Und Doch

And Yet after not posting for what felt like eternity, i am Back with a new tank, The Wilhelm a Alt History Landship inspired by the Char 2C and the mark 8, Now in the Hands of the Freikorps, Fighting spartacist From Latvia all the way to The heart of Württenberg. This is by far my best build so far and i am very Proud of it. It even Works in VR

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W.153 Wilhelm
Französischer Char 3C Beute Panzer

Armament:
- 10cm Kanone 17
- 4x 6cm Schnelllade-Boots-Kanone L/21
- 4x 3,7cm Puteaux SA 18
- 1x 7,48cm Leichter Minenwerfer
- 5x 7.92×57mm MG-15

Weight:145 tonnes

Cruise Range: 80km

Top Speed: 16-17 kmh

Crew: 30-42

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In this alternate timeline, the First World War continues into 1919, and trench warfare leads major powers to adopt an Landship doctrine. Vehicles such as the Char 2C, Mark 8 and K-Wagen prove effective as breakthrough and mobile strongpoints, prompting France to develop the even larger multi-turreted Tank The Char 3C, designed for fortified and urban assaults.

In early 1919, one Char 3C is immobilized in combat and captured largely intact by German forces, then transported to Stuttgart for Propaganda and testing. A Month later Germany experiences severe internal unrest and political fragmentation Caused By The KPD and their Leaders Rosa Luxenberg and Karl Liebknecht . The conflict ultimately ends in a negotiated stalemate amid exhaustion and instability.

Simmilar to our timeline during the Post war Chaos Paramilitary Volunteer units Formed, The Freikorps wich are established all across Germany, and just as in our timeline they were Mostly Veterans of the Great war.

During the Chaos a Württemberg-based Freikorps Unit takes control of the captured vehicle. Using available captured parts and local industry, they refit it with a mixture of retained French systems and substituted German weapons to ease supply and crew use. Re-designated W.153 Wilhelm, the vehicle serves in internal security and border operations as an improvised mobile fortress, reflecting late-war landship escalation and the fragmented military landscape of postwar Germany.

Modified to be prepared for anything willhelm was equiped with Improvised Mesh armour. External Storage units, Added air Vents for the crew compartment and the Removal of a Rear turret To have a Cargo Flatbed Large enough to carry An FT-17 or an Armoured Car, Wilhelm became A Moving Bunker with enough Resources to sustain a entire Skirmish by himself, and enough space for a dozen soilders to be carried

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Assets used

Main color Pallet

Main Turret

Secondary turrets

Medkit, boxes etc

Wire Mesh and Grenades

Thumbnail Assets :

Brick wall

Boxes and Wire

Buildings

FT-17

If you Like the tank i made i ask you to also check out these builds wich helped me Make this tank in the first place.

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Screenshots by L1nus

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The Historical Context

Now to the Controversial stuff, This Tank is heavily embodied with freikorps Slogans and symbols, this is to give this tank true personality, in real life the freikorps did Often personalize their vehicles with symbols like the Totenkopf or Eiserner Kreuz

As for the Meaning behind skull, The totenkopf has been used in german History since the napoleonic times, Like the Black Brunswickers which used the Totenkopf, and since then it has been incorperated in other german units like the Hussars. And its been also used by the Stormtroopers and the freikorps.

The Eisernes kreuz aka iron cross has a Even longer History dating all the way back to the 13th century which is known as the Black cross of the teutonic order. And since then has been a symbol of germany till today

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Thanks alot to BMilan for helping me with the description