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Approved Vehicle Sand Panther-class Main Battle Tank Mk. I

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Noah Corek

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Intent: To create a main battle tank that Hekler'Kok can market

Development Thread: N/A

Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries

Model: Sand Panther-class Main Battle Tank Mk. I

Affiliation: Open Market and whoever HK is willing to sell to

Modularity: Yes, Explosive Reactive Armor, Rocket Cages, Various Different Weapons Mounted on the Cupola and Different Types of Canisters in the Canister Launchers

Production: Minor

Material: Layered Titanum-Alusteel Alloy, Durasteel, Ceramics and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer

Role: Main Battle Tank

Height: 2.2 Meters

Length: 7.3 Meters (Hull Length) 10.5 Meters (With Cannon facing forward)

Width: 3.4 Meters

Weight: 62.3 Tonnes

Minimum Crew: 1x Driver, 1x Loader and 1x Commander/Gunner

Optimal Crew: 1x Driver, 1x Loader, 1x Gunner, 1x Commander and 1x Radio Operator

Propulsion: Tracks

Top Speed: 85 KM/H

Armaments:
  • Primary Weapon: 1x AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (with a shortened barrel and a muzzle brake)
  • Secondary Weapon: 1x Co-Axial Heavy Repeater or Medium Repeater
  • Tertiary Weapon: Cupola Mounted 1x Heavy Repeater Or Medium Repeater or Grenade Launcher or 2x 90mm TOW Missiles
  • Tertiary Weapon: 1x Forward Mounted Heavy or Medium Repeater (for the Radio Operator)
  • Tertiary Weapon: 12x Canister Launchers, Two Canisters Per Launchers, Canisters can be Smoke, Incendiary, Teargas, Nerve Agents etc.
Squadron Count: 4

Passenger Capacity: Ten can ride on top of the tank at their own peril

Cargo Capacity: N/A

Misc. Equipment:
  • Military Grade Radio and Encryption Device
  • Standard Sensor Array
  • Standard Targeting Systems
  • IFF Transmitter
  • Backup Manual Turret Controls
  • Automated Turret Controls
  • Military Grade On-Board Computer Systems
  • Damage Control Systems
  • Weapon Racks for storing handheld weapons in case of a bail out
  • NBC Protection Systems
  • EMP Hardening
  • Three Periscopes (1 for the Driver, 1 for the Gunner and 1 for the Commander)
Description: The Sand-Panther-class Main Battle Tank Mk I, affectionately nicknamed 'the Beast' by its developers is the Hekler'Kok response to both one of its rival companies, Tenloss and its Skocha-class Main Battle Tank, and the growing threat of both the Sith, the Primeval, the Hutt Cartel and to a lesser extent the Techno Union.

The first thing the development teams had to work on was finding or developing a main armament that would be sufficient enough for the Sand Panther to be both a effective alternative to the Skocha for clients and for it to be effective at taking out enemy vehicles, fortifications and personnel. Originally the idea was to use the Skocha main armament, the J-1 Semi-Autonomous Proton Cannon but this was seen as too much like ripping of the Skocha and so the search for a different type of main armament started. Eventually after searching for weeks the developers settled of the J-1's Clone Wars counterpart, the AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon. The AV-7 was originally mounted on a four legged walker support but with some modifications to the weapons design it was made to fit inside the turret of the tank. This along with a muzzle brake to reduce recoil and a gyroscopic stabilizer to allow for more accurate firing while moving. But due to the shortened barrel of the modified AV-7 its range is significantly reduced.

Next that needed worked on was the armor of the tank itself. At first the development team was divided on whether to use straight durasteel with a alusteel outer lining or to use a titanium-alusteel alloy. Both were very effective against energy weapons but it was found that they were vulnerable to high velocity armor piercing shells from ECP cannons and Railguns and the development team tried to find a way to counter. They finally came up with the idea of layered armor. The idea was to put a centimeters of the titanium-alusteel alloy and then a centimeter of durasteel to help defend against energy weapons and then a centimeter of ceramics and centimeter of carbon fiber reinforced polymer to help defend against projectile. In tests this proved to be effective, the projectiles would go through the titanium-alusteel alloy and then durasteel only to be stopped by the ceramics and carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Of course for there to be even less of a chance that projectiles and energy weapons to penetrate it the armor on all sides are sloped at a pretty good angle.

After all that all the secondary and tertiary weapon system were added on to give it a good anti-infantry capability as well. Other equipment were added as well military grade radio and encryption device, a sensor array, targeting systems, a Identify-Friend-or-Foe transmitter, electronic turret controls and backup manual controls in case of electronic failure, on-board computer systems, damage controls systems, weapon racks for hanging weapons in case the crew needs to bail, a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical protection system to protect from radiation from nuclear weapons and biological materials and chemicals from biological and chemical weapons and EMP hardening that adds a resistance in case of a EMP attack.

Primary Source: Skocha-class Main Battle Tank
 
RESEARCH REVIEW

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Starwars Chaos:
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WITHOUT DEV THREADS
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WITH DEV THREADS
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This holds a lot of similarities to the Skocha. Just to be on the safe side, could you link that as a primary source for this submission.
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/22475-skocha-class-main-battle-tank/

Aside from that, could you mention the shortened design of the AV-7 reduces the Range of the weapon.



Noah Corek said:
a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical protection systems and EMP hardening in case of a EMP attack.
Nuclear? As in Radiation, or as in a nuclear blast? If Radiation, just say that instead. As for the EMP Hardening, specify it increases its RESISTANCE to EMP Attacks.
 
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