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AA-2 Flak Cannon

4,140 whotookcarter  8 days ago

AA-2 Flak Cannon

by WhoTookCarter

This Funky Trees-powered anti-aircraft weapon automatically aims at your selected target so you can fire explosive projectiles similar to flak. Not a direct hit? Don't worry, shells are set on a timed fuse calculated to detonate when in the vicinity of your target. From my experience, I've seen this cannon destroy aircraft from as far as seven miles away, though more agile targets might only be vulnerable at a much closer range. If you're looking for a more engaging experience than just pressing 'Fire Weapons' while the cannon does the rest, you can toggle auto-aiming and timed fuses for manual control. I recommend using 'mouse as joystick'.

I wanted this cannon to be very versatile, so I did all the linear algebra necessary for it to be used in any orientation. In other words, don't worry about whether or not it's placed on flat ground -- in fact, since all calculations are done with relative speed, this cannon can even be used while in motion (such as on an aircraft or ship).

P.S. I guess I haven't been really active with uploads recently. The truth is that I have a lot of SP projects that I'm working on -- about ten after a quick count -- and instead of doing just one at a time I've been bouncing around all of them. It turns out it's really easy to start new projects but really hard to see them through to completion. I'm going to make an effort to get some of these done while I still have some time over summer.

Controls:

Automatic or manual aiming (with pitch and roll). VR-ready.

Control groups:
1 - Toggle auto/manual control
7 - Toggle fuse


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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 12.8ft (3.9m)
  • Length 22.7ft (6.9m)
  • Height 7.4ft (2.3m)
  • Empty Weight 32,302lbs (14,652kg)
  • Loaded Weight 32,302lbs (14,652kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2415

Parts

  • Number of Parts 105
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 314