1. Screw propelled tank. Replacing the tank treads on the illegal tank should probably be worthy of an design action. I'd also wager we could slap a Wickers on it and hope we follow up with a revision for the Wickers...
2. Trigger cranks. Incredibly annoying to actually shoot with when carrying the gun in hands, but considering only automatic we have is basically a heavy Vickers MG, it should do fine. Just revise the Wickers to be semi-auto and slap a trigger crank onto it.
Design:
NAF-SPAT-51 "Sledge” - It's a Thatcher modified to be legal under Geneva conventions. The tank treads are replaced with counter-rotating screw system with
inflatable rubberized tips that allow it to develop it reasonable speed offroad, but still be able to use roads to some extent, as well as move sideways. The rest of tank stays mostly the same, except additional mounts for machineguns in hull, turret and anti-aircraft pintle mount on top (that we aren't going to put anything on yet, as machineguns are obviously illegal).
The "could be contested in court variant", probably not that hard, but eh.NAF-SPAT-51 "Decapod" It's a Thatcher modified to be legal under Geneva conventions.
The tank treads are replaced with five pairs of simple, short legs and armoured which move slightly upwards and forward, with foremost and rearmost pair being able to turn sideways a bit, to allow the whole vehicle to turn. The vehicle should be capable of strafing and able to curl up the legs and lie on the ground. The rest of tank stays mostly the same, except additional mounts for machineguns in hull, turret and anti-aircraft pintle mount on top (that we aren't going to put anything on yet, as machineguns are obviously illegal).
The reasonable variant, hard?NAF-SPAT-51 "Hexapod" It's a Thatcher modified to be legal under Geneva conventions. The tank treads are replaced with
three pairs of legs, with the foremost and rearmost pair angled slightly along the main body of the vehicle. The legs are operated by gears, pulleys and hydraulics, and covered frontally with armour at least as thick as the rest of vehicle has. It should be capable of strafing, leaning, turning and changing it's height, up to lying on the ground completly. The rest of tank stays mostly the same, except additional mounts for machineguns in hull, turret and anti-aircraft pintle mount on top (that we aren't going to put anything on yet, as machineguns are obviously illegal).
The out-there variant, very hard if not worse.NAF-SPAT-51 "Flytrap” It's a Thatcher modified to be legal under Geneva conventions. The tank treads are replaced with empty space insulated to the ground with rubber skirts. The engine is made to power a fan which fills the cushion under the tank with air, and allows it to hover over the ground and water. The rubber skirts exposure to outside should be kept as low as possible, to keep it from being penetrated by bullets. The rest of tank stays mostly the same, except additional mounts for machineguns in hull, turret and anti-aircraft pintle mount on top (that we aren't going to put anything on yet, as machineguns are obviously illegal).
The non-legged but legal variant, probably also quite hard to do.Revision:
NAF-NMG-51 "Wictor" – It's a semi-auto version of the old Wickers machine gun with purpose-designed crank fire adapter, which depresses the trigger every few degrees of rotation, making it into a very fast firing semi-auto non-machinegun. It has the added benefit of the user being able to control the firerate by changing how fast they rotate the crank. The non-machinegun will be added to the machinegun mounts on the NAF-AFW-51, NAF-UH-51 and other places where it's applicable, as well as skis added to it's original mounts to allow for some mobility, and also
horse packs that allow the machinegun to be carried with speed and reduce the amount of men required in a squad. With enough suppresing fire the water from the water jacket could be used to brew tea, although it's not really advisable.
NAF-SAR-51 "Kotow" (give me a better name and I'll use it) -
It's a semi-auto version of the old Enfield, with external gas piston. Includes offset sights and changed stock, to ensue that the bolt doesn't hit the shooter. The rifle features an enlarged magazine of 20 rounds, pistol grip, a bipod doubling as forward grip and a bayonet.
Analysis
NAF-SPAT-41 "Paradigm" (4): Chiefwaffles, Frostgiant, Stabby, Talion
NAF-SPAT-51 "Hexapod" (1): Kot
Design
Team Bonus
Cobalt (3): Chiefwaffles, Talion, Frostgiant
Titanium (0):
Manganese (0):
Aluminum (0):
Tungsten (2): Kot, Stabby
Gold (2): Chiefwaffles, Talion
Team Color
Blue (2): Chiefwaffles, Talion
Red (2): Kot, Stabby
Green (1): Frostiant
Author
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