Venator wrote:I feel like Picard and the unclear quantity of lights, but I only see three spheres up there...
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Given the sheer size of this beast, I think it could use possibly some varied ordinance for self-defense. I'm sure that the small coilguns, if they have sufficient traverse speed and elevation, can provide anti-aircraft cover.
Maybe a VLS mount on the back, either for rooting out entrenched enemies or, if you go with a larger and more sophisticated unit, even counter-battery against artillery pieces. I see artillery and aircraft being the biggest challenges - being that large limits your use of terrain and even where you put the tank in particularly rough areas. What's the armour/survivability package like?
Circled in red are the PD spheres:
http://i.imgur.com/fedsJT7.png
The three large domes on the top are covers for orbital communications equipment.
The secondary armaments are 0.8x4"/20.32x101.6mm cannons that fire SAPHEI/HEFI mix, two per secondary turret and three mounted alongside the primary gun for anti-vehicle and anti-aircraft. The tertiary armament consists of 0.2x2"/5.1x50.8mm miniguns that fire a steel round with a depleted uranium penetrator core, primarily meant as anti-infantry, point defense, and for use against light vehicles and aircraft. Two per secondary turret, and two alongside the main gun. Dimensions given are the diameter and length of the projectiles; as coilguns the ammunition requires no propellant.
Frontal armor is 9"/228.6mm, upper glacis at 45 degrees from vertical, middle glacis at -26 degrees from vertical, lower glacis at -72 degrees from vertical. Deck armor is 5"/127mm, bottom hull is 6"/152.4mm. Rear armor is 5"/127mm at angles of 80 degrees, 0 degrees, and -45 degrees from vertical.
Hull side armor is 9"/228.6mm flat on the side-skirts, and 3"/76.2mm flat after the tracks.
I haven't quite gotten a detailed armor mockup of the turret, but it would likely be 12"/304.8mm front, 9"/228.6mm side, and 6"/152.4mm rear with 9"/228.6mm thick roof and 5"/127mm thick floor, though the turret floor would only be armored in areas that don't consistently overlap with the hull deck.
As for frontal PD, the existing turret should handle well enough, and I'd rather not mount anything onto the glacis if possible to avoid compromising the armor. As it is the forward turret and driver's sensor suite are mounted into a bulkhead to preserve armor integrity. I could look into it though, might just smack one onto the front of the driver's suite.
Oh, and fun fact: the tank has 28 roadwheels, though it should be able to function well enough with up to half of them compromised.
And as it seems I didn't mention it earlier, it has slightly less ground pressure than an elephant, at 34.5 PSI. Which I don't think is too bad all things considered.