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Panzerspahwagen 38 (TM) 'Buffel'

47.9k Phantomium  7.9 years ago

Designed as a medium-weight reconnaisance vehicle, it's development ended early with the advent of the defeat. It was to be armed with a 7.5 cm KwK 42 gun. At first, a modified Panzer IV turret was proposed, but it couldn't mount the gun, so a modified lighter version of the Schmalturm was used.
Based on the Hetzer hull (which, itself, was based on the Pz. 38), it was to use a 450 hp engine while weighing no more than 15 tonnes combat-ready.

Controls:
W, A, S and D for steering.
AG 1 for activating the turret.
AG 3 for lights.
AG 5 for hull MG.
AG 6 for the main 7.5cm gun.
VTOL for turret.
Trim for gun.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.0ft (2.8m)
  • Length 30.9ft (9.4m)
  • Height 10.2ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 5,894lbs (2,673kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,425lbs (2,914kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 41.967
  • Wing Loading 404.7lbs/ft2 (1,976.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 15.9ft2 (1.5m2)
  • Drag Points 5373

Parts

  • Number of Parts 257
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 959
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    57.1k bjac0

    Noice

    7.9 years ago
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    15.6k Sparrow007

    Great design!

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    @Mainblocks Not really. I thought of building the Pz 38 TM. But the Pz IV turret was too ugly. So I did my best at building a Schmalturm. The inspiration actually came from the Aufklarungspanther (aka Awful Panther) which was a tier 7 tank in WoT. So I thought of building something with the same role but lighter (thus the inspiration from the Pz 38 TM which is lightweight and looks badass too).

    I even once considered to place a modified VK 16.02 turret on it which was to mount a 7.5 cm gun, but it was looking too ugly.

    7.9 years ago
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    5,786 Mainblocks

    @PhantomBladeCorp I mean, the inspiration is taken from sdkfz 234 Puma and the panzerkampfwagen V Panther series :)

    7.9 years ago
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    47.9k Phantomium

    @AudioDud3 'kay, you won :(

    7.9 years ago
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    47.9k Phantomium

    @AudioDud3 NU!

    7.9 years ago
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    47.9k Phantomium

    @AudioDud3 Nu

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    47.9k Phantomium

    @Mainblocks Panzer 38 Weiterentwicklung ;)

    7.9 years ago
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    5,786 Mainblocks

    Sdkfz 234 Puma ? (inspiration)

    7.9 years ago
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    1,878 Mrloominati

    @PhantomBladeCorp nice job. The fact you managed this much detail and cuteness and awesomeness in one day, hats of to you my sir

    7.9 years ago
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    47.9k Phantomium

    @Mrloominati You know what's funny? This thing really is little xD
    I'm glad you like it. Literally built it in a single day.

    7.9 years ago
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    1,878 Mrloominati

    Very cool little machine

    7.9 years ago