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Ferdinand

4,509 Awesomeplanes  8.0 years ago

The mighty mighty Ferdinand is finally finished. This is all I can think of adding to it as of now, but there might be more details added later.

EXERT FROM WIKIPEDIA - The Ferdinand was a Schwerer Panzerjäger (German: "heavy tank-hunter") a tank destroyer of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was built in small numbers in 1943 under the name Ferdinand after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls that had been produced for the Tiger I tank requirement which was rejected in favor of a Henschel design. In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant. The official German designation was PanzerJäger Tiger (P) and the ordinance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 184.

Driving Instructions. Ag1 and throttle for to move forwards. Ag2 and throttle for reverse. Roll for steering. Ground weapons activates the rocket pod in the barrel with seven rockets, and there is a bow machine gun as well. There is not much else that you need to know about the controls (its very simple).

Note - the wheels are in that street wheel/off road wheel pattern for two reasons.
#1: it gives the tank better on and off road speeds
#2: from the pictures I can find, every second bogy wheel has a different center cap.
Please Enjoy, oh, and I'll take suggestions on what tank to do next (I'd prefer things with few rounded surfaces)

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Length 90.2ft (27.5m)
  • Height 52.4ft (16.0m)
  • Empty Weight 35,673lbs (16,181kg)
  • Loaded Weight 42,985lbs (19,497kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 6.0lbs/ft2 (29.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 7,205.9ft2 (669.5m2)
  • Drag Points 28863

Parts

  • Number of Parts 412
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,732