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Lunait's Military Replicas [0.25]

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Hi! I thought it would be about time to collect the military replica crafts I've made into a single thread, rather than have them in separate threads. Without further ado, here goes!

Cars, tanks and other land vehicles

Willys MB Jeep

This first one is perhaps not an exact replica, but it's sufficiently alike and inspired by the American Willys MB WW2 jeep that I'll include it here anyway. 130 parts, 4 tonnes. Seats 4 kerbals (not included), and has extendable landing legs for repairing broken wheels.

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Willys%20MB%20Jeep.craft

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Willys_jeep.jpg

Original thread: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86326-Jeeb-4x4-Offroad-Vehicle

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Patria XA-360 AMV ("Pansarterrängbil 360")

This is a new addition to the fleet, in KSP as well as in the Swedish military (they got them in 2013). "Pansarterrängbil" literally means "armored terrain car" in Swedish, so it's aptly named. The military drives them right past my apartment sometimes! Anyway, this is an eight-wheel-drive, heavy-duty beast. Almost 300 parts, 13 tonnes. After having been driven around in one for real, I created the Mk2 version seats which 10 kerbals (not included).

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Pansarterr%C3%A4ngbil_360_Revinge_2013-1.jpg

Craft file (Mk2 version, new): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Patria%20XA-360%20AMV%20Mk2.craft

Craft file (Mk1 version, outdated): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Patria%20XA-360%20AMV.craft

Gallery of Mk1 version: http://imgur.com/a/SX9Ja

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Humvee

The "modern classic" heavy-duty offroad vehicle. Seats four kerbals (not included) with lots of space, so you could put in more seats if you want to. This car also features softer suspension than usual, made out of radial decouplers. Makes for interesting roll effects, as well as increased tolerance for crazy jumps! 220-something parts, 8-and-a-bit tonnes.

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Humvee.craft

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Saudi_Arabian_Humvee.jpg

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Aircraft and (maybe) other flying vehicles

Saab 35 Draken

The Saab 35 Draken is a Swedish Cold War fighter jet designed in the 1950s, in the same era as the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. It's a single-engine supersonic plane that (in real life) has a top speed of about Mach 2. It has a unique "double-delta" wing shape for good manouverability at both low and high speeds. I used to own a 1:72 scale model of this thing when I was a kid.

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Saab%2035%20Draken.craft

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Saab_Draken.jpg

Original thread: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/90300-Kerb-35-Kraken-%28fighter-jet-replica%29

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JAS 39 Gripen

The Gripen is the latest fighter jet from Saab. It's a multi-role fighter as indicated by the "JAS" in its name ("Jakt, Attack, Spaning" for air-to-air combat, air-to-surface combat, and reconnaisance).

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/JAS%2039%20Gripen.craft

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen_Czech_Air_Force.jpg

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Lockheed Martin SR-72

More planes! This time the as of yet conceptual Lockheed Martin SR-72. Unmanned, with a big cargo bay for deliveries, bombs, or whatever else you want to put in there. The frontmost fuel tank has crossfeed disabled, so you can adjust the center of mass by transferring fuel to and from it as it drains from the other tanks.

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/Lockheed%20Martin%20SR-72.craft

Reference image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Lockheed_Martin_SR-72_concept.png

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That's all for now, but I'll update this post when I make new replicas, so stay tuned for more!

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Wow these are all amazing vehicles I've only just managed to make my first truck looking thing in ksp

I Really like the tank but surprisingly my favourite part of it is the back, it just looks so smooth

Keep up the good work.

Thanks! I wish I could have put something other than empty xenon tanks there, though, but it's a minor issue.

Also, I have added links to reference photos from real life for each craft, so you can compare them with the KSP versions.

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I love swedish war machines (my country uses some JAS-39 Gripens, and used swedish weaponry during its history), and these are really cool replicas! My favourite is the APC, sadly my computer probably wouldn't be able to handle it. :(

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heres a suggestion if your not opposed to mods.

You should get kerbpaint so you can colour them and when people download them without kerbpaint they can still use it just without the colours

Thanks for the suggestion! I have nothing against mods per se, but I do want to keep these crafts 100% stock parts, so they can be used by everyone. But as you say, Kerbpaint doesn't affect that, so I might give it a try!

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Oooo nice, what suspension you using? Found it radial decouplers... interesting

Yeah, radial decouplers work well as suspension as long as the car is relatively heavy, because there needs to be a certain amount of force to cause them to bend.

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Maybe I could make the Patria's suspension a bit softer as well. That would be more real-life-like - we drove about in it over quite rough terrain at reasonably high speed and I barely felt a thing. Any ideas on how to do that while (a) keeping the same track width and (B) not rebuilding the whole thing?

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My new spring suspension, the heavier the vehicle the more it flexes, can be found on all of my craft since my bus in the innovation pack, sub assembly can be found in my latest pack

I'll have a look at it. As long as I don't have to rebuild the backbone of the craft, it could work. I tried radial decouplers and it seemed to work here as well, although I have yet to try driving over rougher terrain with it.

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Long time no see! After a bit of a break from KSP I have started again now that 0.25 has been released. The new wing parts are awesome for creating nicely shaped planes, such as this JAS 39 Gripen which I couldn't do before.

Craft file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24407836/JAS%2039%20Gripen.craft

Real-life photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen_Czech_Air_Force.jpg

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EDIT: How do I edit the thread title to say [0.25]?

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