V1 Boar Surface Defence Vehicle. [BDA]

[Sharkman Briton]

So I decided to try again at making a tank as I always fail at it, and I didn't this time, and the V1 Boar is the result.

What is the V1 Boar? Good question, It's a nice-looking yet functional tank, utilizing TWO Vulcan Turrets (BDA) and enough ammo to feed them, it can be driven manned or unmanned because of it's probe core and external command seat, it had eight wheels and I have observed a speed of 21.2m/s on it, but it may have gone faster when I had the HUD disabled.

Tell me more! Okay, It weighs just over seven tons, has 78 parts, looks very nice and the main body can survive hits of up to 80m/s thanks to structural panels, the double vulcan turret was inspired by HatBat's tanks (can't remember if it's GMI or HKA lol) on Duna, in his Kethane Station series, and the rest is inspired by my imagination, it may not be something you'd fling against a Zokesia tank (Haven't tested this theory though, you're welcome to.) but it's reliable, functional and just as pretty, and thanks to it using Vulcan turrets instead of the usual cannon, you can spam shots until either you run out of ammo or the guns overheat, without having to reload! Because of it's ladders, a Kerbal can easily climb up the sides and board the command seat, It has some nice lights, too, so you can see at night.

Moar? Fine, heres an album of it.

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As you can see, it may not be good for destroying buildings, but I'm sure that in further testing it will wreck other vehicles. This is also being designed to be operable on Duna, but since I don't want to go there until I go there legitimately, I'd love if you guys tested it there and gave me some results, it drives fine on Kerbin so it should be okay on Duna, If you have any suggestions for improvements on it's design, please inform me, as I want this to be a reliable tank for most if not all terrain. (8 wheels does seem to make it flip if you turn too sharply at too high of a speed.) All in all, the V1 Boar is designed to play a supporting role in defending ground bases, and not specifically to attack them, but it's possible, and well within it's capabilities, I'm a post, not a cop, do what you want with it, I'm just designing it with that role in mind. And again, two Vulcan Turrets is very good for bulletspam.

Heres some pics so far, atm it's two pics from the album, but as it gets developed I will add moar.

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A Boar tested against 1: a Posterus and 2: Another Boar.

Craft file on KerbalX: Have Fun!

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Edited August 20, 2015 by Sharkman Briton

[Alphasus]

I am going to build a tank now, and post it. This is a cool little machine!

[Sharkman Briton]

Thanks, I'm proud of it too, most of my tanks are either junk or completely useless.

[Halban]

If often get told that my old Centurion tanks are rather ugly.... which they are. Which is why this craft is so cool: It's the Centurion that could've been. Might well use it as HKA's standard tank in the series

[Sharkman Briton]

Awesome! It's funny because I designed the turrets off of the Centurion, as you might've seen. Not gonna get my hopes up yet though, just in case.