Doomingsland
08-10-2004, 23:24
OOC:You can RP spy satelites detecting increased emmisions from factories, and see how the other tanks are being trasferred to militia units.
Secret IC:
A new MBT began rolling off the assembly lines in the industrial city of Darkforge. The older M1A5 King Abrams MBTs began to transfer to militia units, and the last of the M1A2s in service were deactivated and placed in secret wharehouses throughout the nation. Bradley fighting vehicles were also being transferred and/or deactivated. They were being replaced by far superior weaponry...
M10 Imperator MBT
This latest tank design comes as a replacement to the much proven M1A5. This newer tank features an armor composite, consisting of depleted uranium encased in steel and honey-combed titanium. To prevent the armor being penetrated by explosive rod penetrators, an inch of reinforced ceramics has been placed in between the titanium and DUEIS. During tests, it was able to withstand multiple frontal direct hits with a 145mm thermo-electric gun, and two side hits. It now features a 145mm thermo-electric gun, as the 120mm found on the King turned out to not be powerful enough. It also now features an autoloader due to its low profile design. However, this is a newly designed autoloader, which takes advantage of the light weight ammunition fired from the main gun. The autoloader follows the gun up and down, that way the gun doesn’t have to re-elevate. The new main gun is capable of firing SCRAMjet, APFSDS, HEAT, ATGM, and HE-FRAG. It also has a low profile design, making it a smaller target, further increasing its battlefield survivability. It also features standard counter measures, such as twelve 81mm smoke grenade launchers, to break locks from laser guided weapons. It also has 8 flare launchers to defend against IR guided weapons. It also posses jamming equipment for interfering with guided missiles, making it extremely well protected against ATGMs. The one weapon that we weren’t able to find a defense against for the longest time was the wire-guided missile. Well, we’ve found a defense. A small camera on the roof the tank constantly scans the horizon for missile launches, by searching for sudden increases in IR and smoke, and movement. Once that has been achieved, an automated .50 caliber GAU-19 mounted on the roof opens fire on the source of the weapon, killing the crew, and preventing the missile from being guided onto target. This counter measure has an effective range of 600 meters. As for targeting, it features mostly the same systems as the King, including its advanced IHAS system, or ‘identify hostile armor silhouette’. This system works by spotting a silhouette in the distance, matching it up with other silhouette’s in the computer’s memory, then identifying weak points in the armor, making one-shot-kills as easy as the push of a button.
Because of the high price, the Doomingsland Armed Forces will only be operating 8,000 of the tanks as of now. The old King Abrams will be turned over to militia units, and allies. Due to a decrease in weight, it is now easier to deploy than its predecessor.
Crew 3- driver, commander, gunner
Weight 74.9 tons
Dimensions
Length with gun forward 400 inches
Turret height 61.5 inches
Width 140 inches
Ground clearance 18 inches
Propulsion-Diesel-electric hybrid, 1800 horsepower
Transmission Hydrokinetic transmission, 4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears
Performance
Speed cross country 45 m.p.h.
Speed, 10% slope 17 m.p.h.
Speed 60% slope 4.1 m.p.h.
Acceleration 0 to 20 m.p.h. in 8.2 seconds
Range 269 miles cruising
Obstacle crossing
Vertical 42 inches
Trench 9 feet
Main armament 145mm Thermo-Electric gun
Coaxial Weapon 7.62 mm minigun, M134
Commander's weapon 0.50 caliber machine gun, GAU19/A, on powered rotary platform, remotely operated
NBC protection: 200 SCFM, clean cooled air
Cost per unit-7 million
Note about powering the main gun-
We use an array of acid batteries to provide the initial jolt and to supply power to fire the main gun while the vehicle is not moving. These batteries are recharged while the vehicle's engine is running. Supplementing these are a series of lithium batteries and capacitors connected to the motor and to a series of generators (each one connected to a non-driving road wheel [therefore, as the vehicle moves the generators take that motion and turn it into electricity which is then stored in capacitors and batteries]). The motor also provides power to the batteries and capacitors.
Now, since these batteries and capacitors only provide direct current electricity, alternators may be added to provide alternating current, although both types work but alternators would allow you to use that same power to run computers and fire control systems in the tank.
Now, some would argue that this doesn't provide enough power. It does (it doesn't take that much power to turn a metal into plasma [relatively]), but, to be safe and to prevent yourself from severe criticism, we’ve also added a generator mechanism to the engine to provide extra power.
M11 Legionnaire Fighting Vehicle
Designed as a replacement to the aging Bradley Fighting Vehicle, this new vehicle promises to be superior in the field of armor and fire power. Firstly, due to the Bradley’s weakness against handheld anti-armor weapons, such as the RPG-7 or AT-4, it now features DUEIS for its armor. It has a far thinner amount, however, and wouldn’t be able to withstand multiple direct hits from MBT main guns. But, it is nearly impervious to weapons up to 40mm, and RPGs tend to bounce off. On side hits, 40mm fire is capable of disabling it, but RPGs still tend to bounce off, but on rear, RPGs are capable of penetrating the ramp door. For its main armament, it has one GAU-9 25mm gattling cannon, capable of turning light armored vehicles and fixed wing aircraft into Swiss cheese. It also has two twin LOSAT missile pods, each one capable of engaging a tank from 5 km out. The LOSAT missile is capable of deafeating most modern armor with is hypervelocity penetrator. It has a velocity 4x greater than that of an APFSDS round from an M1A2, and reaches its maximum range in under four seconds(didn’t make this one up, it’s an RL weapon). It contains the standard countermeasures, and targeting system. It is capable of bringing 8 fully equipped men onto a battlefield. An air defense variant is also in the works, armed with the same main gun, and advanced radar systems, with the LOSAT pods replaced by two quad stinger missile pods.
The vehicle is still somewhat expensive to produce, and the military has ordered 12,000 of the vehicles to serve along side the Imperator.
M11 Legionnaire IFV
Crew 3, 8 infantry dismounts
Length 21'2"
Width 10'6"
Height 9'9"
Weight 57 tons
Road Speed 50 mph
Range 300 miles
Engine VTA-903T water-cooled 4 cycle diesel.
Armament 25mm gattling cannon, GAU9
7.62 mm coaxially mounted machine gun, M240
LOSAT missile launcher, two tubes mounted on either side of the turret
Cost per unit-1 million
OOC:Special thanks to Soviet Bloc, who helped make the MBT more realistic(and deadly). (OOC)Comments are welcome. Working on making a picture, might not have one up for a while, though.
Secret IC:
A new MBT began rolling off the assembly lines in the industrial city of Darkforge. The older M1A5 King Abrams MBTs began to transfer to militia units, and the last of the M1A2s in service were deactivated and placed in secret wharehouses throughout the nation. Bradley fighting vehicles were also being transferred and/or deactivated. They were being replaced by far superior weaponry...
M10 Imperator MBT
This latest tank design comes as a replacement to the much proven M1A5. This newer tank features an armor composite, consisting of depleted uranium encased in steel and honey-combed titanium. To prevent the armor being penetrated by explosive rod penetrators, an inch of reinforced ceramics has been placed in between the titanium and DUEIS. During tests, it was able to withstand multiple frontal direct hits with a 145mm thermo-electric gun, and two side hits. It now features a 145mm thermo-electric gun, as the 120mm found on the King turned out to not be powerful enough. It also now features an autoloader due to its low profile design. However, this is a newly designed autoloader, which takes advantage of the light weight ammunition fired from the main gun. The autoloader follows the gun up and down, that way the gun doesn’t have to re-elevate. The new main gun is capable of firing SCRAMjet, APFSDS, HEAT, ATGM, and HE-FRAG. It also has a low profile design, making it a smaller target, further increasing its battlefield survivability. It also features standard counter measures, such as twelve 81mm smoke grenade launchers, to break locks from laser guided weapons. It also has 8 flare launchers to defend against IR guided weapons. It also posses jamming equipment for interfering with guided missiles, making it extremely well protected against ATGMs. The one weapon that we weren’t able to find a defense against for the longest time was the wire-guided missile. Well, we’ve found a defense. A small camera on the roof the tank constantly scans the horizon for missile launches, by searching for sudden increases in IR and smoke, and movement. Once that has been achieved, an automated .50 caliber GAU-19 mounted on the roof opens fire on the source of the weapon, killing the crew, and preventing the missile from being guided onto target. This counter measure has an effective range of 600 meters. As for targeting, it features mostly the same systems as the King, including its advanced IHAS system, or ‘identify hostile armor silhouette’. This system works by spotting a silhouette in the distance, matching it up with other silhouette’s in the computer’s memory, then identifying weak points in the armor, making one-shot-kills as easy as the push of a button.
Because of the high price, the Doomingsland Armed Forces will only be operating 8,000 of the tanks as of now. The old King Abrams will be turned over to militia units, and allies. Due to a decrease in weight, it is now easier to deploy than its predecessor.
Crew 3- driver, commander, gunner
Weight 74.9 tons
Dimensions
Length with gun forward 400 inches
Turret height 61.5 inches
Width 140 inches
Ground clearance 18 inches
Propulsion-Diesel-electric hybrid, 1800 horsepower
Transmission Hydrokinetic transmission, 4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears
Performance
Speed cross country 45 m.p.h.
Speed, 10% slope 17 m.p.h.
Speed 60% slope 4.1 m.p.h.
Acceleration 0 to 20 m.p.h. in 8.2 seconds
Range 269 miles cruising
Obstacle crossing
Vertical 42 inches
Trench 9 feet
Main armament 145mm Thermo-Electric gun
Coaxial Weapon 7.62 mm minigun, M134
Commander's weapon 0.50 caliber machine gun, GAU19/A, on powered rotary platform, remotely operated
NBC protection: 200 SCFM, clean cooled air
Cost per unit-7 million
Note about powering the main gun-
We use an array of acid batteries to provide the initial jolt and to supply power to fire the main gun while the vehicle is not moving. These batteries are recharged while the vehicle's engine is running. Supplementing these are a series of lithium batteries and capacitors connected to the motor and to a series of generators (each one connected to a non-driving road wheel [therefore, as the vehicle moves the generators take that motion and turn it into electricity which is then stored in capacitors and batteries]). The motor also provides power to the batteries and capacitors.
Now, since these batteries and capacitors only provide direct current electricity, alternators may be added to provide alternating current, although both types work but alternators would allow you to use that same power to run computers and fire control systems in the tank.
Now, some would argue that this doesn't provide enough power. It does (it doesn't take that much power to turn a metal into plasma [relatively]), but, to be safe and to prevent yourself from severe criticism, we’ve also added a generator mechanism to the engine to provide extra power.
M11 Legionnaire Fighting Vehicle
Designed as a replacement to the aging Bradley Fighting Vehicle, this new vehicle promises to be superior in the field of armor and fire power. Firstly, due to the Bradley’s weakness against handheld anti-armor weapons, such as the RPG-7 or AT-4, it now features DUEIS for its armor. It has a far thinner amount, however, and wouldn’t be able to withstand multiple direct hits from MBT main guns. But, it is nearly impervious to weapons up to 40mm, and RPGs tend to bounce off. On side hits, 40mm fire is capable of disabling it, but RPGs still tend to bounce off, but on rear, RPGs are capable of penetrating the ramp door. For its main armament, it has one GAU-9 25mm gattling cannon, capable of turning light armored vehicles and fixed wing aircraft into Swiss cheese. It also has two twin LOSAT missile pods, each one capable of engaging a tank from 5 km out. The LOSAT missile is capable of deafeating most modern armor with is hypervelocity penetrator. It has a velocity 4x greater than that of an APFSDS round from an M1A2, and reaches its maximum range in under four seconds(didn’t make this one up, it’s an RL weapon). It contains the standard countermeasures, and targeting system. It is capable of bringing 8 fully equipped men onto a battlefield. An air defense variant is also in the works, armed with the same main gun, and advanced radar systems, with the LOSAT pods replaced by two quad stinger missile pods.
The vehicle is still somewhat expensive to produce, and the military has ordered 12,000 of the vehicles to serve along side the Imperator.
M11 Legionnaire IFV
Crew 3, 8 infantry dismounts
Length 21'2"
Width 10'6"
Height 9'9"
Weight 57 tons
Road Speed 50 mph
Range 300 miles
Engine VTA-903T water-cooled 4 cycle diesel.
Armament 25mm gattling cannon, GAU9
7.62 mm coaxially mounted machine gun, M240
LOSAT missile launcher, two tubes mounted on either side of the turret
Cost per unit-1 million
OOC:Special thanks to Soviet Bloc, who helped make the MBT more realistic(and deadly). (OOC)Comments are welcome. Working on making a picture, might not have one up for a while, though.