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M-505 Jackal MBT

15.8k HellFox  6.2 years ago

The main battle tank "Jackal".
Created for the armed forces of DeffCorp.
Standard control.
On the management:
Roll - The rotation of the turret.
Roll + AG1 - Turn smoke grenade launchers.
AG2 - Built-in grenade launchers.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 23.5ft (7.2m)
  • Length 65.4ft (19.9m)
  • Height 15.2ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 30,266lbs (13,728kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.673
  • Wing Loading 89,978.4lbs/ft2 (439,313.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 0.3ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 21820

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1044
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 4,703
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    30.6k sh0rpo

    Nice

    4.4 years ago
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    2,355 PvPSky

    What I think is amazing is that today’s tanks have an autoloader so the Crew has 2 Members:
    -Driver
    -Gunner
    @CursedFlames

    6.2 years ago
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    Its a really nice tank. I love it. The only thing i dont like about it is that extended tail light bit. But that doesnt mean that i dont love it

    6.2 years ago
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    300 IMYEXIN

    Good job

    6.2 years ago
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    3,010 CursedFlames

    @Darkpluto Thanks, I accept all these points though I have to disagree with the fact stabilizers are hard to make in SP. In looking at vehicles with stabilizers and creating one of my own, they seem to take only 1 gyro for a vertical plane and 2 for a horizontal plane, though requiring some basic xml modding which is rather easy using overload.

    6.2 years ago
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    122 Darkpluto

    here are some links :

    Panther mantlet with added steel block:
    http://battletanks.com/images/PzKwVIPanther_G-3.jpg

    Leopard 2 with mats:
    https://brf.be/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/leopard.jpg

    MBT Revolution:
    https://weaponsandwarfare.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/maxresdefault.jpg

    M60:
    http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/US/M60Patton/M60Patton.jpg

    Laser targeting system of Leopard 2:
    http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/US/M60Patton/M60Patton.jpg

    Leopard 2 driving:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu_HDDM2qM

    +1 6.2 years ago
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    122 Darkpluto

    @CursedFlames Stabilizers are hard to make in SP, but there are some existing. The fact it couldn‘t turn it‘s turret beyond the engine deck could cause porblems while transport, but because of the fact the driver is probably sitting in the turret it wouldn’t be a problem while driving on the road (example : almost all todays MBTs have to turn their turret back to allow the driver to drive with an open hatch, which is required when driving on open streets.). The armor looks very effective to me if it is used hull down. The gunners sight probably means to be a laser targeting system which can't be replaced by a periscope of any kind, but it features a lot of armor as it is quite big so I guess no one would get injured if the system would get hit. The MG turret would include the commander‘s sight like on the M60 for example and cameras are getting standardized on modern MBTs like on the MBT Revuliton kit for the Leopard 2A4 and i haven’t heard of any problems with them as they are easy to replace. Your point of a shot getting trapped at the lower glacis turret could be true, but it actually is almost impossible in the case of a combat situation and the only tank that I know having that problems was the Panther. The problem was solved adding a block of steel onto the mantlet. Nowadays there are special mats being added onto the fronal turret. Overall i think this design would be great, but it seems to be way too expensive in produce. :)

    +1 6.2 years ago
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    Cool! Reminds me of the Railgun Tank DLC from GTA V!

    6.2 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Cool shape!

    6.2 years ago
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    162k spefyjerbf

    Welcome back! Good to see that a superb creator has posted again.

    +2 6.2 years ago
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    9,010 Lanseed

    This is brilliant

    6.2 years ago
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    15.8k HellFox

    @CursedFlames Thank you for your feedback. Just a tower, despite its size, uninhabited.

    +1 6.2 years ago
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    3,010 CursedFlames

    Very cool! Looks amazing and is well armored. After looking at real life modern MBTs however, I have a few minor suggestions:

    • Gun doesn't appear to have horizontal or vertical stabilizer, something that could be added.

    • Turret cannot traverse beyond the engine deck, though this wouldn't usually be an issue.

    • What I assume is the gunner's sight on the left of the tank's turret seems to be vulnerable, perhaps a periscope would be a better choice?

    • Viewports? I don't see any driver or commander sights, so I assume the tank is using cameras. In which case, if the cameras were to fail the crew would effectively be blind. Perhaps add some backup sights?

    • The turret seems to be vulnerable to being shot trapped as is the Leopard 2A7's.
      Though being shot trapped against other MBT's with high velocity guns is virtually unheard of, slower velocity cannons could potentially be shot trapped.

    These are all minor critiques which I hope is useful as constructive criticism. I apologise if any of this contains misunderstandings or harshness on my part. Overall, a great build that I hope I will see more of.

    +3 6.2 years ago