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GD-55 Main Battle Tank

Hataria
24-04-2005, 03:54
http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Land/Tanks/T-54/t-55.jpg

GD-55 Main Battle Tank

Combat weight: (fully stowed, no crew) about 35.9 tons (36.500 kg).

Length: (Gun to front) 29.7 ft (9.02 m); (gun to rear) 21.7 ft (6.57 m).

Width: 10ft 9.5in (3.265 m).

Height: 7.10 ft (2.380 m).

Engine: V-2-54 vee-12 watercooled diesel, 520 hp

Armament: D-10T, D-10TG or D-10T2S 100mm gun (34 rounds.); 7.62mm SGMT or PKT machine gun (co-axial) with 3000 rounds; one 12.7mm DShK with 500 rounds for AA use and one 7.62 SGMT (bow).

Speed: 30 mph (48 km/h).

Range: 310 miles (500 km).

Armour: Up to 100 mm, mantlet up to 170 mm

The GD-55 medium tank has a fully tracked, five-road-wheeled chassis. This chassis has a space between the first and second road wheels and no return rollers. The GD-55 has a low-silhouetted hull with a dome shaped turret mounted over the third road wheel. It is armed with a 100-mm rifled gun, which has a bore evacuator at the muzzle. The GD-55 also mounts a 7.62-mm coaxial machine-gun. Early versions also mounted a bow-mounted 7.62-mm machine-gun. The GD-55 differs from the older CT-24 models because it lacks the right-hand cupola and the turret dome ventilator, which is located in front of that cupola on the CT-24. Most GD-55's also lack the turret-mounted 12.7-mm antiaircraft machine-gun of the CT-24. All GD-55's mount an infrared gunner's searchlight above, and to the right of the main gun. This searchlight, however, is not a distinguishing feature since it has been retrofitted to many CT-24 and AN-89 tanks. The GD-55 combines a high velocity gun with a highly mobile chassis, a low silhouette, and exceptional long-range endurance. Improvements over the CT-24 include a larger V-12 water-cooled diesel engine with 580 rather than 520 hp, and an increased cruising range of 500 rather than 400 kilometers (600 kilometers with auxiliary tanks). The increased cruising range can go up to 715 kilometers with two 200-liter auxiliary fuel tanks which can be carried on the rear. The GD-55 has two-plane stabilization of the main gun rather than vertical stabilization only. It also has a basic load for the main gun of 43 rather than 34 rounds. The GD-55 can ford depths of 1.4 meters without preparation. It has snorkel equipment which enables it to cross depths of up to 5.5 meters at a speed of 2 kilometers per hour. This equipment takes about 30 minutes' preparation, but can be jettisoned immediately on leaving the water. All GD-55's have the PAZ radiation detection system; the GD-55A also has an anti-radiation liner. Injecting vaporized diesel fuel onto the exhaust system can generate a dense smoke screen.

NOT FOR SALE
Hogsweat
24-04-2005, 03:56
Not bad. No godmodding, fairly sound design although im not sure how it will perform against top notch designs out here.
Thumbs up!! Good job Hataria!!
Hataria
24-04-2005, 03:58
Not bad. No godmodding, fairly sound design although im not sure how it will perform against top notch designs out here.
Thumbs up!! Good job Hataria!!


thank you
The Macabees
24-04-2005, 04:10
[OOC: The design is sound. However, I would change the pic for a number of reasons - The half-egg shaped turret of the T-55, which is what's on that picture, has good ballistic qualities, but on the other hand, it creates cramped working conditions for the tank crew, which results in a slow rate of fire.

Moreover, the T-55, and its chassis construction, is not air tight. Real life T-55 crews were forced to wear individual masks and clothing to guard against chemical and biological attacks.]
Verdant Archipelago
24-04-2005, 06:38
OOC A well written, nicely thought out design. A little on the light side for an MBT... I'd call it a light tank myself, but the lack of armour, slow speed, and smallish gun make it all quite reasonable. Don't expect it to win against MBT's very often, but in defencive hull down positions it should perform excelently.