The T90 HMC was the first armed tank built by steve during the second World War. US armor had been underperforming, so artillery was prioritized. An absolutely massive cannon was installed on the SPG with a turbocharged engine for reaching far away locations fast and for escaping fast too. Due to the numerous complications in the design, especially the engine (and the fact that maneuvering sharp bends was frankly impossible with this speed), the US Army scrapped the idea. No T90s were built, though the US armed forces would develop the T92 HMC off of steve’s ideas. The T92, however, followed the fate of the T90, and never went into full-on mass production.
This is the first ever vehicle along the lines of a "tank" that I have ever launched on SimplePlanes. I have about 12 other tank prototypes, but none of them make sense, so I settled on this one. Instructions and credits in the comments.
Link to @GrimMantis's tank treads:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/Q5Echr/tank-treads
Go drop him some upvotes.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 35.8ft (10.9m)
- Length 82.1ft (25.0m)
- Height 19.2ft (5.8m)
- Empty Weight 20,402lbs (9,254kg)
- Loaded Weight 22,999lbs (10,432kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 14080
Parts
- Number of Parts 131
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,350
CREDITS
The spotter was taken basically straight out of @Jundroo's tutorial, so yeh.
I can not emphasize enough: a massive deal of credit goes to @GrimMantis for the tank treads. Link in the post itself. His treads were basically the basis for all of my aspirations into building ground vehicles.
INSTRUCTIONS
The SPG itself is entirely controlled via AG1.
VTOL for turning the barrel (15 degrees left and right).
Trim for elevation.
Throttle for forwards movement.
Roll for large turns.
Pitch for smaller, fine-tuned turns.
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The spotter plane is controlled via AG2 and 6.
Normal flight controls (make sure AG1 is off first).
AG6 activates the little hover engine within it.
AG8 monitors a gyroscope in the spotter so it can hover.
MAKE SURE THE AG6 ENGINE IS COMPLETELY THROTTLED OFF BEFORE DEACTIVATING AG8.
Nice