Hi everyone! After 3 months of working, testing, designing and procrastinating, I’m very glad to unveil my first major ground vehicle project! The PIP-2-M13 ‘Askal’ Main Battle Tank. There’s lore and stuff at the very bottom, but if you’re not interested, it’s not super important so you can just skip it if you’d like.

Controls and Activation Groups:

——AG1——
•Main turret
-Vtol to turn the turret side to side
-Trim to angle the main gun
-Throttle up to go to stable firing mode
*Movement is disabled
*Firing stability increased
-105mm main cannon enabled

——AG2——
•Top mounted machine gun
-Vtol to turn the gun from side to side
-Trim to angle the gun up and down
-Machine gun enabled
*660 RPM fire rate
-Awesome iron sights
-Camera 3 for gunner’s perspective

——AG8——
•Toggle lights/brake lights

Extras:

——Cosmetic Details——
•Rivets, rivets everywhere!
•Attempts at blast plates
•Fictional “Philippine Armored Division” insignia on the right of the tank
•Radar module on top of the turret
•Antennae
•Ventilation grates and ventilation fans (the fans actually move when you do a certain action like turning, accelerating and reversing)
•Infrared lamp
•Barrel recoil
•Hatches
•A mini ladder to one of the hatches
•Cargo (medkits, supply box, supply bag, extra fuel tanks)
•(sadly) Non-functional smoke launchers
•Cool tracks
•A few lights
•Viewing port
•More things

——A Message——

Dear, SP users

I dearly thank anyone who finds the time to download this! Each download, upvote or comment means a lot to me as a rookie creator. I’m super glad I have the opportunities to share my works with the rest of you. It felt euphoric when I added the finishing touches to this thing because I’ve delayed it for so long now, but it’s finally here! I would deeply appreciate it if you left an upvote if you liked it, and I would appreciate it more if you found the time to leave me some feedback or constructive criticism as well. Thank you again so much for downloading.

-Sincerely, Mysweetbologna

——Non-important lore——

Plated Islands Project - Document ### - 04/11/20 - 19:08 (GMT)

The Askal Essay
by [REDACTED FOR PRIVACY AND SAFETY CONCERNS]

The Plated Islands Project (PIP) was a program originally kickstarted by G13’s need to expand its manufacturing range to land craft alongside aircraft. Without proper funding at the start, G13 sought to collaborate with the Southeast Asian Military Project Union (SAMPU) and suggested for them to have MBTs created for countries without them, and a country that came to mind would be the Philippines. Engineers and vehicle designers at G13 worked for months trying to make this project come to life. Two designs were tried and tested, with the second one being more practical and efficient, in terms of mobility and cost, than the first. Philippine conflict would often happen in urban placements or jungles, so the design was aimed towards those two. The name “Askal” was suggested, as it was a term used for street dogs. A prototype was made which was not too expensive but also not lackluster in terms of performance. The tank reached speeds of 81km/h and had intense braking power, that it was advised for drivers to slow down before braking as to not fling the whole crew to the front of the tank. The Philippine army bought several of these and used it mostly in urban areas and flatlands because of issues with the tracks on inclines over 45°. Though still outmatched by more advanced tanks like the Leopard 2 and Challenger 2, the Askal is reliable and has its own charm.