P.020b-128m "Žaneta"
Ostpreußen Heer P.020b-128m
"...you have a top-heavy vehicle more tipsy than a lightweight drinker who downed 20 shots of vodka."
A massive improvement to the Pseudo-MBT development made by the P.020a wheeled TD, a brand new turret fitted onto an upgraded hull, alongside a new cannon to match the turret.
Turret
With some complaints from crews about protection during short conflict in Greenland, and the eventual loss of a P.020a-128m Žaneta to an enemy MBT over long distances, it was decided to completly overhaul the Mk6 turret.
The Mk16 turret that's the outcome of this overhaul.
Priority was placed onto improving armor all-around the turret to protect against attacks from all directions from hostile projectiles.
Armor was significantly improved around the sides, with a large layer of spaced armor and gelatin protecting crew from the sides and rear, while the steel interior is coated in a layer of lamented balistic glass and ceramic material.
Frontally, armor is at least equivalent to the Mk6 turret, with many layers of steel coated in lamented glass and ceramic material with air layers filled with gelatin.
Unfortunately, the roof retains poor armor protection found across all Mk series turrets, though has massivly improved blow-out panels when compared to the Mk6; two large panels on the roof over the ammo stowage and two in the rear panel that would direct cook-offs up and away from any crew behind the vehicle.
The AMS-2 Haferkönig APS is mounted on the turret, like on the Mk6 turret. It still retains similar protection percentages as found on the P.020a-128m and in testing.
The weapon installed in the Mk16 turret is a new version of the Rh-128A1, the Rh-128A1A2. What sets this apart, aside from many smaller changes, is the advent of a two-part ammunition that helps decrease loader fatigue and the addition of a partial autoloader (automatic arm that rams shell and propellant into cannon).
Primarily, this was a choice made to give the shell a larger initial shell velocity, as well as the above stated loader fatigue reduction. It was also found to increase the total number of ammunition being stored in the turret, with 35 of each shell part being kept in independent stowage compartments at the rear of the turret, compared to the 29 shells with the single-part ammunition.
The MG15 15mm autocannon was developed into a RWS and mounted onto the left of the turret. It's controlled by the commander, and feeds from an interchangeable 200-round drum inside the turret. It carries its own independent optics, capable of switching from thermal, night vision, and back to a normal view. It also has a 20x zoom the commander can switch to from the default 1x.
Lastly, the crew still retains access to a number of optics across the turret. The commander has access to the 360° SITREP optical tower mounted in the center of the turret, as well as optic blocks in his cupola and the optics on the RWS. The gunner has access to the 360° SITREP optic, as well as his own 1x-40x gunner sight, which has a variety of sight options (NV, Thermal, Low-Light) and variable zoom.
The loader has not inherited the same amount of vision access as prior in the Mk6.
Armor
The P.020b-128m didn't see any improvements to its hull armor, unlike the turret.
Most improvements were made to the turret, save for a few "cosmetic" additions made like head and tail lights.
Versatility
Very little appears to of been improved to the P.020b hull when taking a glance at the exterior, but they'd only be partially right. What recieved the most attention was the interior;
The passenger space in the rear of the vehicle was made more confortable, with somewhat softer seats and more storage space for additional medical and ammunition space overhead.
Alongside it, the engine was entirely replaced as a whole. The original [Undefined] 800 horsepower engine was capable of pulling the 35 ton P.020a chassis around with no problem on paved roads, but was found to somewhat decrease in performance offroad.
The 800hp engine was improved to a [Undefined] 1020hp engine thats more than capable of pulling the vehicle around offroad and in most terrain.
Despite the new engine, the speed governor had its speed decreased to maintain the longevity of the engine, although it can be disabled if needed by crew for emergencies.
Basic Stats
(Top) Forward/Reverse Speed:108mph (174km/h)
(Gov) Forward/Reverse Road Speed: 83mph (133.5km/h)
Forward/Reverse Offroad Speed: 45mph (72km/h)
Main Gun Elevation/Depression°: +20°/-5°
Controls
AG7 - Activate RWS Turret
AG8 - Activate Mk16 Turret
Roll - Traverse Hull
Pitch - Move Forward/Backwards
VTOL - Traverse Turret
Trim - Elevate/Depress Gun
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Modern Tank Challenge [Closed]
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 14.9ft (4.6m)
- Length 32.9ft (10.0m)
- Height 10.7ft (3.3m)
- Empty Weight 71,278lbs (32,331kg)
- Loaded Weight 74,673lbs (33,871kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 24,666.3lbs/ft2 (120,431.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3.0ft2 (0.3m2)
- Drag Points 10799
Parts
- Number of Parts 593
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,792
Good to know, I'd say go check them out since they're already uploaded.
@AIRLINX
@MrVaultech then its all around great
Glad you noticed the armor! And later versions of this have more detail to them, if that's what you're wanting.
@AIRLINX
@MrVaultech not much detail but amazing armor design
Thanks
@AIRLINX
epic
Thanks @MrVaultech
Thanks, and I've heard that a lot, yeah, though I just go off with what the game dimensions say over anything else.
@Zanedavid
But a lot of sizing proportions are off anyway, the hangars and stairs are too big on the map so It doesn’t really matter
Tbh I don’t care about this sizing shenanigans, it looks good, I’m building a t28 and I just was like, oh wait how big is this compared to the dummy, and it was...large...lol
Thanks!
@Zanedavid
Many thanks @Strucker!
and yeah, I've grown tired of having to do happens below...
Nice interior
I respect the description hussle.
Cool.
Oh, and I don't like what happened below.
cough cough the only thing not to scale would like be the dummy, the thing you said why "this is one massive vehicle"
So yeah, I'm pretty tired of hearing people from IDA just coming up and acting all superior with vehicles that can't drive straight in some cases, don't build in scale just to complain to others about scale, and cough cough uncalled for insults and threats
@KerlonceauxIndustries
Ah, yes, defaulting to the "not to scale" excuse, y'know, the one that might as well be "just because"?
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Edit: isn't it also ironic for you to claim my to-scale Psuedo-MBT is giant, just for when the same claim is made your way just for you to say "it's not to scale"?
@KerlonceauxIndustries
I already went over this with Pilot, Iridi, Dei, and Exo.
Žaneta, if anything (considering the M1 Abrams is 12ft exactly in width, 26.06ft long, and 8ft tall), is just barely over the average size of MBT's around, unlike what you and m8's have...
@KerlonceauxIndustries
Not really.
@KerlonceauxIndustries
Thanks! Well, there's always someone better than everyone around here, even me. Usually just takes time and practice to get better.
@Pophead
Wow and I thought my brother was go at making things