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AB-2 Light Tank

135 Astroline  16 hours ago

In 1934, the Kingdom of Benil-Gougie was in desperate need of a new light tank to replace their outdated interrim vehicles. Specifications were put out for a light tank design with significant mobility in mountainous terrain with infantry support capabilities in mind. A design was chosen in the same year, the army ordering 10 prototypes for testing. They found its mobility sufficient, being able to traverse steeper slopes with little difficulty.

Its initial design was armed with a 20mm autocannon and hull-mounted double 7.92 mm machine gun. However, they found it insufficient for the task, necessitating the upgrade to a 37mm short barreled gun. It fired basic AP shells and HE for attacking defensive positions.

After fixing a few engine reliability issues, it began production in 1936. A few months later, the nation found itself at war with the nation of Trosonia. It showed moderate success, its mobility proving to be its strongest asset. Crews would use it for ambush tactics, peeking from difficult to reach positions as a counter to the enemy's low vertical weapon traverse.
Another machine gun was added to the turret, increasing its anti-infantry capability. The enemy started using more anti-tank rifles, easily penetrating the flat sides of the tank. This weakness resulted in the Army needing a new light tank design to replace it. While the new tank is under development, they welded armor plates on the turret and hull as a stop-gap solution.
Controls:
Trim for going forward and back
Yaw for steering.
Pitch and Roll for moving the guns.
(The hull MG has a marker on its crosshair to show its elevation.)

Took me so long to redo the fuselage connections because the moving components keep connecting to random parts. This design was inspired by the Italian ww2 and interrim tanks, most especially the M13/40 tank.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 7.5ft (2.3m)
  • Length 11.4ft (3.5m)
  • Height 5.7ft (1.7m)
  • Empty Weight 7,189lbs (3,260kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,296lbs (3,309kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3237

Parts

  • Number of Parts 203
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 995
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    135 Astroline

    @MoHoJIiT Thanks. I was skimming through some interwar Czech and early ww2 Italian designs and really wanted to make something like it.

    +1 12 hours ago
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    2,550 MoHoJIiT

    Looks really fitting for 1930s

    14 hours ago