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The Original T-122:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=399070&page=1&pp=15

T-122 Beta "Jiang Shi" Heavy Tank

Crew: 3, or one with AI assist.
Weight: 125 tons
Length: 12m
Width: 4.8 m
Height: 3.6 m
Armament: 1, 205 mm high velocity ETC cannon or 70mm Pwnage Tank Railgun available upon request (need the cold fusion engine).
2 8x60mm Tank CIWS systems
1 8x60mm Coaxial MG
1 8x60mm Minigun mounted driver's side.
20 Fire and Forget Missiles.
4 Grenade launchers, reloadable from the inside.
1 Rear facing 8x60mm machinegun.

Maximum Road Speed: 25mph

Maximum Cross Country Speed: 13mph

Maximum range: 600 miles

Powerplant: 4100 hp Turbocharged Diesel Electric Turbine or 22,000 hp "Big Boi" Cold Fusion Engine.

Protection:Buckyball Matrix Chobam covered by a layer of NxRA with Nano-Fiber anti-spall liner with electric reactive armor below that. Anti-Radar coating in the armor and paint. Minimum visible heat signature. Multi-layer air filtration/conditioning system. Radar, LADAR, magnetic and electric signal jamming available.

RHA Values against KE:
Turret and Front Glacis: 6000mm
Sides: 3100mm
Rear: 1500mm

RHA Values against HEAT:
Turret and Front Glacis: 7,500mm
Sides: 4000mm
Rear: 2100mm


Sensors: Radar, Infrared, Magnetic, LADAR, Electric.

Cost: 20 million for the turbine, 30 million for the Cold Fusion version.

What I Changed:

I upgunned, uparmored and basically made this version heavier in order to make it better at defense. This version of the T-122 can also be used in a Howitzer role as well, due to the nature of the 205mm gun. Also, the 205mm gun can kill tanks at 15km with ease.

bump*

Cannon's too big.

Also, if you didn't realize it... buckyball armor sucks. It's ridiculously expensive, and carbon doesn't exactly have great resistance to KE or HEAT rounds for that matter. Let me put it this way, even though diamond is the hardest substance in the world, a guy with a sledgehammer can shatter it into pieces. Carbon is just too brittle for main armor plating.

Of what use, exactly, is this monstrosity? I mean, at its size, it's almost impossible to deploy over long distances and its slow top speeds neutralize any advantages that its gargantuan main gun provides to offensive actions that it can join in. Hell, even as a defensive weapon it seems limited, given that its slow speed and the need for large amounts of logistical support to move the bloody thing restrict its mobility in responding to crises. Yeah, it's a big howitzer, but equally large guns can be found for significantly less money.

ooc: It's supposed to be a semi-mobile defense turret.