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Republic of Texas Tank
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Re: Republic of Texas Tank
That a Lee with a Pershing turret topped with an twin barrel Oerlikon 20mm gun.
What barrel did you stick on the old Lee's 75mm gun? Or is it just a fancy muzzle break.
What barrel did you stick on the old Lee's 75mm gun? Or is it just a fancy muzzle break.
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Re: Republic of Texas Tank
SO many turrets, so little time...
Very cool model... Very uncertain as to whether there is any chance of something like that working
But yeah, it certainly looks awesome (By not working, I mean mainly because of the weight of the pershing turret on that hull...
Very cool model... Very uncertain as to whether there is any chance of something like that working
But yeah, it certainly looks awesome (By not working, I mean mainly because of the weight of the pershing turret on that hull...
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You know the thing I always wonder about these multi-turret tanks is "how the fuck do they carry enough ammunition for all those guns."
Obviously it isn't a problem with Sci-fi tanks that use lasers or other energy weapons, but shell firing guns require ammo, and the tank above looks to require three separate types of ammunition. The top AA gun in particular would be under-supplied.
Obviously it isn't a problem with Sci-fi tanks that use lasers or other energy weapons, but shell firing guns require ammo, and the tank above looks to require three separate types of ammunition. The top AA gun in particular would be under-supplied.
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Actually the middle turret is a heavily modified M-41 Walker Bulldog. As to the ammo the center turret is only a 2 1/2 inch gun so the ammo is relatively small. I also made the main hull considerably larger in the rear specifically so it would have more room inside.
The muzzle brake on the sponson gun is a spare dremel tool chuck.
The muzzle brake on the sponson gun is a spare dremel tool chuck.
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Well, perhaps we could imagine that the propellant for the ammo is produced on site/on demand using coal dust gasoline vapor compressed air magic. reduction in the amount of space the ammo takes up alleviates the supply problem somewhat.
Re: Republic of Texas Tank
barnest2 wrote:SO many turrets, so little time...
Very cool model... Very uncertain as to whether there is any chance of something like that working
But yeah, it certainly looks awesome (By not working, I mean mainly because of the weight of the pershing turret on that hull...
Let's just put it down to Texans being Texans and move swiftly on, hmmm?Darksider wrote:You know the thing I always wonder about these multi-turret tanks is "how the fuck do they carry enough ammunition for all those guns."
Obviously it isn't a problem with Sci-fi tanks that use lasers or other energy weapons, but shell firing guns require ammo, and the tank above looks to require three separate types of ammunition. The top AA gun in particular would be under-supplied.
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