Donward

So as a side project, I kept working on a vehicle which was capable of fulfilling all the requirements at once. This is what I came up with:
 
Note: some of the detailing is missing. Specifically the turret lift eyes and ventilation port. The rear hull also needs a bit of a rework to be more accessible for maintenance.
 
XM20 “Twenty tonner”
 

 
General
Length: 5.8m (hull) 8.00m or 9.25m (gun forward) Width: 1.675m (hull), 3.18m (total) Height: 1m (hull), 0.75 (turret), 2.2m (to top of commander's hatch), 2.4m to top of commander's periscope Turret ring diameter: 160cm Ground clearance: 0.46m Weight: 20 tonnes combat loaded Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) Armour
Upper hull front: 104mm LoS (55mm RHA @ 58’) Lower hull front: 96mm LoS (55mm RHA @ 53’) Hull side forward: 75mm Hull side rear: 45mm Hull rear: 25mm Hull roof: 20mm Hull floor: 15mm Turret front: 115mm LoS (100mm RHA @ 30’) Internal mantlet: 100mm Turret side forward: 76mm LoS (75mm RHA @ 10') Turret side rear: 76mm LoS (75mm RHA @ 10') Turret rear: 50mm Turret roof forward: 117mm LoS (40mm RHA @ 70’) Turret roof rear: 20mm  
Weapons
 
65mm L/50 cannon:
Cartridge dimensions: 65x595mm, 94mm at base APHE: 4.3kg @ 940m/s, ~130mm @ 500m APCR: 2.4kg @ 1260m/s, ~190mm @ 500m HE: 4.2kg @ 700m/s ME: 1.95MJ Vertical movement: -12’/+30’ 60 rounds stowed (30 in blow-off storage in turret, 30 in blow-off storage in hull left of driver)  
M240 machinegun (coaxial, 1200 rounds stored)
 
Automotive
Engine: 32.3l, 430HP/308kW V10 diesel (V-2-34 derivative) Internal fuel tanks: 450l stored in tank on driver's left External fuel tanks: 130l stored in tanks on hull rear Power/weight: 16kW/t Max speed: 70km/h on road, 45km/h off road Range: 580km on road, 300km on road Misc:
Commander's transistor radio in turret bustle. Loader and commander's hatch are rotatable and have 3 periscopes. The front periscope can be trained up and down +/-30'. The hatches include azimuth indicators to simplify guidance to targets. The gunner's main sight is stabilised in one axis and comprises a unity sight and magnified sight component. The sight can move as far as the gun in the vertical. The magnified sight has multiple reticles (mounted in a revolver-style arrangement) which can be moved into position to provide the correct reticle for a given shell type. The gunner's secondary sight is a telescopic sight mounted next to the gun. It has a combination reticle with markers for the APHE and HE shell types only. The gun is stabilised in one axis. The gun includes an azimuth and elevation indicator to simplify gun laying. The gun mount can accept a gunner's quadrant for indirect fire. The turret is electrically traversed and can attain speeds of up to 30 degrees per second. The traverse mechanism includes a low-speed setting, high-speed setting and manual traverse for fine gun laying. The main gun is rifled and has a thermal sleeve and bore evacuator. The suspension is of the torsion bar type. The LRS-2 laser rangefinder (described earlier) can be mounted to the gun. The TBC-3A electronic ballistic computer and associated IAPO-3 sight (described earlier) can be retrofitted to the vehicle. The IAPO-3 sight replaces the magnified primary sight.
Description
 
The twenty tonner is the result of ruthless weight-saving and component optimisation in order to fulfil both the light and medium tank requirements.  It is designed around the concept of long-range patrols, deep strike operations and offensive sweeps, and is built to be fast, reliable and economic. The twenty tonner achieves some of its light weight by restricting crew dimensions. Drivers cannot be taller than 1.68m; while loaders and commanders cannot be taller than 1.75m.
 
The hull and drivetrain components are mainly derived from the T-55 series of vehicles, with the hull shortened by ~160mm and considerably narrowed in order to accommodate the smaller turret ring. The engine is a diesel V10 unit whose starting point was a  V-2-34 engine with the first two cylinders removed. All of the automotive components are designed around a maximum weight of 30 tonnes to provide a generous margin for upgrades. The turret is of welded construction, and has spare capacity to fit a weapon in the 3MJ class if needed.
 
The 65mm gun is a high-velocity weapon selected for its compact dimensions, compact ammunition, rapid fire rate and good performance. The standard APHE is capable of dealing with all commonly-encountered threats at combat ranges, while the APDS presently in development is expected to provide penetration performance of ~200mm RHA at range. This level of performance should ensure that the 65mm remains viable against even heavy tanks for the foreseeable future.
 
The armour package of the twenty tonner is designed to provide protection against the most commonly-encountered threats on the the battlefield. Although it cannot go toe-to-toe with heavier vehicles directly, its potent gun allows it to penetrate most enemies frontally at combat ranges. The optics and fire control arrangements are expected to aid target acquisition and improve first-round hit probability - allowing the twenty tonner to win engagements by fixing and destroying enemies rather than trying to slug it out directly. To this end crews should be selected for initiative, independence of thought, aggression and good technical competence.
 
All in all, the twenty tonner is expected to be able to fulfil multiple roles in the battlefield, allowing many different types of vehicle (scout vehicles, light tanks and medium tanks) to be combined into a 'universal' design.

Oh... hot... da-yum!!!
 
 
 
 

Judging by the pictures, the Otter wasn't exactly... COY... about eating the decorative fish!

^ This is why I worry about Nathaniel reading Nietzche.

So this is Congressweasel's explanation.
 
 
 
 
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stan-lee-marvel-comics-legend-721450
 
Farewell, Stan Lee 

Good Guy With A Gun in Seattle helps apprehend shit-stain who stabbed ex-girlfriend to death near the Space Needle (the Seattle Center). 
 
 
Background behind the event and his decision as to why he became a CPL carrier here.
 
http://mynorthwest.com/1179134/man-who-held-off-seattle-center-killer/
 
...
 
As for the video itself. This is what you can expect in Seattle. People wandering around obliviously while a murderer with bloody hands is waving a bloody knife around, while a guy holding a handgun is trying to detain him. And the useless rent-a-cops in the video were as worthless as tits on a boar hog. And yeah, that was a rent-a-cop on a fucking Segway.
 
Also look at the moron with the mace, who was lucky he was stabbed to death. Which shows you how effective that shit is.
 
Further observation, Good Guy With The Gun did the right thing by immediately putting his gun on the ground when the Seattle Police finally decided to show up. 
 
 
 
 

@Donward
 
BAAAYYERRR YAAASSSSS!

Bold Prediction: Given Trump’s predilection to poaching popular Democrat policies (immigration, tarriffs) this could signal a change regarding drug and prison reform.

Bold Prediction: Given Trump’s predilection to poaching popular Democrat policies (immigration, tarriffs) this could signal a change regarding drug and prison reform.

As I’ve been saying, Sessions has been the biggest failure of the Trump Administration.

Never change Nevada!
 
https://nypost.com/2018/11/07/dead-brothel-owner-dennis-hof-wins-nevada-election/
 
The budding politician was found deceased after a rally with porn star Ron Jeremy and former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Never change Nevada!
 
https://nypost.com/2018/11/07/dead-brothel-owner-dennis-hof-wins-nevada-election/
 
The budding politician was found deceased after a rally with porn star Ron Jeremy and former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

T-72 autoloaders have eaten the arms of enough Soviet tank crewmen that the Russian Army was able to form an entire battalion of slavic Def Leppard tribute bands. 

T-72 autoloaders have eaten the arms of enough Soviet tank crewmen that the Russian Army was able to form an entire battalion of slavic Def Leppard tribute bands. 

Today I learned that before  Senator Joe McCarthy became famous for his anti-communist campaign, he lobbied for the commutation of death sentences given to a group of Waffen SS soldiers convicted of war crimes for carrying out the 1944 Malmedy massacre of American prisoners of war. McCarthy was critical of the convictions because of allegations of torture during the interrogations that led to the German soldiers' confessions. He charged that the U.S. Army was engaged in a coverup of judicial misconduct, but never presented any evidence to support the accusation.  Shortly after this, a poll of the Senate press corps voted McCarthy "the worst U.S. senator" currently in office.

I couldn't help myself and got a Slavic ghettoblaster.  Already removed the accursed safety, going to be ordering some nicer grips so it doesn't feel like holding a 2x4.  The clip holding on one of the grip panels was bent too when I got it, so would be nice to have both sides sitting in firmly.
 

Weren't people joking about Trump having a pretty small dick? Sounds like that guy is either uncomfortable with his sexuality or a wimp.

Civilians can purchase hazardous radioactive military hardware at any Army Navy Surplus store.
 

 
Huffington Post writers be like....
 

 
 

I personally think that v6 mustangs at 28 percent interest and drunk strippers are too dangerous to be in the hands of civilians. 
 
If you want them, you should join the military like everyone else.

Civilians can purchase hazardous radioactive military hardware at any Army Navy Surplus store.
 

 
Huffington Post writers be like....
 

 
 

@Donward is writing for the NRA now?

Oh my fucking God, everything in LindyBeige's video is wrong.
 
First off.
 
HOW ABOUT FUCKING WEARING A SUIT THAT FITS??? And try taking off that God awful sweater made out of two inches of wool, harvested from some sheep that has spent its entire life living on the Orkney Island. No wonder why the suit is uncomfortable.
 
Suits make you look sharp and like a god damn grown up. Oh no, we can't have that!
 
You know what else suits are good for? Keeping all kinds of shit in. I can carry two full Beretta 92F magazines in the pockets of my suits and it looks great. And because I'm fucking wearing a suit, that means I can actually carry a full size semi-automatic handgun on my person almost anywhere and I won't print i.e. I won't be spotted carrying it. On top of fucking THAT, I can carry a flashlight in suit, cigarette lighter and other paraphernalia while going out to a show. 
 
On top of that, since I'm wearing a suit, that means I can wear a fucking trenchcoat and not look like some fucking neckbeard, fedora wearing hipster. And since I buy quality items, my trenchcoat can keep me fucking warm AND dry when I walk about downtown Seattle in the winter (spring or fall) when it is cold, gloomy and foggy and not be fucking soaked or freezing.
 
Wow. What do you know about that! Form AND fucking function.
 
Oh, one more thing. The Lindybeige channel is called such because the host likes to participate in a dance called the Lindy Hop, which is a 1920s style Jazz dance which originated in Harlem. Guess what men wore back in the 1920s to 1940s when they danced the Lindy Hop?
 
How about FUCKING SUITS!!!!!1!!!!!! 
 

 
Wow. It sure fucking looks liek that guy's movement is impaired! Wow, he can't move around at all. There is no fucking way at all he is able to move his arms and he's stuck their like C3P0!!!
 
Oh wait, here's another!!!
 

 
EHRMAGERD!!! HIS Movement is SO RESTRAINED. He can't MOVE AT ALL!!!
 

 
FuCK NO. THIS GUY'S MOVEMENT IS SO IMPAIRED!!!
 

 
LITERALLY NO MAN WAS ABLE TO DAnCE WEARING A SUIT!!!