A25 Valentine Archer Mk.I

why is it facing backwards?

• The self-propelled 17-pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British tank destroyer of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with an Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun. Designed and manufactured by Vickers-Armstrongs, 655 were produced between March 1943 and May 1945. It was used in north-west Europe and Italy during the war; post-war, it served with the Egyptian Army. This vehicle was unusual in that its gun faced the rear of the chassis instead of the front.

• The 17-pounder is powerful, but it is also bulky, and heavy and it made transporting it into battlefield hard. The Valentine chassis was soon chosen, as it was in production but obsolescent for British use and was also one of the few chassis that could accommodate such a large gun. The engine in the Archer had a higher power rating than in the Valentine. Since the Valentine had a small hull and it was not possible to use a turret, the gun was mounted in a simple, low, open-topped armoured box, very much like the early Panzerjäger German self-propelled guns in appearance, with the gun facing to the rear, which kept the length of the Archer short. The mounting allowed for 11 degrees of traverse to either side, with elevation from -7.5 to +15 degrees.

Features (kinda):

• APCR shell, no explosive filler but powerful enough
• hehe i nerfed its reverse speed so it goes at 6km/h or 8mph for the freedom people
• cool cartridge eject
  

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Controls:

Trim/Yaw: Tank Control
Pitch/Roll: Turret Control
AG1: Headlights
AG2: Front Eyepiece Cover

Armaments:

• 1x Ordnance QF 17pdr L/45
  -24x Armor Piercing Composite Rigid
  

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ok bye