Republic of Texas Tank

arkon · May 06, 2011, 03:47:25 PM

looking forward to seeing more

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 06:05:25 AM

Progress so far

Thiel · May 10, 2011, 06:39:59 AM

Wow, that thing is a fecking tower.
Nice work so far

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 07:18:04 AM

Thanks bubba

The high sillouette is the biggest flaw. I seriously considered eliminating the top turret but this is supposed to be an early tank. Bad armor layout, sponson gun etc. The next one will be considerably more advanced

Old Wombat · May 10, 2011, 08:45:15 AM

Yup, that'll have an M48/M60 style MG turret on top of the ~~Grant~~ LEE (this bein' the Republic of Texas an' all) 37mm turret.

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 09:01:26 AM

Good guess, but no

. Imagine a Sherman with all the hull angles reversed

ChernayaAkula · May 10, 2011, 10:40:28 AM

What's it they say? "Everything's bigger in Texas"?

With a 37mm in the commander's ~~cupola~~ turret, 75mm in the middle turret, surely the sponson gun should be something even bigger. Right?

Quote from: sotoolslinger on May 10, 2011, 07:18:04 AM
<...> The high sillouette is the biggest flaw. <...> this is supposed to be an early tank. Bad armor layout, sponson gun etc. <...>

That's actually a splendid idea. How to (with hindsight) NOT build something.

Happened so often in real life, why not in whiff modelling?

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 11:06:17 AM

Actually

all the weaponry is whiffed out too

The sponson gun is a 4 inch howitzer for infantry support, bunker bustin, indirect fire and such. The main turret gun is a 2 1/2 inch, fully automatic, magazine fed,very high velocity anti tank gun. The commanders turret will be armed with twin 1 inch cannon for AAA defence etc.

Tuck · May 10, 2011, 11:20:15 AM

So, of course, it's a Gen. Houston Tank, right?

I'll bet the crews just call her "Comanchero"...

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 11:56:45 AM

Actually it will be called the Walker after Sam Walker the Texas Ranger that designed the Walker Colt

Here is the finalized gun layout
4 inch sponson gun

GTX · May 10, 2011, 01:25:02 PM

Looking good!

Tuck · May 10, 2011, 02:38:25 PM

Turbine engined?

sotoolslinger · May 10, 2011, 02:48:46 PM

Quote from: Tuck on May 10, 2011, 02:38:25 PM
Turbine engined?

Awww heck no. It's way too early '37-'39 era. also turbine engines in tanks suck. This will be powered by a 10 cylinder diesel of 600 to 800 HP depending on model. Early models will have bad slick tracks and a 600 HP engine .Later models are equipped with turbochargers and better ,wider tracks with better traction .

arkon · May 10, 2011, 03:40:29 PM

you gonna keep the dremal tool collet muzzle on the sponsoon gun?

Jacques Deguerre · May 10, 2011, 03:46:19 PM

That is just insanely awesome!

I've been trying to come up with a tank that uses the M41 turret and lower hull/HVSS suspension from a late Sherman without much success. On the other hand, your design is inspired and I think it's totally amazing.