This tank is a mutant tank made from parts of 2 enemy tanks.
It is a mix of a MBT-6D-120 TUCK and a PDI Ardent M6A4 MBT. However, the turret is highly modified, with only one hatch and a new 160mm coilgun. The side turret is modified to fire rapidly and deal more damage.
During the invasion of China, Persian troops stole the chassis of a PDI Ardent M6A4 MBT, and the turret of an MBT-6D-120 TUCK. Both parts where intact, and where shipped to Avarua, where they where looked at closely. It was decided to build a tank with the stolen parts. The blueprints showed the turret on the chassis with modifications.
The tank was built, and they decided to produce these tanks.
Serpent Industries finaly decided to name it. Ardent M6A4+MBT-6D-120 TUCK was considered, but they finaly decided to name the tank the Hyena l.
Surprisingly, it out-preformed the PDI Ardent M6A4 MBT and the MBT-6D at the time. The PR decided to upgrade the M6A4 to counter the Hyena l, and so did the NFK, exept they planed to make a new tank instead of upgrading the MBT-6D. It is called the Frainkentank by the NFK and PR.
The one here is shown in artic paint.
Credit to Pilotmario for the origional tank.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor PDI Ardent M6A4 MBT
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 17.6ft (5.4m)
- Length 42.9ft (13.1m)
- Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 11,909lbs (5,401kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,379lbs (8,336kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 10,927.9lbs/ft2 (53,354.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1.7ft2 (0.2m2)
- Drag Points 10780
Parts
- Number of Parts 287
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,101
@exosuit In a two-person tank, the commander also must serve as the gunner, which is not optimal at all, even with advanced technology. The commander is already hard at work acquiring targets and looking out for guys with RPGs.
The optimal crew composition of a tank is four people; the commander, gunner, loader, and driver. While the loader can be omitted if an automatic loader is used, the gunner, driver, and commander cannot be.
@Patrick20206 Actually, that's my turret.
Which he ripped off one of my tanks.
And then stuck it to a hull, which he also ripped off from another tank.
nice...
but wait, are you following me?
nice...
but wait, are you following me?
@Mudkip I will wait for that tank!
@Mudkip Thank you
@Patrick20206 Yes.
@Mudkip Can I use the turret for a tuk tuk for an RP, please.
@GoldenEagle
I do have artillery, will make a true specialist tank soon.
@exosuit Right.
But 2person tank has better technology that allow s easier job for the crew@GoldenEagle
It isn't his. @exosuit @exosuit
Wow good tanks!
@Mudkip and a two-person tank will be ineffective to most tanks that have crews of 3 or more, because having a 2-person tank in any battalion will be a weak-point, because of the hard work environment that a 2-person tank would have, also, they also lack some essentials
@GoldenEagle True. This IS a main battle tank.
@PINK Perhaps from a depot from a foreign user. They may have been in storage for some time.
@Mudkip To make it a specialist tank, it should have a role as a Mine-Layer, Command Tank, Dozer, Anti-Mine Tank, and so on... most of the specialist tanks do not have guns, because they have a special role and are commonly found in a Battalion comprising of MBTs, Light Tanks, AFVs, APCs, IFVs, and so on...
@Pilotmario yeah, and also, Hidden Anti-Tank Placements, Bombers, and a Light Tank with a High-Velocity 90mm Gun could!
Okay, yeah, he did basically steal our designs on the site, and capture them during the conflict. However, the next question is how he got a intact MBT-6 turret.@Pilotmario
@Pilotmario This is a specialist tank.
@PINK Gotcha. But refer to them as captured.
When in peace, taking something from someone else is called theft.
When in war, taking something from someone else is called capture.
I was stating the orgin of the components on the site. @Pilotmario
@GoldenEagle Or things like Pummelers, mines, and a squad of infantry swarming the thing.
@Mudkip A modern tank usually has at minimum a three-man crew if an automatic loader is employed. If there is no automatic loader, then a manual loader is used.
From very early experience in WWII, the importance of having a crew-member dedicated to a task was quickly learned. Very quickly, vehicles that did not have a three-man turret crew either were upgraded to receive one, such as the T-34, or were relegated to secondary duties, such as the Valentine.
It should be noted that while some French tanks in the Battle of France were in fact excellent machines on paper, their main limitation was the use of a one-man turret, where the commander had to acquire targets, load, and fire the gun in addition to doing his normal duties as a tank commander, which may include leading a platoon or company. Vehicles such as the Somua S35 and the Char B1 suffered from this issue. The Germans who captured said vehicles usually employed them for policing duties or converted them for other purposes.
The Soviets have been able to get away with three-man crews since the T-64 because of the fact the loader position was replaced by an automatic loader. This has been a feature of every Soviet main battle tank since then, including the T-72, T-80, T-90, and the T-14 Armata.
This has its limitations. While allowing less men to be used for the same amount of tanks and allowing tanks to be lighter and lower profile without sacrificing armor, a manual loader provides an additional crewmember to perform maintenance on the tank, the ability to separate the ammunition from the crew compartment which would allow the crew a reasonable level of survival if ammunition was hit, and a higher rate of fire. The Paternian M5 and M6 retain the manual loader, while an automatic loader is employed on light tanks such as the M4 and M8. We may be transitioning to the use of an automatic loader with the M6A5 AUTO due to the use of a 155mm tank gun. The M6A4 will retain the manual loader.
@PINK Captured, sir.
This is war, not peace.