The Warmaster
19-07-2005, 21:06
From the laboratories of Kreegan War Systems, the primary supplier of Imperial weaponry and vehicles, the Imperium has assumed responsibility for the international sale of a new breed of main battle tank: the T-120 Ravager.
Introduction:
The T-120 Ravager MBT is the future of modern tank warfare. It is designed to enter urban combat zones, secure the immediate area, unload a squad of troops, and use them to sweep surrounding buildings and alleys too small for the Ravager itself to enter. To allow the transport of the soldiers, the Ravager had to be built bigger than normal tank size, but allows increased maneuverability with four, instead of two, continuous treads. This allows better turning ability. The armor itself is split into two, as well. One piece is the forward section, containing the crew area, the ammo compartment, and the engine. The smaller second section contains the small compartment with a capacity of eight fully equipped soldiers.
The front section is designed differently from other MBTs. It is roughly wedge-shaped, to deflect incoming fire more effectively. It has headlights to illuminate at night and a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted in front of the commander’s hatch. A sort of periscope provides visibility for the gunner and driver; it has a binocular-like projection into the cabin, which the driver and gunner press their eyes to. It has several vision capabilities, including thermal, electromagnetic, and night vision. Lasers calculate the distance from the guns to a target, and the advanced targeting systems on the Ravager can hit 10 targets every 30 seconds. The main gun, which is 120 mm-caliber, fires APFSDS/HIAT rounds, that is, Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot shells at a rate of 12 shells per minute. The gun is loaded automatically. The engine is a SACMV8X-1500 hyperbar diesel engine, providing impressive speed, given the size and weight of the Ravager. It has a road speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and an off-road speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The armor of the tank is a very thick alloy of steel and titanium, with small amounts of manganese added to the steel to prevent brittleness, and tungsten added to the areas that are most important, like the ammunition compartment, the engine, and the turret.
The rear section of the Ravager is attached to the front by a flexible armor made by attaching small overlapping plates of armor together, making a material with sufficient flexibility to serve as an attaching device for the tank, yet almost as heavily armored as the rest of the tank. The rear section is merely a hold for the squad being transported. However, to protect against anti-tank fighter-bombers like the A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog”, one 14.5 mm AA gun is mounted on the top of the rear section. To deploy the soldiers, a control in the front lowers an armored door through which the soldiers can rush out.
The Ravager, while effective singly, is best deployed in a platoon of four to six tanks. This way they can provide overlapping AA fire with their 7.62 mm guns, and their squads can coordinate multiple assaults through communication with their “mother” tank, in a multi-pronged attack. The Ravager is least effective when deployed in large numbers at once, due to its large size. Too many tanks and the communications network between squads and their tank would become cluttered, not to mention the difficulty in moving too many tanks down any but the widest of streets.
Statistics:
Armament
Primary Gun size: 120 mm
Rate of Fire: 12 shells per minute
Shell type: APFSDS/HIAT
AA gun: 7.62 mm gun
Secondary Gun: 12.7 mm machine gun
Engine
Engine type: SACMV8X-1500 hyperbar diesel
Road speed: 60 kilometers per hour
Off-road speed: 50 kilometers per hour
Electronic Capabilities
Range of recognition: 4 miles
Range of identification: 2.5 miles
ESM system passively detects enemy electromagnetic emissions
Limited range ECM jammer
Size
Length: 38.7 feet
Width: 12.4 feet
Price
1.5 million USD
Options:
A flamethrower can be added for an extra 100,000 USD. This device consists of a second tank of fuel in the front section of the tank. It is forced out of a jutting nozzle near the bottom of the front section by nitrogen gas under pressure and ignited. The burning stream of fuel has a maximum range of 95 yards, and is extremely useful for dealing with groups of infantry or fortifications.
OOC: You may have noticed I don’t have any pictures of the tank. Sorry. That’s why I described its design so much. Tell me if you have any questions and I’ll try to answer them. I’m no huge expert on tanks. Also, do your own math. If you make me do it for you, I will charge you 100,000 extra.
Introduction:
The T-120 Ravager MBT is the future of modern tank warfare. It is designed to enter urban combat zones, secure the immediate area, unload a squad of troops, and use them to sweep surrounding buildings and alleys too small for the Ravager itself to enter. To allow the transport of the soldiers, the Ravager had to be built bigger than normal tank size, but allows increased maneuverability with four, instead of two, continuous treads. This allows better turning ability. The armor itself is split into two, as well. One piece is the forward section, containing the crew area, the ammo compartment, and the engine. The smaller second section contains the small compartment with a capacity of eight fully equipped soldiers.
The front section is designed differently from other MBTs. It is roughly wedge-shaped, to deflect incoming fire more effectively. It has headlights to illuminate at night and a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted in front of the commander’s hatch. A sort of periscope provides visibility for the gunner and driver; it has a binocular-like projection into the cabin, which the driver and gunner press their eyes to. It has several vision capabilities, including thermal, electromagnetic, and night vision. Lasers calculate the distance from the guns to a target, and the advanced targeting systems on the Ravager can hit 10 targets every 30 seconds. The main gun, which is 120 mm-caliber, fires APFSDS/HIAT rounds, that is, Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot shells at a rate of 12 shells per minute. The gun is loaded automatically. The engine is a SACMV8X-1500 hyperbar diesel engine, providing impressive speed, given the size and weight of the Ravager. It has a road speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and an off-road speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The armor of the tank is a very thick alloy of steel and titanium, with small amounts of manganese added to the steel to prevent brittleness, and tungsten added to the areas that are most important, like the ammunition compartment, the engine, and the turret.
The rear section of the Ravager is attached to the front by a flexible armor made by attaching small overlapping plates of armor together, making a material with sufficient flexibility to serve as an attaching device for the tank, yet almost as heavily armored as the rest of the tank. The rear section is merely a hold for the squad being transported. However, to protect against anti-tank fighter-bombers like the A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog”, one 14.5 mm AA gun is mounted on the top of the rear section. To deploy the soldiers, a control in the front lowers an armored door through which the soldiers can rush out.
The Ravager, while effective singly, is best deployed in a platoon of four to six tanks. This way they can provide overlapping AA fire with their 7.62 mm guns, and their squads can coordinate multiple assaults through communication with their “mother” tank, in a multi-pronged attack. The Ravager is least effective when deployed in large numbers at once, due to its large size. Too many tanks and the communications network between squads and their tank would become cluttered, not to mention the difficulty in moving too many tanks down any but the widest of streets.
Statistics:
Armament
Primary Gun size: 120 mm
Rate of Fire: 12 shells per minute
Shell type: APFSDS/HIAT
AA gun: 7.62 mm gun
Secondary Gun: 12.7 mm machine gun
Engine
Engine type: SACMV8X-1500 hyperbar diesel
Road speed: 60 kilometers per hour
Off-road speed: 50 kilometers per hour
Electronic Capabilities
Range of recognition: 4 miles
Range of identification: 2.5 miles
ESM system passively detects enemy electromagnetic emissions
Limited range ECM jammer
Size
Length: 38.7 feet
Width: 12.4 feet
Price
1.5 million USD
Options:
A flamethrower can be added for an extra 100,000 USD. This device consists of a second tank of fuel in the front section of the tank. It is forced out of a jutting nozzle near the bottom of the front section by nitrogen gas under pressure and ignited. The burning stream of fuel has a maximum range of 95 yards, and is extremely useful for dealing with groups of infantry or fortifications.
OOC: You may have noticed I don’t have any pictures of the tank. Sorry. That’s why I described its design so much. Tell me if you have any questions and I’ll try to answer them. I’m no huge expert on tanks. Also, do your own math. If you make me do it for you, I will charge you 100,000 extra.