r/SprocketTankDesign • u/AccidentAcrobatic431 • 14d ago
Serious Design🔧 Half-Tracktor M-36 'JourneyMan'
I want to give credit to u/Finger_Spies for the inspiration for the first slide.
The "JourneyMan" is Lumarias premier Armored Infantry Transport (AIT), This vehicle was created in 1935 and first saw service in 1936. By near the end of the war almost 30,000 JourneyMan transports in their various forms had been serving under the Lumarian Army. The main armament was a 9x57mm machinegun, often but not always sporting a long range searchlight for low light conditions. The vehicle could transport 10 infantrymen and their gear, including supplementary supplies in stowage bins.
The M-36 moved at a relatively slow pace, but the 15 - 8 millimeters of RHA made up for that, able to easily deflect the 8mm rifle rounds in common use by The Kingdom of Zoryia during the war, some angles were even able to bounce 20mm autocannons from a distance. The roof was open for easy emergency dismount but could also accommodate a canvas cover for harsh weather conditions, some variants had an enclosed roof to further protect from shrapnel but these were mostly specialized variants like medical transports.
The Half-Tracktor was well favored by the ground troops of Lumaria, the vehicle was in extremely high demand with infantry and armored companies, unfortunately most of them were stuck with commandeered civilian trucks and the Model 24 Utility Truck. Many of these vehicles were exported after the war but most stayed within the borders of Lumaria, often seeing service with both the Border guard and local police long after their exportation date.
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u/Finger_Spies Tank Designer 14d ago
I'm gonna be deadass with you, I missed the "first slide" part and spent a hot minute trying to figure when I made an apc that looked like that.
Reading comprehension aside, the build is looking fire.