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[andrea]

we have our very fine petrol engines to use, we can add RHA with a revision if we fail to get it in the design. at most, even with 3 oil AND expensive fuel injection , it is going to turn out very expensive at most.

by the way, it seems they won the design credit. and today I have no time working on advertising. this will be an hard time.

I suggest advertising the motorbike.

[tryrar]

We could do what they did, and design an entire tank, including new armor, a new gun and all that in one go.

I was thinking about that. I'm kinda split of whether to do that or not.....

you know what? Screw it. We did tanks first, so we know tanks best. Let's show them how to tank!

Spoiler: AS-T25 (click to show/hide)

A new, 4 man Medium tank featuring Medium RHA armor all around, with the armor at the front angled at 30 degrees. It features a fast-turning turret mounting a new lightweight, high-velocity 50mm rifled AT gun(the DT25) that is accurate, easy to reload, and features an interrupted screw breech and hydropneumatic recoil dampening(as well as a muzzle brake if necessary), as well as a coaxial belt-fed 1924 with another 1924 mounted on top of the turret in a pintle mount for anti-AA work. It has decent speed and a turbocharged, fuel-injected Diesel engine that puts out a lot of power for not a lot of fuel use and hydropneumatic suspension for a smoothish ride.

[andrea]

I would put turret and gun as higher priorities. RHA is easier to add in a revision.

and I vote for it

AS-T25

[Andres]

Design the AS-RPG25.

Spoiler: AS-RPG25 (click to show/hide)

The AS-RPG25 is a man-portable rocket launcher. It fires an armour-piercing payload capable of penetrating Medium RHA armour singularly and Heavy RHA armour when multiple are fired at once. Aluminium is used, totalling its cost to 3 Ore at most.

We did tanks first, so we know tanks best.

We did a steam powered tank. They made two petrol-powered, turreted tanks and revised each of them. As much as I hate to say it, they know tanks best. We know light vehicles, planes, and small arms better.

Glory to Arstotzka.

EDIT: Revision should be set for decreasing the Oil costs of our planes. Our DB will be cheap and our HF will become Expensive, possibly even cheap if we can simplify the fuel injection in the Revision.

[10ebbor10]

RPG is way into the future. Not going to work, especially not after the fuzz with the recoilless rifle.

[tryrar]

Design the AS-RPG25.

Spoiler: AS-RPG25 (click to show/hide)

The AS-RPG25 is a man-portable rocket launcher. It fires an armour-piercing payload capable of penetrating Medium RHA armour singularly and Heavy RHA armour when multiple are fired at once. Aluminium is used, totalling its cost to 3 Ore at most.

We did tanks first, so we know tanks best.

We did a steam powered tank. They made two petrol-powered, turreted tanks and revised each of them. As much as I hate to say it, they know tanks best. We know light vehicles, planes, and small arms better.

Glory to Arstotzka.

EDIT: Revision should be set for decreasing the Oil costs of our planes. Our DB will be cheap and our HF will become Expensive, possibly even cheap if we can simplify the fuel injection in the Revision.

I'm actually hoping by including a fuel injected engine in the tank, that it'll reduce the cost of fuel injection. Of course, we can revise fuel injection if need be in case that doesn't work

[andrea]

I am not sure we can reduce oil cost in aircrafts while still keeping their high performance.

[tryrar]

I am not sure we can reduce oil cost in aircrafts while still keeping their high performance.

It allows for a higher-performance engine for the same fuel use. Therefore, if we keep the same engine output in our current planes but then use fuel injection, it should reduce oil costs.

[Andres]

RPG is way into the future. Not going to work, especially not after the fuzz with the recoilless rifle.

I just looked it up and yeah, RPGs weren't invented until the 40s, meaning we can't invent them until the 30s.

I'm actually hoping by including a fuel injected engine in the tank, that it'll reduce the cost of fuel injection. Of course, we can revise fuel injection if need be in case that doesn't work

Good point, there.

Spoiler: AS-T25 (click to show/hide)

A new, 4 man Medium tank featuring Medium RHA armor all around, with the armor at the front angled at 30 degrees. It features a fast-turning turret mounting a new lightweight, high-velocity 50mm  rifled AT gun that is accurate, easy to reload, and features an interrupted screw breech. It has decent speed and a turbocharged, fuel-injected engine(diesel if possible, petrol if not) that puts out a lot of power for not a lot of fuel use.

Support, but it should use auto-loading technology that we got from our autocannons, thus only needing three men to operate. It is not turbocharged (less ambitious) but it does have a fuel-injected engine. From our experience with heavy trucks, it uses a diesel engine. A single AA-capable AC18 sits on the top of the tank. If the tank is decent enough at the end, include headlights in the front for use at night.

Glory to Arstotzka.

[QuakeIV]

I would put turret and gun as higher priorities. RHA is easier to add in a revision.

and I vote for it

AS-T25

This exactly.

[tryrar]

...an autoloading 50mm? Really? Hell, 40mm is pushing it, and that would be expensive as fuck, so no. I'll give you that it needs a pintle mounted MG, but I'm not sure our AC18 is light enough for the job. Instead of an AC18, put a 1924 on top on a pintle mount for anti0infatry and AA purposes, as well as a coaxial MG if possible.)

[Andres]

The T-64 had an autoloader and its barrel was 125mm, so why not?

[tryrar]

The T-64 had an autoloader and its barrel was 125mm, so why not?

..You're talking about a tank from the fucking 1960s, and even wikipedia calls that feature revolutionary. For a tank from the 1960s. Plus, IIRC that autoloader was slower than simply manually loading the shell. Sure it let the omit a crew member, a very big consideration for a Soviet tank(what with their cramped crew quarters), but we don't really have space issues, so it's not needed.

[Andres]

Fair enough. No autoloader then.

[tryrar]

Added a slight modification for a coaxial MG and another pintle-mounted for AA.

Edit:As for revision, assuming nothing goes wrong with the tank I had the idea of turning our armored cars into a specialist vehicle now that their effectiveness has dropped off. One idea I had was enlarging the chassis enough to allow a third crew member(as well as a fuel injected engine) so that we can mount a modified turret with our new AT gun(omitting the coaxial MG if need be). MOAR AT!

Or, we can enlarge it to fit a open-topped superstructure mounting a short-barreled version of our 80mm cannon to make a self-propelled gun. What do you guys think?(of course, if something fucks up on the tank, we will be fixing that!)