Hamilay
06-09-2007, 10:42
Old design, linked for the sake of completeness - will hopefully be updated at some point.
M12 Hussar Medium Combat Vehicle
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Developed to complement and possibly eventually supersede Hamilay’s diverse and, some say, disorganised, inventory of medium armoured infantry fighting vehicles and personnel carriers, the M12 Hussar is a multirole vehicle in every sense of the word. In its basic design, it is a heavy wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, but with a 105mm cannon, giving it similarities to a Mobile Gun System unit. Whilst modern armoured combat vehicles such as the Stryker are easily configured to perform in multiple roles, this design allows the Hussar to perform all of these in one package. The base model alone is well-equipped to carry out reconnaissance, attack, transport and security missions, and has the ability to engage tanks, armoured vehicles, infantry and fortifications. Its one sticking point is its lack of offensive capabilities against aircraft, but this problem may be rectified to some extent as the passenger has been outfitted to be able to carry a FIM-92 Stinger or other MANPADS team with this in mind.
Its wheeled design hinders it slightly on uneven terrain, but this was chosen for the needs of the Hamilyan Army, to operate on the Federal Republic’s bitumen streets and open plains. This also increases its suitability for urban patrol and peacekeeping duties outside of direct combat. However, the vehicle's mobility is improved by its amphibious capability, propelled by two water-jets at a speed of up to 8km/h.
The design of the Israeli Merkava influenced the M12 Hussar. Whilst there was no need for yet another main battle tank in the Hamilayan armed forces, the Merkava ‘tankbulance’ version as well as its general design as a tank with some infantry transport capabilities caught the interest of designers, who applied it to the Mobile Gun System concept (the end result of this line of thought being the M12/E MEDEVAC vehicle).
Personnel
The passenger compartment has space for six infantry, one of whom should be tasked with reloading the left turret-mounted ATGM launcher through the top rear hatch, which should ideally be done when the vehicle is stationary and turret in forward position. The vehicle itself is crewed by three people; a driver, gunner and commander.
Defences
The vehicle is protected by 40mm steel armour, capable of withstanding shrapnel, small arms and autocannon fire, in addition to cage armour as standard for operation against rocket-propelled grenades, particularly for use in urban environments. Two grenade launchers are situated on each side of the turret, capable of launching smoke, fragmentation or chaff ordnance.
Armament
The Hussar is armed with one 105mm rifled gun, one coaxially-mounted M301 7.62mm GPMG, one MG51 12.7mm Russian heavy antiaircraft machine gun, the commander’s weapon, and one AT-18 Halberd wire-guided anti-tank missile launcher, newly developed for the Federal Republic, seeing its first use here on the M12. As mentioned before, the AT-18 is reloaded from outside the vehicle by the unit’s passengers whilst the vehicle is stationary, as with the M2 Bradley.
The AT-18 ‘Halberd’ weapon, intended to replace the BGM-71 TOW, is a laser-guided (semi-automatic homing) anti-tank guided missile produced by Hamilayan Armaments Systems Incorporated. Using a shaped-charge tandem HEAT warhead, the missile is capable of penetrating up to 1350mm of RHAe from a maximum effective range of approximately 4 kilometres.
Diameter: 15.0cm
Length: 112cm
Warhead weight: 13.2kg
Missile weight: 24.6kg
Launcher weight w/missile: 106.8kg
Maximum effective range: 4.25km
Armour penetration: 1200mm RHAe
Time of flight to maximum effective range: approximately 18 seconds
Unit replacement cost: $115,000
Variations
The standard variant of the M12 already having many uses, the system has spawned myriads of variants. The most significant include the M12/L, a ‘light’ version with less armour designed for airborne and rapid deployment units, fulfilling airdroppable weight requirements to deliver heavy firepower and the M12/E medical evacuation vehicle.
Statistics
Weight: 22.5 tonnes
Length: 7.5m
Width: 3.6m
Height: 3.0m
Crew: 3 (+6 passengers)
Armour: 40mm steel
Primary armament: 105mm gun
Secondary armament: 7.62mm M301 machine gun, AT-18 Halberd ATGM, 12.7mm heavy machine gun
Engine: diesel, 500hp
Power/weight: 22.2hp/tonne
Operational range: 650km
Speed: 98km/h, swim 8km/h
Price: $1.6 million USD
M12 Hussar Medium Combat Vehicle
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/Flaw3dLegacy/MediumCombatVehicle.jpg
Developed to complement and possibly eventually supersede Hamilay’s diverse and, some say, disorganised, inventory of medium armoured infantry fighting vehicles and personnel carriers, the M12 Hussar is a multirole vehicle in every sense of the word. In its basic design, it is a heavy wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, but with a 105mm cannon, giving it similarities to a Mobile Gun System unit. Whilst modern armoured combat vehicles such as the Stryker are easily configured to perform in multiple roles, this design allows the Hussar to perform all of these in one package. The base model alone is well-equipped to carry out reconnaissance, attack, transport and security missions, and has the ability to engage tanks, armoured vehicles, infantry and fortifications. Its one sticking point is its lack of offensive capabilities against aircraft, but this problem may be rectified to some extent as the passenger has been outfitted to be able to carry a FIM-92 Stinger or other MANPADS team with this in mind.
Its wheeled design hinders it slightly on uneven terrain, but this was chosen for the needs of the Hamilyan Army, to operate on the Federal Republic’s bitumen streets and open plains. This also increases its suitability for urban patrol and peacekeeping duties outside of direct combat. However, the vehicle's mobility is improved by its amphibious capability, propelled by two water-jets at a speed of up to 8km/h.
The design of the Israeli Merkava influenced the M12 Hussar. Whilst there was no need for yet another main battle tank in the Hamilayan armed forces, the Merkava ‘tankbulance’ version as well as its general design as a tank with some infantry transport capabilities caught the interest of designers, who applied it to the Mobile Gun System concept (the end result of this line of thought being the M12/E MEDEVAC vehicle).
Personnel
The passenger compartment has space for six infantry, one of whom should be tasked with reloading the left turret-mounted ATGM launcher through the top rear hatch, which should ideally be done when the vehicle is stationary and turret in forward position. The vehicle itself is crewed by three people; a driver, gunner and commander.
Defences
The vehicle is protected by 40mm steel armour, capable of withstanding shrapnel, small arms and autocannon fire, in addition to cage armour as standard for operation against rocket-propelled grenades, particularly for use in urban environments. Two grenade launchers are situated on each side of the turret, capable of launching smoke, fragmentation or chaff ordnance.
Armament
The Hussar is armed with one 105mm rifled gun, one coaxially-mounted M301 7.62mm GPMG, one MG51 12.7mm Russian heavy antiaircraft machine gun, the commander’s weapon, and one AT-18 Halberd wire-guided anti-tank missile launcher, newly developed for the Federal Republic, seeing its first use here on the M12. As mentioned before, the AT-18 is reloaded from outside the vehicle by the unit’s passengers whilst the vehicle is stationary, as with the M2 Bradley.
The AT-18 ‘Halberd’ weapon, intended to replace the BGM-71 TOW, is a laser-guided (semi-automatic homing) anti-tank guided missile produced by Hamilayan Armaments Systems Incorporated. Using a shaped-charge tandem HEAT warhead, the missile is capable of penetrating up to 1350mm of RHAe from a maximum effective range of approximately 4 kilometres.
Diameter: 15.0cm
Length: 112cm
Warhead weight: 13.2kg
Missile weight: 24.6kg
Launcher weight w/missile: 106.8kg
Maximum effective range: 4.25km
Armour penetration: 1200mm RHAe
Time of flight to maximum effective range: approximately 18 seconds
Unit replacement cost: $115,000
Variations
The standard variant of the M12 already having many uses, the system has spawned myriads of variants. The most significant include the M12/L, a ‘light’ version with less armour designed for airborne and rapid deployment units, fulfilling airdroppable weight requirements to deliver heavy firepower and the M12/E medical evacuation vehicle.
Statistics
Weight: 22.5 tonnes
Length: 7.5m
Width: 3.6m
Height: 3.0m
Crew: 3 (+6 passengers)
Armour: 40mm steel
Primary armament: 105mm gun
Secondary armament: 7.62mm M301 machine gun, AT-18 Halberd ATGM, 12.7mm heavy machine gun
Engine: diesel, 500hp
Power/weight: 22.2hp/tonne
Operational range: 650km
Speed: 98km/h, swim 8km/h
Price: $1.6 million USD