with a Hailstorm Defense-Marileium Universal DE-35(IED) Counter-IED system in the form of 2 pole-like jammers.

Survivability

All the Sabalo's main gun ammunition is sealed by blast doors and blowout panels. They seal off the ammunition from the crew compartment when the former gets set off by enemy fire. The ammunition, with new developments has a reduced chance of igniting.

Spall protection is provided by 2 layers of an aramid material.

Damage Control

A Halon Firefighting System is equipped to extinguish any fires in the crew compartment. An Engine Fire Suppression System is equipped and triggered by pulling a T-Handle in the driver's position.

A Damage Management System is installed to show the state of certain components.

Other

The Sabalo is protected by Overpressure CBRN systems. These allow the tank's crew to operate in environments irradiated, or affected by objects that could harm the crew.

COMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

The Sabalo is equipped with the SpeedShare Datalink System that transmits and receives info from other vehicles, relying on the systems the tank equips.

The Sabalo uses an IFF system to identify and distinguish targets and allies.

It is fitted with a suite of cameras that provide an almost 360-degree field of view, improving situational awareness. In addition, the electro-optical sensors fitted on Escutcheon II can provide an extra set of infrared eyes.

MOBILITY

Tactical

It is powered by a Jettars-Iron Dome 1500GT 1500hp Multifuel Gas Turbine, and a Model-160 12-speed transmission. These are capable of bringing the tank to speeds of 75 kph forward and 40kph reverse on average.

The Sabalo has a hydropneumatic suspension and friction dampeners. The running gear consists of 7 roadwheels and 4 return rollers per side, with the idler wheel at the front and the drive sprocket at the rear. The tracks are T42 rubber tracks with attachable grousers/cleats when operating in loose terrain, like snow and soil.

An APU provided by Marileium Universal and Jettars is installed to power the tank's systems if the engine is not online.

Strategic

The Sabalo can be transported by a wide variety of vehicles, with certain cargo aircraft carrying 1 to 2 tanks, and certain ships carrying 1-6.

OFFENSIVE/FIREPOWER

Main

WM465

The Sabalo is equipped with the WM465 120-130mm L/45 Autoloaded ETC Cannon, provided by Hailstorm Defense, Marileium Universal, and Iron Dome Land Systems with a maximum elevation of 20 degrees and a max depression of 8. These can fire both 120mm, 125mm, and 130mm APFSDS-T, APAM-T, HEAT-MP-T,and other round types at higher velocities than most conventional cannons, but at a lighter weight. The tank can store 30-35 rounds in the turret bustle.

Secondary

1. A Fjst 14 RCWS containing an Dalarna Armouries Model 10A .50cal HMG, with 600 rounds of ammunition. This is used against infantry, light vehicles, and certain drones.
2. A water-cooled, coaxial Dalarna Armouries GPMG-338 Model 3 with 8,500 rounds. It is used against infantry and light vehicles.
3. A second Dalarna Armouries GPMG-338 Model 3 with 100 rounds at the gunner's hatch on a skate mount with a gunshield.
4. A Loitering Munition Launcher at the turret bustle rack, carrying 2 Bolinao Loitering Munitions.

FIRE CONTROL AND SENSORS

The Sabalo uses a ballistic fire-control computer that displays user and system-supplied data from a variety of sources to compute, display, and incorporate the three components of a ballistic solution - lead angle, ammo type, and range from the target, to accurately fire the main gun and coaxial/s. These three components are determined using a laser rangefinder, crosswind sensor, a pendulum static cant sensor, data concerning performance and flight characteristics of each specific type of round, tank-specific boresight alignment data, ammunition temperature, air temperature, barometric pressure, a muzzle reference system (MRS) that determines and compensates for barrel drop at the muzzle due to gravitational pull and barrel heating due to firing or sunlight, and target speed determined by tracking rate tachometers in the Gunner's or Commander's Controls Handles. All of these factors are computed into a ballistic solution and updated 30-45 times per second. The updated solution is displayed in the Gunner's or Tank Commander's field of view in the form of a reticle in both day and Thermal modes. The ballistic computer manipulates the turret and a complex arrangement of mirrors so that all one has to do is keep the reticle on the target and fire to achieve a hit. Proper lead and gun tube elevation are applied to the turret by the computer, greatly simplifying the job of the gunner.

A Gunner's Unity Sight is also included. It's simply a vision block that the gunner has that allows him to see a 1x view through the GPS housing. This sight can be useful if you need to see immediately to the front of the turret in a relatively wide field of view.

To help with lead for moving targets, the Sabalo uses an IR lock-onsystem that calculates the speed and turret traverse rate needed. Later models will use an AI tracking system.

The Sabalo has access to a variety of sensor systems. The commander has access to a sophisticated panoramic sight which contains both an Nd:YAG laser rangefinder as a main and stereoscopic rangefinder as an auxiliary. It has a ×2.5, ×5, ×10, x15, x25, x50, x75, and 90x magnification direct day channel and a ×2.5, ×7.5, ×15, x20, and x25,x 50, x75, and 90x magnification video channel on top of a thermal vision mode for the electronic channel. The gunner has a sight with a ×2.5 and ×10, x15, x25, x50, x75, and 90x direct day channel and a ×2.5, ×5 and ×10, x15, x25, x50, x75, and 90x video channel with thermal vision mode. All periscopes on the tank are fully digital; all three crew also have fifth-generation thermals incorporated into their digital periscopes. These periscopes/vision ports also have analog backups if the digital systems are down.

Sabalo Gunner's Primary Sight Reticle

Sabalo Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer Reticle

GALLERY:

A pair of Sabalos patrolling the desert, circa 2025.

A Sabalo discharging smoke from its engine to cover friendly forces, circa 2025.

A Sabalo in Woodland paint traversing a vast swath of land, circa 2026.