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Type 42 Medium Tank Released

Willink
06-05-2006, 20:36
TYPE 42 MEDIUM TANK
(Info Taken from the NSwiki page)



The Type 42 Represents a new chapter in Willink army equipment. Moving away from the large, dominating designs to those that are more reliable, capable, and easy to build and maintain, whilist continuing the ability to defeat opposing equipment. From the Get-go, the Type 42 was not designed to obliverate any tank in existance. It was designed to be easy to operate, control, defeat enemies using like equipment, and for incredible reliablilty and durabilty. It can be used in all theatres easily; jungle, desert, hills, tundra, and artic. It's main gun is arguably the most capable 120mm ETC in existance,

Armament

The Type 42 is Equipped with the newly-designed G20/7 120mm ETC Tank gun, succeeding the L30A1 in service. The gun is made from ESR Steel with chromium alloy lining and Uranium reinforcements, and features a thermal sleeve. The Gun is also fitted with an muzzle reference system, a gyrostabiliser, and a Series of small vents to release heat buildup and fumes. It is reliable in different evironments and weather conditons, and is very easy to replace.

48 Rounds Are Carried, a Mix of APFSDS, SABOT, and DUAPFSDS. The Gun is entirely electric, and features an advance stabalization system. A 12.7mm Chain gun with HE rounds is fitted next to the Main gun, and can actually be used to shoot at Helicopters and slow flying planes on strafing runs. 1000 rounds of 12.7mm Ammunition are carried. An M60E3 Machine gun is mounted on the Commanders Cupola.

The digital fire control computer is a somewhat indiginous design, mixing together and updating features on such tanks as the Challenger 2, M1A2, and Leopard 2 for maximum capability and efficency.

The commander has a panoramic SAGEM VS 580-10 gyrostabilised sight, with Elevation ranging from +40° to -40°.

The driver is equipped with a Passive Driving Periscope for Night driving.

The Tank features the most advanced Autoloader designed by Military Designers YIRC, allowing for a very fast loading and firing time, all while increasing battlefield survivability.

Defense

To keep the tank durable, it features a simple yet powerful Armor system, making use of the New 3rd Generation Chobham armor, impregnated with Depleted Uranium and mixed with a Carbon-based metal for very strong protection. Fittings for ERA can be fitted if needed. The Armor is very capable, able to deter and defeat Grenade and RPG blasts, and also proves very effective against enemy ETC guns.

It features a full NBC protective system, along with a Lead-based lining in the turret interior to protect sensitive equippment, commonplace on Soviet Tanks. Also included are Gauss Coils fitted under the armor.

The Type 42 also has 6 Smoke dischargers fitted to the front of the turret. Following many T-Series tanks , the tank can also create a smoke screen by injecting diesel fuel into the exhaust manifolds.

A Series of small Non-explosive DU Blow-off plates are fitted to the bottom of the tank, to deter the blast from Anti-tank mines and IED's.

Drive System

Vistla Automotive Military spec V-Array Diesel Engine, 1,800hp.
Cornerstone INC epicyclical transmission.
Vistla Automotive Military spec Torsion Bar.

Sensors

To keep costs down, the Research and Developement department was put in charge of developing cost-effective Sensory equipment for operation on the vehicle. The main sensory equipment of the tank is it's Central operations CPU, which manages the majority of the equipment. It is fed through a small Antenna/Com tower (Visable in the picture, the Cylinder shaped green item on the turret roof) which includes the laser rangefinder, the TSO, and several other important operational equipment signals.

The TSO (Tank System Outboard) uses a high-powered laser to scramble the signals of Guided shells, missiles, and can be used to blind other tanks by mixing up their IR equipment. The Type 42 Features a Updated and enlarged version of the Targeting system mounted on the T-6A, utilizing multiple signals and on-the fly Projecting to prevent the aiming system from being blocked or otherwise disabled.

The Tank features a thermal Imaging System (TIS) with magnification of x12 narrow field of view and x5 wide field of view, nearly a fourth larger field of vision that that mounted on contemparary tanks.

Also Included is a Platform Battlefield Information System Application (PBISA, which utilizes a GPS based targeting, friendly recognition, and linking different units and commands together to allow for easier command of the battlefield.

A Bowman tactical digital communications system is also included.

The Tank utilizes a Passive Driving Periscope to allow for easy night driving, with hightened sense of the crews surroundings whilist driving at night.


Modifed versions of the tank are available upon request.

Price: 6.1 Million USD

http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Type_42 < Link to Wiki.
Willink
06-05-2006, 21:25
Bump
Anagonia
06-05-2006, 21:34
Interesting..

Do you happen to be exporting this design to fellow Brethren Nations? We, ourselves, are looking for a tank design that is lower in profile than the M102 "Dominance".
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 21:56
Is it for sale?
Willink
06-05-2006, 21:57
Yes, the tank is for sale.
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 22:01
How much for rights?
Willink
06-05-2006, 22:05
How much for rights?

Production rights vary for the amount of Type 42A1's you wish to produce. The pricing is as follows:



4 Billion USD: 5,000 Tanks
9 Billion USD: 10,000 Tanks
10,000 plus tanks are only available to allied nations.
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 22:07
Considering my government waste is $374,431,536,000.00...I'll use some of that to go for 10,000 Type 42's
Mer des Ennuis
06-05-2006, 22:08
Just out of curosity: why should I purchase this medium tank? what role does it fill between a Merkava 4 Main battle tank (which, I might had, has an internal mortar and a rear exit to increase crew survivability) and a Warrior IFV, which can be equipped with anti-tank missile systems, where both are significantly cheaper?
Pythogria
06-05-2006, 22:08
Considering my government waste is $374,431,536,000.00...I'll use some of that to go for 10,000 Type 42's

Isn't Government waste just that... Waste? As in, "We don't know where it is, but it's GONE"?
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 22:10
OOC: I thought of it as "Pork" projects, pet projects, and money blown on useless crap.
Pythogria
06-05-2006, 22:11
OOC: I thought of it as "Pork" projects, pet projects, and money blown on useless crap.

OOC: Carry on
HailandKill
06-05-2006, 22:12
[OOC: Actually yes. Government waste basically refers to "pork", or money spent on useless/stupid things. You can't spend it because as "pork" its gone. You can't determine what your "pork" goes to, because when you make decisions on issues the game itself decides. Needless to say, their all unknown, but there. You use your defense budget BTW, for military purchases.

Really nice job Willink. I would buy a few if I wasn't going to buy lots of Nakil's from Mac. Keep up the good work man!]
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 22:14
[OOC: Actually yes. Government waste basically refers to "pork", or money spent on useless/stupid things. You can't spend it because as "pork" its gone.

Really nice job Willink. I would buy a few if I wasn't going to buy lots of Nakil's from Mac. Keep up the good work man!]
OOC: Ok, but what if(as a direct democracy) I were to expose the government waste to the people, causing them to go on a voting rampage. The money could then be filtered to the defense budget. Or is that just not possible?
HailandKill
06-05-2006, 22:18
OOC: Ok, but what if(as a direct democracy) I were to expose the government waste to the people, causing them to go on a voting rampage. The money could then be filtered to the defense budget. Or is that just not possible?

[OOC: Not possible. Even in current America alot of money is being wasted on pork and many people know about it, including myself. It is pretty much a way of government, and it isn't changing because their will always be "special interest" groups. Money for military projects always comes from defense budgets]
Xeraph
06-05-2006, 22:19
The government of the Xeraphian Empire wishes to purchase 500 of these tanks. 31,000,000,000 USD will be wired to your account upon confimation of the order.

The Emperor requests that Willink ship the units to the nation of Fourhearts.

regards,

Vlad, Prince of the Empire, Regent of The Grey Phoenix, in the Name of the Emperor.
The Horde Of Doom
06-05-2006, 22:19
OOC: Alright.
IC:
I'll go for the rights to the 5,000
Willink
06-05-2006, 22:21
Just out of curosity: why should I purchase this medium tank? what role does it fill between a Merkava 4 Main battle tank (which, I might had, has an internal mortar and a rear exit to increase crew survivability) and a Warrior IFV, which can be equipped with anti-tank missile systems, where both are significantly cheaper?


1. Due to my somewhat whacky naming system, it's intended role is as a Main Battle Tank.

2. It's sensors, Main armament, armor, and reliablity are all vastly superior to those of the Merkava 4.


[Edit]- All orders have been confirmed.
Mer des Ennuis
06-05-2006, 22:29
I know the merkava 4 is ment specifically for urban combat, and can be fitted with reactive armor if needed. In addition, it fufills my need for a short-range mortar, has the backdoor, and has been proven to be very manuverable on the rough terrain of the golan heights. I also think they use the same caliber cannon (unrifled for obvious reasons), and are being upgraded to have a bigger main gun. Does this change much?
Czardas
06-05-2006, 22:34
I know the merkava 4 is ment specifically for urban combat, and can be fitted with reactive armor if needed. In addition, it fufills my need for a short-range mortar, has the backdoor, and has been proven to be very manuverable on the rough terrain of the golan heights. I also think they use the same caliber cannon (unrifled for obvious reasons), and are being upgraded to have a bigger main gun. Does this change much?
Electromagnetic gun > smoothbore

Better range, better accuracy, better muzzle velocity.... may be tougher to clean, and more expensive, but the advantages should be obvious.
Willink
06-05-2006, 22:36
I know the merkava 4 is ment specifically for urban combat, and can be fitted with reactive armor if needed. In addition, it fufills my need for a short-range mortar, has the backdoor, and has been proven to be very manuverable on the rough terrain of the golan heights. I also think they use the same caliber cannon (unrifled for obvious reasons), and are being upgraded to have a bigger main gun. Does this change much?


An ETC (Electro Thermal Chemical) Gun is VASTLY supeiror to an average smoothbore gun, and offers extended range, accuracy, and is much deadlier, which is why nearly all NS-designed tanks mount it, which completely outperforms most RL tanks.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/fcs-nlos-etc.htm

This tank has better performance in rough terrian and in varied enviornments, designed to operate as such.
Czardas
06-05-2006, 22:42
Or you can just wait until I release the Scorpion II, the ultimate rough-terrain tank. ;)
Willink
06-05-2006, 23:26
Bump !
Mer des Ennuis
06-05-2006, 23:33
How would this tank stand up to a tow or javelin anti-tank missile?
Willink
07-05-2006, 02:52
How would this tank stand up to a tow or javelin anti-tank missile?


It's armor would rebuke the majority of the Impact from a TOW (As would most tanks, it is designed to defeat lightly-skinned vehicles.)


As for the Javelin, it can defeat it's IR Guidance system by blinding it with the TSO laser. It is also covered with a Think Radar-Absorbant paint layer under the basic paint, covering the entire tank, and a system that pumps Cold air between the covering and the hull to reduce it's IR signal, making it harder to track and lock onto. During an actual impact, the armor is very effective against blocking the damage, while in some instances being able to survive an impact and continue operating.
Willink
07-05-2006, 05:17
Updated.
Willink
07-05-2006, 13:43
Bump
Anagonia
07-05-2006, 15:19
The Motherland of Anagonia would like to purchase 5,000 units for the cost of:

$4 Billion Universal Standard Dollars

If this is acceptable, and if stats can be posted on our boards, we would greatly appriciate it.
Willink
07-05-2006, 15:33
The Motherland of Anagonia would like to purchase 5,000 units for the cost of:

$4 Billion Universal Standard Dollars

If this is acceptable, and if stats can be posted on our boards, we would greatly appriciate it.


Order is confirmed.