Weapons Evaluation Program for MDA and RCF Weapons: Gray Tank
THE FOLLOWING IS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY THE VERIDISIAN GOVERNMENT.
The RCE’s Gray Tank (designated the Autumn Fox MBT), and two improvised variants of the Jackhammer produced by a member of the MDA underwent testing.
The Autumn Fox MBT would be another exceptional tank for the Veridisian Army over the unfavorable design and performance of the armored MDA vehicles.
The MDA tanks proved weak in testing despite its firepower against the Autumn Fox, with one variant having an additional external barrier as protective armor. In the end, both MDA vehicles were invalidated for Veridisian military service after battling with tanks already in the Federation’s military, the Autumn Fox, and ground-attack aircraft, including helicopters.
This document would like to highlight the Autumn Fox’s strengths and weaknesses in its design and performance.
Strengths
The Autumn Fox MBT is a force to be reckoned with.
The tank is as durable as the VerdAir Valkyrie, a multirole fighter that can withstand hits from the bullets of AA gun rounds while sustaining flight.
The Autumn Fox MBT can withstand normal gunfire from all types of firearms (excluding anti-tank weapons) without damage to its armor. Minor damage has been observed caused by the detonation of grenades, though the shrapnel inflicted by the weapon will not have any detrimental effects to the tank unless a vital component of said vehicle is damaged such as most of its internal components and engine compartment.
Because of its very strong armor, most types of armor piercing rounds, including APFSDS rounds were ineffective against the impenetrable tank. The armor was so strong that some of the rounds had simply rebounded. In one occurrence during testing, an APFSDS round was fired and the long-rod penetrator rebounded with the tank’s armor. The projectile somersaulted in the air and landed safely on the ground.
A distinct feature of the tank is its ability to deploy countermeasures to disrupt and misguide precision-guided weapons (such as smart bombs and air-to-ground missiles) from ever reaching their target.
The Autumn Fox applies the use of advanced technology to complement and simplify any type of ground operation no matter the conditions of the battleground.
It also uses a remotely-controlled machine gun located on the tank’s turret to minimize human presence.
Weaknesses
The tank, whilst practically indestructible, eventually proved to have some vulnerabilities which can have adverse effects to its fighting performance on the battlefield.
The tank is weak against high explosives, landmines and incendiary rounds.
An odd design feature of the Autumn Fox MBT was its “side rockets”. These are rocket launchers mounted on the sides of the tank. This can be a problem when the tank is used in the battlefield. An unsuspecting tank round would hit these rocket launchers and its projectiles could explode, damaging the turret.
This feature has been removed from all Autumn Fox MBTs.
Testing concluded that the tank is very susceptible to incendiary rounds and munitions such as bombs, and air-to-ground missiles.
The Valkyrie uses a powerful autocannon called the Pierce-K that fires 43mm incendiary rounds. Already including the weapon’s high rate of fire, this can easily deal with an Autumn Fox MBT.
Another vulnerable feature of the tank are its tracks. The roadwheel pivotal to the tank’s mobility can be easily dealt with any kind of conventional weapon.
An Autumn Fox MBT next to a Veridisian Army Challenger 2.
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@SPsidearm My guess is it depends on how it's distributed. If the tungsten is say, all compacted into one or two armor areas, it'll probably be pretty difficult to break (e.g., if the entire frontal slope is made of tungsten, I don't think anything is penetrating the front). But if it's distributed all across the tank in sheets, it probably won't do too much in terms of protecting it.
The Enargite VII is actually a pretty good example of this: Yes, it has three, thick layers of armor, but only on the hull and turret; the tracks and sideskirts aren't too special in terms of survivability, unless you're dealing with mines, which most TUPL tanks are built to humble.
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
Well i don't know.
@SPsidearm
So it would be enough to have an effect?
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
33% Tungsten
45.8% Depleted Uranium
100% Gastaz steel (on turret)
@SPsidearm Sounds strong for the most part, but isn't tungsten brittle in small densities? (not even the E.VII with double engines can carry a full set of effective tungsten armor)
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
Titanium, hmph....
the average GrayTank Armor is composed of Composite Armor, it's composite materials are:
Tungsten, Depleted Uranium and Gastaz Steel (a special metal which one of our sla- i meant employers found. It literally can bounce RPG shells and even HEATFS rounds.)
The GrayTank still shares the room capacity of an Leo. 2A5 (with later models, ex: Gray_Tank IAA having a armament of the Leo 2A7V and the Panther II.)
@SPsidearm
Three different layers of one-and-a-half inch-thick titanium-steel armor (each LAYER is 1.5 inches thick), with a lead covering to block radiation and kevlar on top to protect the heavy armor from low-caliber rounds. Also worth mentioning, each layer of armor is fairly spaced, so if the armor somehow doesn't stop it, the gaps could. Yes, the Enargite VII is a VERY heavy tank, but still fairly mobile thanks to a powerhouse of an engine, the ingame model doesn't do justice just how hard it is to kill an E.VII. It is my most famous tank for a reason (I would consider the Enargite to be, in terms of the public, better-known, feared, and revered than the Shock)
And just to add, remember that the Enargite VII has only been knocked out twice, both of which were credited to a literal demonic entity that to this day is still alive, albeit captured by its defeaters, and critically- potentially even fatally- weakened.
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
How thick?
@SPsidearm
Enargite
Anyways, don't count the Enargite out so quickly, it has survived nuclear blasts thanks to its thick armor.
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
The G-tank was actually a Energit counter.
IS-3>Energite>Gray_Tank
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
Basically an reverse enginnered version of an stock Energite engine combined with the Abrams's engine.
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
ISM stands for Improved Speed Module
@SPsidearm Don't know what an ISM, but 200mm is pretty small compared to the 350mm cannon of the Shock (I mistyped the first comment, I keep forgetting the Shock's cannon is in fact 350mm, not 300mm). It is, however, fair compared to the Enargite VII and Shrike A2, who have a 200mm and 150mm cannon respectively (so in terms of caliber, the GrayTank beats Shrike, rivals the Enargite VII, but still beat by the Shrike. In terms of technology and OVERALL capability though, it's the exact opposite: GrayTank probably has better tech than the M49A3(Normal), still equal to the Enargite VII, but Shrike has the best tech out of most of the prime tanks, only beat by M49A3-C)
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
Gray_Tank with an 200mm Rifled gun and a ISM engine. The mastermind's computer is inside one.
@SPsidearm Wot
@TheUltimatePlaneLover
Gray_Tank IMS:
(IMS stands for Improved Weapon System)
@AManWillDieButNotHisIdeas ooh that's amazing!
@JSTQ Mines are cheaper, easier, cost less time and can be deployed in huge numbers than our aircraft. Besides, we cannot spend everything in our military budget to the air force alone. We still have a navy and an army.
@AManWillDieButNotHisIdeas These combat aircraft are offensive weapons, while landmines are defensive weapons. It's that simple.
How much does it cost to deploy a plane? How much does it cost to build a landmine? Did the money come from a strong wind?
@JSTQ Why though?
@AManWillDieButNotHisIdeas I don't think they can undertake the same type of task.
@JSTQ I think were more likely compensate that by simply attacking a tank with ground-attack aircraft or helicopters.
@AManWillDieButNotHisIdeas Based on vibration, the tank approaches and automatically bounces up to attack the top armor of the tank, which has been used in the Russian Ukrainian battlefield.
@JSTQ What are top mines? Are these another type of landmines?