Pz-1-B light tank
32.4k TheAceOwl
8.5 years ago
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Our new scout tank for our armies. This little bugger is made to be easy to transport and deploy quickly. Its one of the crampest tanks though so the crew members that are picked are usually the shortest that we can find. (Operation) Pitch works as the throatle and yaw to steer. VTOL rotates the gun and Trim elevates it. 1 turns on the head lights. Enjoy!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 6.9ft (2.1m)
- Length 10.7ft (3.3m)
- Height 4.5ft (1.4m)
- Empty Weight 18,068lbs (8,195kg)
- Loaded Weight 19,107lbs (8,666kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 56,803.4lbs/ft2 (277,338.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 0.3ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 2185
Parts
- Number of Parts 63
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 440
@TheOwlAce Well, it wasn't a horsepower thing! lol She's just so cute and little it couldn't help it! XD I gave her some angled armor around the turret, made the gunner's hatch a bit more pronounced, nudged in an emergency escape hatch underneath, rearranged the weight and in the end wound up with almost your' exact same weight but without the propensity to flip. I also fiddled with the mantlet so it covered up that hinge joint.I think a radio box at the back of the turret would be a good addition though and you've got those uneven areas at the fore and aft of the hull. I could mod some pieces to fit that spot though I think. I noticed that you didn't adjust the traction or give the wheels internal suspension? (If you don't know how, click on the wheel, scroll down and first is traction and it should say Auto next to it. Click on Auto and it'll give you the option to go above 100% - I always set it at 150% for forward and sideways traction. Suspension says Disabled by default but when you click Disabled it gives you spring strength and buffer or something like that - I went with 90%/120% on this one as I went on ahead and took the liberty of doing so then drove her back and forth from Bandit to Yeager and visa versa.) She's a real spitfire, except on big declines, I was averaging about 35-40 mph but she kept wanting to creep up to about 70! lol I also hid the cameras in the driver's and gunner's periscopes. (It doesn't effect visibility.)
Did I mention that I liked how you left the engine semi-exposed for some rear deck detail? I wish I had thought of that when building those three tanks - it would have saved on the part count big time! lol Oh yes and another thing, I like the addition of the big circular ring at the center of the underside of the turret. Of course turrets lead down into the hull but I never gave it a thought to put something like that there besides the rotator. I'll HAVE to remember that for future projects! Overall, love this tank, I had fun polishing her up and even more fun running around crazy-like on the Krakablowa Islands! :-D Ohhh ... an interesting idea just came to mind. I wonder, with a bit of boyancy, a couple of hinge joints, and a T1000 engine - could I make this light tank amphibious? Hmm... :-D
@DragonAerotech Very well.
I believe this would be classified as a tankette, in the same class as the Renault FT series. I was surprised by the amount of horsepower you gave her. I throttled up, went to turn and she lept off of her wheels and did a balarina maneuver on a corner of her skirt before falling back on her wheels. I tried to take it easy but then she overturned on me on the way to the bridge from Bandit. I took a look at the mass added and figured out a way it could be a lil more stable. Remove the mass from the upper surfaces (as much as you can without stripping off parts anyway,) and I see a way you can add 12,000 pounds - 6 tons to her weight. Those little axle stubs for the wheels would bring the center of mass right down to the belly of the beast which is where you want it in any tank, big or small. I'd also recommend bringing the steering arc down to 15-20 degrees, she'll still turn like a mad cow once the center of balance is set. XD
Aside from that, I think you did well in creating such a small armored vehicle with a low profile and great potential as a scout, infantry support vehicle and generally just a beast to tool around in! :-D I'm going to go experiment with her now. ^_^ If I come up with a variant you can say that the post-war establishment of Valmet in the former Se Suomi Imperiumi collaborated on the design~