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MDS Incursion (patrol boat+heli)

63.1k TheMouse  8 months ago

BOTE TIME!

we be killing subs with this one


This is a patrol boat developed for the MDA, built by TheMouse. It was designed to be able to do much of everything, but has some special stuff for anti submarine warfare. It was my first attempt at fuselage wing paneling, but it actually did not turn out as bad as I expected. Although I originally intended this to be a smaller project, I actually had quite a bit of fun with it, and the part count grew quite large as a result. (This ain't a PEA)
Hopefully all the mobile devices can run it. (I did build it on mobile, but because of the text label flags, there was a small amount of lag at the end)
The MDA plans to build 10 of these for the time being, and may build more in the future, if the war demands it.


WEAPONS:

The biggest thing developed for this specific ship were the depth charges. These, although relatively simple in design, work wonders against submarines. They utilize cannons, modded to specific numbers, to explode under the water.
They are placed under the hull, a bit more than half way down the ship, as you can see below.
This is a picture of the depth charge placement
They have two different depths, so it is possible to blow ALL the submarines up. boom boom boom

It also has several cannons in front, which are great for dealing tons of damage to other ships. There are two sizes, a large one, and several smaller ones. They are each equipped with cameras, as shown below.
A picture of the cannon aiming
These not only help with aim, but may also allow this ship to be usable in VR. (I tried to make everything work, but it was my first ship, so I may have missed some stuff)
It has 3 guns, set up similarly to the cannons, for anti air.

And lastly, it has some missiles. These are stored in a small area behind the cockpit.
A picture of the box
This opens (activate 2) to fire the missiles, as you can see here:
A picture of the missile box open

Lastly, it has 12 small torpedoes, but these are not used as often, as the other armament is usually plenty.


THE HELICOPTER:

This patrol boat is equipped with a small helicopter near the back, which is filled with even more weapons for killing subs. It has 3 small missiles, 3 torpedoes, 2 tiny cannons, and 2 guns. Although it is not equipped to kill many large boats, in combination with the Incursion, it can do a literal boat load of damage.
The helicopter is held in place on the heli pad with a detacher until it is time for use. When it is in use, an anchor is put down on the Incursion, to hold it in place, so it can be used more effectively.
A picture of using the helicopter

As can be seen here, the anchor holds the boat in place, while the helicopter is moving. Combined with some other small flaps, this is enough to keep the boat from moving at all during the helicopters use.
Picture of anchor


VR

As I said before, I attempted to make this ship VR capable. To do this, I gave all the guns and cannons cameras to aim with, and gave both the helicopter and the ship VR cockpits.
Here is a picture of the helicopters cockpit:
the helicopters cockpit
The ships cockpit took me much longer, as I had to make it more for a boat, and less like a plane, like I normally do. Here are some pictures of it:
Boat cockpit picture 1
Boat cockpit picture 2
Boat cockpit picture 3
Based on whether or not this is curateable for VR, I will decide if any future boats and ships I make have VR cockpits. Feel free to tell me what you think about the ship in the comments below.


Instructions:

Instructions are in game.


Links:

Because of the higher part count of this boat, and also the fact that it contains both the ship and the helicopter, I have unlisted versions of both the helicopter, and the ship alone, not connected.
MDS Incursion alone
Helicopter alone


GALLERY

(Thanks to WINDSHIFTER1 for all the reshade pictures, go check out their work, they are an awesome builder)










THANKS FOR DOWNLOADING, UPVOTING, AND SPOTLIGHTING, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Spotlights

  • This craft is curated
  • Zaineman 8 months ago

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Length 120.0ft (36.6m)
  • Height 42.6ft (13.0m)
  • Empty Weight 348,620lbs (158,131kg)
  • Loaded Weight 416,607lbs (188,970kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 437.125
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.004
  • Wing Loading 48.8lbs/ft2 (238.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 8,537.0ft2 (793.1m2)
  • Drag Points 58747

Parts

  • Number of Parts 466
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 2,529