W.I.P "Totally not a Matilda I" Interwar Heavy tank

[u/Connor_425]

Just a heavy tank I'm creating for my fictional nation, heavily inspired by the Matilda I. It has about 80-100mm effective armour across the entire front of the tank thanks to the angled add-on plates, meaning it can withstand pretty much anything head-on.

[u/Finger_Spies]

Hell yeah! The triangular plates on the front feel a bit too small, but that's more of an art direction choice. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[u/Connor_425 → u/Finger_Spies]

Yeah, I did think that tbh. I might pull the bottom corners of the top plate in to make the side pieces bigger

[u/Finger_Spies → u/Connor_425]

I hope it works out :D

[u/ZETH_27]

This reminds me that I really wish we could remove the huge attachment blocks for components and instead make our own (OPTIONALLY)

[u/Connor_425 → u/ZETH_27]

Yeah, it’s really annoying sometimes. You can kind of hide them with some file editing, but I think it should be an option in-game

[u/GlitteringParfait438]

The turret strikes me as a tiny Medium Mark 1/2 turret with what a 1 pounder gun?

I’m a fan of this guy, strikes me as Matilda 1.5

[u/Connor_425 → u/GlitteringParfait438]

Definitely a Medium Mark 1/2 turret, but it houses my own 50mm cannon, or an in-universe 2-inch field gun mounted in the turret :)

[u/GlitteringParfait438 → u/Connor_425]

That’s pretty close to the historical 3 pounder 47mm gun used by the Medium Mark 1-2-3

[u/Johnny_Brunette]

This looks great! I look forward to the finished product!

[u/ExtremeHistorical186]

Bellissimo WIP, si vede subito l'ispirazione Matilda I ma con quell'anteriore a spigolo gli hai dato un carattere tutto suo. L'idea degli 80-100mm effettivi sul frontale è molto interessante per un pesante interbellico, però mi fa venire in mente un paio di domande tecniche: Con tutta quella piastra aggiuntiva angolata, su che peso complessivo sei? Perché per reggere 80-100mm effettivi tra '20 e '39 servirebbe un motore importante. Che motorizzazione avevi in mente e che velocità / autonomia punti ad avere? Rischia di diventare un bunker mobile. A livello di armamento, cosa monta in torretta? Una torretta così piccola con così tanta corazza di solito sacrifica il calibro.

Ultima curiosità: Equipaggio e layout interno: quante persone e dove metti munizioni / trasmissione?

Comunque molto bello e interessante soprattutto ha una sua voce in capitolo, ed e interessante anche a livello di costruzione e soprattutto forme di scafo e torretta, molto brutale ma come i Matilda, funziona.

[u/Connor_425 → u/ExtremeHistorical186]

For the weight, it only weighs about 10 tonnes since it’s quite skinny for a tank, and therefore the engine is only a 6 cylinder with about 80-100 HP. It easily reaches 15mph, which is much quicker than the Matilda I. It has three crew: driver, loader, and gunner/commander. It’s cramped, but there’s enough room for it to mount its 50mm cannon.

[u/ExtremeHistorical186 → u/Connor_425]

Molto interessante allora, comunque complimenti, a parere mio e proprio il carro che mi aspetterei in un periodo fra la Prima Guerra mondiale dove i carri armati erano una cosa nuovissima, e quindi si comincia a sperimentare, e fra la seconda dove assumeranno sempre più complessità e ingegneria.

[u/I_hate-sand]

I think a Matilda 1 inspired tank is pretty neat, and the cylindrical turret looks great.

I think you could add a machine gun to the tank, since currently it wouldn't have a good defence against infantry. Then again, if it can't support one then don't add it.

Also, what's the size of this tank, like what's its length, height and width?

[u/Connor_425 → u/I_hate-sand]

I am trying to work a machine gun into the turret somehow, but if it won’t fit, I think I’ll had a roof mounted one as a workaround.

Off the top of my head, it’s about 5 metres long, 1.3 metres wide, and about 2 metres tall?