NationStates Jolt Archive


PT-1 Main Battle Tank Released for International Sales!

Greston
21-03-2008, 01:16
After designs like the TM series and the Jaguar tank class the new, improved tank design that has been used for private Grestonian use it officially open to be bought by foreign nations and militias. This design is meant to be for more urban fighting or close quaters fighting.

Designer: Andrew Delotai
Type: Main Battle Tank
Class Name: PT-1 "FlameBlazer"
Weight: 53 tonnes
Length: 9 m
Width: 3.1 m
Height: 2.4 m
Crew: 3
Engine: 4-cycle, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp
Speed: 70 km/h
Amour: Steel, Chrobham
Primary Armament:
1x 125mm smoothbore gun
Secondary Armament:
1x 7.62mm KT-7.62 coaxial machine gun
2x Ronson Flamethrower
Power/weight: 27.2 hp/tonne
Suspension: In-arm Suspension Unit
Operational Range: 430 km


Info:

Defence:

The turret and hull are protected second generation Chobham armour, ERA (Explosive Reactive Armour) kits are also fitted as necessary. A nuclear, biological, and chemical protection system is located in the turret bustle. On each side of the turret are five L8 smoke grenade dischargers, and a number of infa red sreening rounds.Also smoke grenades are set off shrouding the tank from visual or thermal detection. It may also be fitted with reactive armor over the track skirts if needed (as in the Urban Survival Kit) and Slat armor over the rear of the tank and rear fuel cells to protect against ATGMs. Fuel and ammunition are in armored compartments with blowout panels to protect the crew from the risk of the tank's own ammunition cooking off if the tank is damaged. Protection against spalling is provided by a kevlar liner. Also The PT-1 can survive multiple hits from the most powerful tank munitions (including 120 mm depleted uranium APFSDS) and anti-tank missiles.

Drive System:
Engine: Perkins CV12 diesel engine delivering 1,200 hp
Gearbox: David Brown TN54 epicyclical transmission (6 fwd, 2 rev)
Suspention: Second-generation Hydrogas
Track: William Cook Defence Hydraulically Adjustable double-pin

Price: $5 million per
Leafanistan
21-03-2008, 01:39
Strategic Solutions, a division of General Resources Conglomerate

Where is the ammunition for the Flamethrower's stored and what is their effective range?

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Greston
21-03-2008, 01:55
To: Strategic Solutions
From: CEO Ronald Farley of BloodStrand Military Supplies

The Ronson Flamethrower has four hundred gallons of fuel and nitrogen propellant, enough for eighty one-second bursts, which are stored in a 6½ ton detachable armoured case. The bursts can go up to 150 yards away from the tank.
Leafanistan
21-03-2008, 02:20
To: Strategic Solutions
From: CEO Ronald Farley of BloodStrand Military Supplies

The Ronson Flamethrower has four hundred gallons of fuel and nitrogen propellant, enough for eighty one-second bursts, which are stored in a 6½ ton detachable armoured case. The bursts can go up to 150 yards away from the tank.

OOC: 150 yards? The M2 could get only a maximum range of 33 meters. I feel its a bit of an overestimate on its range, even a tank mounted model. You'll need significant arcing to get to 150 yards and a pretty powerful propellant to give it enough initial velocity.
The Phoenix Milita
21-03-2008, 02:36
The M67 Zippo had a range of 200m, so 150m is entirely possible.
Greston
21-03-2008, 02:51
OOC: 150 yards? The M2 could get only a maximum range of 33 meters. I feel its a bit of an overestimate on its range, even a tank mounted model. You'll need significant arcing to get to 150 yards and a pretty powerful propellant to give it enough initial velocity.

OOC: You are actually wrong there. The Churchill Flametank's Flamethrower went from 120 yards upto 150 yards. That is where I got my estimate. I wasn't guessing or estimating when I said that. it was from real stats.
Miroxia
21-03-2008, 02:58
I'll take 5
Greston
21-03-2008, 03:01
To: The Leader of The Nation of Miroxia
From: CEO Ronald Farley of BloodStrand Military Supplies.

Accepted. You must wire us 25 million Universal Dollars by next Thursday (OOC: In RL) or the order shall be canceled. Thank you for buying the PT-1.