Johnistan
29-07-2004, 23:14
The Spartan Mk 1 Main Battle Tank
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Line Drawing of the Spartan
http://armor.kiev.ua/fofanov/Tanks/MBT/t-95.jpg
From the front
http://www.theloonybin.fslife.co.uk/southend/images/beachhead2000.jpg
Similar to what the gunner uses to track targets, or just a arcade game...
http://www.armorinaction.com/Leo2GunsightReticleVolkerKuhn.jpg
Something's gonna die...
The Spartan is designed to like what it's named after, the very best fighting thing on the planet. It is fast, deadly, and almost unstoppable. It's unique layout, strong armor, and advanced ECM make it the best protected military vehicle in existence. The far reaching optics, gun, and fire control make it deadlier then anything else. It's fast and easily deployable, making getting it there so it can do it's asskicking that much better.
Design
Unlike other main battle tanks, where the crew is kept in the turret, the Spartan places the crew of 3 in an armored pod inside the rear of the hull. The crew enter and exit through a top hatch or an electronic/manual rear door. They site in reclined and padded seats with all their equipment in ergonomic positions around them. Just infront of the crew compartment, separated by an armored bulkhead made of titanium and spider silk is the ammo storage and auto-loader. The auto-loader takes ammo from this armored compartment and inserts into the breech of the gun, which is housed in the small turret. There are blowout panels on either side of the turret. Again, in front of the loader, separated by an armored bulkhead is the engine and the honeycombed self-seeling fuel tanks. This puts the crew lower and behind more cover, this makes a crew kill from the front almost impossible.
Survivability
The entire tank is covered by layerings of spaced and laminated tungsten encased depleted Uranium and silicon carbide that provide excellent protection from either KE or CE threats. Also there is a spall liner made of spider silk, which severely reduces the fragment cone. Heavy Explosive reactive armor covers the entire tank, these are 15mm tungsten plates with cheap explosive behind them. This armor is almost 18 inches think over the front, coupled with the steep angle this makes the frontal armor pretty much impossible to pop. The side armor is about 7 inches thick, but it makes up for this by having angled ERA on the side.
Steps have also been taken to reduce the thermal of the tank. The tank is encased cooling sheet that uses basically what is a refrigerator that cools the engine and the exhaust. The exhaust doesn't appear on thermal sights at all, while the signature of the tank is reduced by 25%.
The Spartan also has the VPS-15 protection suite. It consists of a laser and radar warning system that tells the crew when it's being lased or radar locked. The commander can program a number of counter measures to this event, including the number, types, and distance he wants the grenades to explode. Around the tank are almost 75 70mm grenade tubes, that can be filled with smoke, aerosol, chaff, red or white phosphorous, thermite, or plain old explosive. This gives the tank protection from optic, thermal, radar, and laser, and close in threats. Also included is a smoke generator system.
Using the tank's millimeter wave radar, the system can detect an incoming ATGM and fire a box of 20mm "metal storm" projectiles mounted on a fast swivel plate on the top of the turret. The onboard computer calculates the speed and distance of the ATGM and fires the munitions to intercept it.
Lethality
The Spartan's main weapon is a 140mm electro-thermal smoothbore gun. Instead of conventional propellent, there is a piece of light metal on the end of a sabot or shell, a powerful electric charge is applied to the metal which causes it's atoms to "switch" directions. This results in much higher pressures then conventional guns which in turn gives a higher velocity, almost 2500 m/s. Electro-thermal rounds are also much smaller through the elimination of the propellent.The large caliber means the ammo can handle such high velocites in flight and upon impact. This gun can penetrate almost 3000mm of RHA at 2km and has a maximum effective range past 5km.
The gun is fed by an auto-loader which can slam a round every 5 seconds from a magazine of 41 rounds. The gunner can electronically select which type of round he wants, sabot, MPAT, HE-FRAG, or Canister.
The fire control system calculates a firing solution from range, elevation, speed, temperature, barrell condition, and target speed. The gunner can either use the laser to track targets or the millimeter wave radar. The radar tracks wherever the gunner's optics are pointing. When the gunner has a moving target in his sights he can auto-track it, the computer can tell what is moving and track it while the computer calculates a firing solution. While the computer is doing this he can set other targets to auto-track. The tank also uses a VR style headset for easy manual tracking, the gunner wears this and the gun goes where he looks. This makes tracking a much more naturally action and results in easier gunner training.
The tank's optics is a x5, x20, x50 and x75 FLIR and day channel for the gunner and a x5 and x20 wide range FLIR and day channel for the commander's CITV. The driver has a x1 day and night wide range vision of the tank's front, rear, and sides.
Secondary weapons include a 25mm grenade launcher that fires HEAB out to 2,000m with 300 rounds of ammo mounted on the top of the turret and a 15.5x115mm co-axil machine gun.
A unique laser weapon is installed in a stabilized pod on the turret. The laser can "blind" sensors and optics on tanks, if the laser hits a gunner's sight, he will only see a flashing strobe. It can also blind infrared because naturally lasers are hot.
The tank can be easily intergrated with any communications gear your military uses. It comes standard four frequency hopping radios and a "battlefield internet" setup. The tank has a electronic map display with programmable features to suit your military.
Mobility
The 51 ton Spartan has a 1500 horsepower turbine that allows for a top speed of a 60 miles per hour and 40 miles an hour cross country. The engine has a fuel regulation system that increases fuel efficiency by 20%. The tank can go for an average of 450km on a full tank of gas. Also, the tank has a APU which allows for all gear to be running without the engine on or 10 miles an hour for 15 minutes. A computer controlled active suspension and transmission makes the tank turn on a dime and gives a very smooth ride comparing to a caddy.
As you see, this beast kicks some serious ass
Cost: 15million USD, comes with necessary support elements, such as ammo, spare parts, simulators, and instructors
Production rights are 60 billion USD
http://armor.kiev.ua/fofanov/Tanks/MBT/t-95_line.gif
Line Drawing of the Spartan
http://armor.kiev.ua/fofanov/Tanks/MBT/t-95.jpg
From the front
http://www.theloonybin.fslife.co.uk/southend/images/beachhead2000.jpg
Similar to what the gunner uses to track targets, or just a arcade game...
http://www.armorinaction.com/Leo2GunsightReticleVolkerKuhn.jpg
Something's gonna die...
The Spartan is designed to like what it's named after, the very best fighting thing on the planet. It is fast, deadly, and almost unstoppable. It's unique layout, strong armor, and advanced ECM make it the best protected military vehicle in existence. The far reaching optics, gun, and fire control make it deadlier then anything else. It's fast and easily deployable, making getting it there so it can do it's asskicking that much better.
Design
Unlike other main battle tanks, where the crew is kept in the turret, the Spartan places the crew of 3 in an armored pod inside the rear of the hull. The crew enter and exit through a top hatch or an electronic/manual rear door. They site in reclined and padded seats with all their equipment in ergonomic positions around them. Just infront of the crew compartment, separated by an armored bulkhead made of titanium and spider silk is the ammo storage and auto-loader. The auto-loader takes ammo from this armored compartment and inserts into the breech of the gun, which is housed in the small turret. There are blowout panels on either side of the turret. Again, in front of the loader, separated by an armored bulkhead is the engine and the honeycombed self-seeling fuel tanks. This puts the crew lower and behind more cover, this makes a crew kill from the front almost impossible.
Survivability
The entire tank is covered by layerings of spaced and laminated tungsten encased depleted Uranium and silicon carbide that provide excellent protection from either KE or CE threats. Also there is a spall liner made of spider silk, which severely reduces the fragment cone. Heavy Explosive reactive armor covers the entire tank, these are 15mm tungsten plates with cheap explosive behind them. This armor is almost 18 inches think over the front, coupled with the steep angle this makes the frontal armor pretty much impossible to pop. The side armor is about 7 inches thick, but it makes up for this by having angled ERA on the side.
Steps have also been taken to reduce the thermal of the tank. The tank is encased cooling sheet that uses basically what is a refrigerator that cools the engine and the exhaust. The exhaust doesn't appear on thermal sights at all, while the signature of the tank is reduced by 25%.
The Spartan also has the VPS-15 protection suite. It consists of a laser and radar warning system that tells the crew when it's being lased or radar locked. The commander can program a number of counter measures to this event, including the number, types, and distance he wants the grenades to explode. Around the tank are almost 75 70mm grenade tubes, that can be filled with smoke, aerosol, chaff, red or white phosphorous, thermite, or plain old explosive. This gives the tank protection from optic, thermal, radar, and laser, and close in threats. Also included is a smoke generator system.
Using the tank's millimeter wave radar, the system can detect an incoming ATGM and fire a box of 20mm "metal storm" projectiles mounted on a fast swivel plate on the top of the turret. The onboard computer calculates the speed and distance of the ATGM and fires the munitions to intercept it.
Lethality
The Spartan's main weapon is a 140mm electro-thermal smoothbore gun. Instead of conventional propellent, there is a piece of light metal on the end of a sabot or shell, a powerful electric charge is applied to the metal which causes it's atoms to "switch" directions. This results in much higher pressures then conventional guns which in turn gives a higher velocity, almost 2500 m/s. Electro-thermal rounds are also much smaller through the elimination of the propellent.The large caliber means the ammo can handle such high velocites in flight and upon impact. This gun can penetrate almost 3000mm of RHA at 2km and has a maximum effective range past 5km.
The gun is fed by an auto-loader which can slam a round every 5 seconds from a magazine of 41 rounds. The gunner can electronically select which type of round he wants, sabot, MPAT, HE-FRAG, or Canister.
The fire control system calculates a firing solution from range, elevation, speed, temperature, barrell condition, and target speed. The gunner can either use the laser to track targets or the millimeter wave radar. The radar tracks wherever the gunner's optics are pointing. When the gunner has a moving target in his sights he can auto-track it, the computer can tell what is moving and track it while the computer calculates a firing solution. While the computer is doing this he can set other targets to auto-track. The tank also uses a VR style headset for easy manual tracking, the gunner wears this and the gun goes where he looks. This makes tracking a much more naturally action and results in easier gunner training.
The tank's optics is a x5, x20, x50 and x75 FLIR and day channel for the gunner and a x5 and x20 wide range FLIR and day channel for the commander's CITV. The driver has a x1 day and night wide range vision of the tank's front, rear, and sides.
Secondary weapons include a 25mm grenade launcher that fires HEAB out to 2,000m with 300 rounds of ammo mounted on the top of the turret and a 15.5x115mm co-axil machine gun.
A unique laser weapon is installed in a stabilized pod on the turret. The laser can "blind" sensors and optics on tanks, if the laser hits a gunner's sight, he will only see a flashing strobe. It can also blind infrared because naturally lasers are hot.
The tank can be easily intergrated with any communications gear your military uses. It comes standard four frequency hopping radios and a "battlefield internet" setup. The tank has a electronic map display with programmable features to suit your military.
Mobility
The 51 ton Spartan has a 1500 horsepower turbine that allows for a top speed of a 60 miles per hour and 40 miles an hour cross country. The engine has a fuel regulation system that increases fuel efficiency by 20%. The tank can go for an average of 450km on a full tank of gas. Also, the tank has a APU which allows for all gear to be running without the engine on or 10 miles an hour for 15 minutes. A computer controlled active suspension and transmission makes the tank turn on a dime and gives a very smooth ride comparing to a caddy.
As you see, this beast kicks some serious ass
Cost: 15million USD, comes with necessary support elements, such as ammo, spare parts, simulators, and instructors
Production rights are 60 billion USD