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Sledgehammer

7,177 Bellcat  2.5 years ago

The Panhard VBL is a French Amphibious Light Utility Vehicle produced between the ending years of the cold war to the earliest of the 2010. Note that the turret on this vehicle is fake.
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You know what, I am going to settle this on Military tag unless pedro says otherwise.
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This thing I made has a turret that goes around the clock and the entire body can be removed with only the chassis remaining (well I hope so). Sadly, the engine won’t be attached to the chassis because of well, compromises. I also had to make a custom contra-rotating propellers with winterro’s code (of course, he allowed me to use it in my builds in MP).
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This really took a long time because I have to choose many vehicles to be replicated (first off a Daimler Armored Car, then the Cadillac Gage Commando and it’s portuguese variant, and finally the pan hard VBL, though I was considering an Italian armored car I forgot the name of). Of course, I had to make compromises. Initially the engine was on the chassis, but being below the waterline disabled the engine and it won’t help the vehicle climb out of water, so the engine had to be moved. I also cannot reduce the part count without compromising the essential components. So the part count is stuck in 270. Good mood!
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The name “sledgehammer” was chosen because it is essentially made to replace the stock jackhammer and little bugger.
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Yes, I used Winterro’s code for the turret traverse and the propellers. Thank you pal; you gave me opportunities with this code. Also thanks to SnoWFLaKE0s for this code.
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The guide is in the craft instructions.


  • Update 1: Replaced the steering wheel with a simple yoke; the hand positions would become absurd at different handles.
  • Update 2: Recolored the Lever to the correct color.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 5.4ft (1.7m)
  • Length 9.3ft (2.8m)
  • Height 6.1ft (1.9m)
  • Empty Weight 3,752lbs (1,702kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,081lbs (2,305kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 194.7lbs/ft2 (950.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 26.1ft2 (2.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2265

Parts

  • Number of Parts 270
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,364
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    4,174 ccc12345

    GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL 😍

    2 months ago
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    7,177 Bellcat

    @WolfHunter9111, that is because the manufacturer may have used the Panhard VBL as inspiration to create the Komatsu LAV.

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    It shapes also closely identic as Japanese Komatsu LAV

    1.9 years ago
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    Curated

    +2 2.4 years ago
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    7,177 Bellcat

    @V, can you recurate the craft again? I have updated the craft! :)

    2.4 years ago
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    fastest updoot in da west

    2.5 years ago