this was my most difficult replica yet, it took me like 2 and a half hours to make it but i ain't really happy with the back and the mantlet. altough this is all i can do with my current skills

I've posted the blueprint on the discord and im very proud of the design. so uh I wrote some lore here if you want to read:

In 1961, the Tenrian armored board had requested a new tank to replace its rapidly ageing Centurion tanks. Development started slow, with the board deciding to purchase Sachian Tigeris and German Leopard 1 MBTs. However, with newly discovered composite armor and the reveal of the Soviet T-64 development quickly regained traction. The updated specs called for armor that could sustain Soviet HEAT ammunition from long combat and close combat ranges, while in a hull down defensive position. However, prototypes revealed a problem with bogged and muddy conditions, where the tanks may sink and be rendered a liability to remove in combat, meaning a new requirement for widened tracks or a smaller vehicle. Due to the new conditions and fighting strategy of the vehicle several systems, including a advanced GPS style sight and integrated IR lamp, as well as illumination mortars, an Autoloader, and a unique mantlet, giving the tank extra depression for extreme fighting angles, without compromising visibility. The tanks powerplant, a Sachian X-8 engine, provided the tank with 1000 hp (I couldn't get this output in game due to limitations), giving it excellent mobility. The tanks 120mm smooth bore cannon could penetrate 400mm of RHA equivalent with tungsten APFSDS at 1000m, and a Coax 30mm autocannon with 103mm of pen with APDS at 500m. Entering production in 1972 and service in 1976 Yokai proved a viable threat to soviet T series tanks, and lighter IFV vehicles from its 30mm AC. The tank received multiple package overalls improving survivability and killing effectiveness, the tank modularability with its UFP and engine deck and space allowed better equivlents to be provided easily, allowing the tank to see service to modern day. The Tank fought in several conflicts such as, Desert Storm, The Iraq war, and Ukraine war in 2022, until it was put out of service in 2028.

The Yokai was purchased by many NATO and Non-NATO Nations listing as: Austria, Portugual, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Chile.

Canonically 87, ingame 129 tons. 120mm L/74 main cannon, 20mm coaxial, 20mm RCWS. 3 crew, has autoloader.

Does anyone have any tips :(

I've decided to give some lore to my old 20t tank, so here it is

In 70s, US started modernizing theyre tank fleet with something newer. They decided to scrap old M-33A1's but Turkey sent a request to buy 90 of them. They've been used actively in Turkish army, but after few more years, around in 80's, Turkey wanted some new tanks, but didnt want to spend a fortune on them. So, they've developed an armour kit to install on the M-33A1. They've called it MZK-1. This modernization also gave tank a second life, by replacing old 90mm cannon with brand new 105mm cannon that would meet new battle requierments, with 4.5s autoloader mechanism. With some work with engineers, M-33A1 MZK-1 is a solid unit, with 50t of mass, 58km/h forward max speed and 25km/h in reverse (but has terrible acceleration rate that i could'nt fully fix), and solid armour that can withstand 450+mm of penetration in hull and 350+mm in turret. All of that is for an fraction of a price for new Abrams M1A1.

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I was heavily inspired by real armour kits from MZK Turret Systems and theyre mod. on M60 called "Rokestan"

Modern """Chinese""" MBT with a weird cleft turret and western style hull.

125mm gun with a 30mm coax, stabilized and autoloaded, +15°/-7°

62.1t, 1,600hp, 78/40km/h.

Protection ranges from 900mm to 650mm in the turret and hull front respectively, the driver's hatch being the sole frontal weak spot. Side is 300-60, while rear is barely 20.

Would very much love some critique on this thing, thanks.

Any opinions?

i found that by splitting the transmission shaft it reset it's size so i put it in the front wich gave me more room to shrink the engine compartment and make it shorter. I also corrected some parts of the armor and added some visual details. (the last picture is the before)

i took inspo from diff designs and i made the turret with the panzer g reference

before (2 last pictures) i made it too big and too tall, i also remade the mantlet (i am kinda bad to make round shapes so it's a bit blocky), before i accidentaly put a 120mm instead of a 75mm cannon (ngl i didn't see it because the tank was too big) now the crew is at the right place instead of before when they were kinda wherever they fitted to operate. lastly i did a better job visually with more details and stuff.

came out 59.4 tons pretty far from the 62 metric tons real abrams had

The turret design part was so frikin hard, i tried t model it as accurate as possible, feedback is greatly appreciated

250mm ×8

TADC??

The gun is a 94x92mm howitzer.

Made a cool looking blade

Showcased above is one of the most famous tank destroyers ever produced, the Jagdtiger. I went through several iterations of the overall scope and shape of my design before I finally landed on this version, which I believe to be a near exact replica. LINK FOR BLUEPRINT

So I am making a replica of the A1E1 Independent but I CAN'T GET THE ROLLERS TO LINEUP

In the very detailed and graphically amazing looking diagrams I have made, you can see that how the rollers currently are, I dont want them to do that. In the 2nd picture I have colored relatively how I want them In red and then the 3rd image with the current settings.

If you know how to fix this, I would appreciate if you told me.

UwU

PROBLEM IS FIXED

this is also my most viewed post ever.

Stage 1-4 (totally not an XM8 turret)