u/TheSheriffMT

This is an image of an experimental German 140mm APFSDS shell compared to a 120mm shell, according to the Tank Encyclopedia. I've seen some think that the shell on the left is actually a Swiss 140mm, however I do not believe that to be the case. I believe the photo was likely taken sometime between 1989 and 2000 in Germany.

Earlier this year I designed the MT-X2 series of vehicles with the intent to solve the logistical problems faced when operating a various different vehicles. Even if they have commonality between many of their parts, I figured it would be even easier on logistics if they simply all shared the same hull.

Other unique design features aside from the common chassis include:

• Unmanned turret systems
• The ability to operate at a reduced crew of 2, with integrated AI picking up much of the slack.
• A transverse 1500 horsepower powerpack located at the very front of the vehicle.
• Modular composite armor blocks, allowing protection to be adjusted depending on mission requirements. The heaviest of its armor packages offers protection of 650mm KE and 750mm CE across a frontal 60° arc.
• An APS capable of intercepting RPGs, missiles, drones, and tank rounds, including APFSDS.
• An MBT variant (of which two iterations exist) featuring a 155mm L/50 gun. When paired with trailing telescopic core APFSDS with a steel sleeve, it's able to penetrate 1,445mm of armor (LOS) angled at 60°, though that number may be subject to change as I refine my calculations. It fires with 35.8 MJ of muzzle energy, requiring a recoil stroke of 80cm, exerting an average recoil force of 1,130 KN after the recoil system. Its firing impulse is 73,635 N⋅s, extreme service chamber pressure of 818 MPa, and its muzzle velocity is 2000 m/s firing APFSDS. All of these too are subject to change, as I am still refining the design.

Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, the weight ballooned to outrageous proportions, the heaviest of which are the versions of the MBT variant, both of which weigh over 72 metric tons when mounting the heavy composites. Eventually this had sadly forced me to end this project after over a month of work. That's why the models appear so incomplete.

However, as tragic as it was, I had learned a lot during my time developing the MT-X2 series. Many of those lessons learned from MT-X2 have since been used on developing a new series of vehicles. Much like the MT-X2 series, these vehicles will also share a common chassis. However, a new design doctrine has allowed me to eliminate all of the problems faced by MT-X2, more or less making it the perfect AFV platform. So stay tuned for updates on that.

https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/tLetdo/Revenant-C-V1