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Von Krupp VK 35.03M

119k DestinyAviation  7.7 years ago

Credit:
-PhantomBladeCorp for their amazing PzSwWag.38(TM) turret (and some smaller details)

Controls:
-Throttle: Drive
-Yaw: Steering
-VTOL: Turret rotation
-Trim: Gun elevation/depression (15 degrees)

History: Designed to utilize the PzSwWag.38(TM) turret (which was modified to be even lighter), the Von Krupp VK 35.03M was a medium-weight armored fighting vehicle (AFV). It still retained the original 7.5cm Kwk armament, but on a much lighter chassis, allowing the vehicle (in testing stages) to exceed speeds of 110mph (~177km/h). It housed a crew of four consisting of a driver, co-driver/radio-operator, loader, and a commander. It had a 610Hp engine, which is why it had such high top speeds. Only two vehicles were ever made, with one being deployed to Africa the last day before Germany lost their grip on the continent. The other was deployed to the Eastern front, where it was subsequently destroyed by Soviet fighters. The American forces captured the first VK 35.03M in August of 1943, where it had been almost completely abandoned near a German airbase (only a few soldiers remained at the airfield, and they too were captured). It was sent back to the United States for testing and it was found that it would have been devastating to face on the battlefield. The vehicle, which the American soldiers had nicknamed "Vinny Crutch", was put out as a static display piece at the Aerostyle Military Archive facility in 1987 and has remained there ever since. A program is currently underway to make the vehicle operational, and the predictions put it at being able to drive by 2019.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 9.0ft (2.7m)
  • Length 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Height 8.8ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 6,021lbs (2,731kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,882lbs (3,575kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 17.106
  • Wing Loading 5,858.3lbs/ft2 (28,602.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1.3ft2 (0.1m2)
  • Drag Points 5516

Parts

  • Number of Parts 275
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 845
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    15.6k Sparrow007

    Very creative design! Great job!

    7.7 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Lol! @DestinyAviation

    7.7 years ago
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    47.9k Phantomium

    Looks like my Schmallturm is rather good :)
    I've seen a few people modifying some of my builds in some pretty nice ways. It's nice to see that someone actually downloaded a build of yours and decided to do a variation of it.

    7.7 years ago
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    And what did you think of the nickname? @CRJ900Pilot

    7.7 years ago
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    Lol! @CRJ900Pilot

    7.7 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Builders: were it of panther tank hulls
    Hitler: who cares. Btw, how many trucks do we have?
    Builder: what?
    Hitler: ain't nobody got time for that. Give me the welder
    The next day he came up with this
    Lol!

    7.7 years ago