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"The "Festungwagen II" or "Fortresswagon II" is the pinnacle of imperial armour development thus far. Carrying seven 8mm machineguns and a 50mm cannon for anti-armour use, it has proven to be very useful against Alliance battlelines and trenches where anti-tank weaponry has not yet been widely deployed. The armour protection on the vehicle is it's main drawback, ranging from 50mm on the main gun mantlet to 30-10mm thickness on the hull, penetrable by accurate anti-armor rounds from machineguns. The plating is as thick as it can be while still maintaining a manageable total weight of 37 tonnes- otherwise the 10-cylinder, 340 ps Neuhafen engine would not be able to move the armoured hulk efficiently.

The crew of the mobile fortress consists of ten trained tankmen each specialized to their own task: one commander, one gunner and loader for the main turret, one engineer, four hull machine gunners, one ammo supplier for the machine gunners and a driver. The commander is aided in his tasks by a revolutionary control system with electronic lightboards which help in fire direction and tank command as simply talking or shouting is inefficient in the noisy and chaotic environment inside. The turret gunner and loader are responsible of the smooth operation of the main turret's weapons: 8mm machineguns on a triple mount and the 50mm gun. The engineer(who doubles as an ammo supplier for two machinegunners) is responsible for maintaining the tank engine during missions, ensuring that the delicate engine runs correctly and the tank is capable of returning to base even in the event of an engine failure. The engine is easily accessible for repairs as there are no compartment divides. The driver is situated in his own armoured position in the front and shares the space with the secondary turret gunners. Rest of the crew consists of the machinegunners, two for the front turrets which can rotate some 190 degrees and two for the sponsons which have a 75 degree firing arc to each side. The commanders control system allows the direction of six machineguns on a single target from a good position. Additional close-range firepower can be provided by the crew armed with pistols through the firing ports around the hull and turret as demonstrated by the engineer on the picture.

To maintain combat effectiveness on so many machineguns in an environment ruled mainly by infantry wave attacks, the machineguns are supplied with over 40000 rounds of ammunition stowed beneath the hull and turret floor and on quick access points near the guns. The 50mm gun has over 200 rounds stowed on board. The mobile fortress is mainly employed in support of an infantry assault where it can use it's heavy mobile firepower for best effect, suppressing enemy mg nests and destroying light fortifications. Worryingly, the growing alliance airpower has by recent reports started to field aircraft with heavy cannon armament which may turn the tide of victories secured by these vehicles..."

Hi!

So I had some time on my hands and decided to draw this for fun, another tank cross-section in similar vein to other WWI-interwar tech inspired drawings I've done suring the last year or so. One day I hope to use these for a comic perhaps, but we'll see.

Original A4, 0.3mm mechanical pencil.

Enjoy!

Description
"The "Festungwagen II" or "Fortresswagon II" is the pinnacle of imperial armour development thus far. Carrying seven 8mm machineguns and a 50mm cannon for anti-armour use, it has proven to be very useful against Alliance battlelines and trenches where anti-tank weaponry has not yet been widely deployed. The armour protection on the vehicle is it's main drawback, ranging from 50mm on the main gun mantlet to 30-10mm thickness on the hull, penetrable by accurate anti-armor rounds from machineguns. The plating is as thick as it can be while still maintaining a manageable total weight of 37 tonnes- otherwise the 10-cylinder, 340 ps Neuhafen engine would not be able to move the armoured hulk efficiently.

The crew of the mobile fortress consists of ten trained tankmen each specialized to their own task: one commander, one gunner and loader for the main turret, one engineer, four hull machine gunners, one ammo supplier for the machine gunners and a driver. The commander is aided in his tasks by a revolutionary control system with electronic lightboards which help in fire direction and tank command as simply talking or shouting is inefficient in the noisy and chaotic environment inside. The turret gunner and loader are responsible of the smooth operation of the main turret's weapons: 8mm machineguns on a triple mount and the 50mm gun. The engineer(who doubles as an ammo supplier for two machinegunners) is responsible for maintaining the tank engine during missions, ensuring that the delicate engine runs correctly and the tank is capable of returning to base even in the event of an engine failure. The engine is easily accessible for repairs as there are no compartment divides. The driver is situated in his own armoured position in the front and shares the space with the secondary turret gunners. Rest of the crew consists of the machinegunners, two for the front turrets which can rotate some 190 degrees and two for the sponsons which have a 75 degree firing arc to each side. The commanders control system allows the direction of six machineguns on a single target from a good position. Additional close-range firepower can be provided by the crew armed with pistols through the firing ports around the hull and turret as demonstrated by the engineer on the picture.

To maintain combat effectiveness on so many machineguns in an environment ruled mainly by infantry wave attacks, the machineguns are supplied with over 40000 rounds of ammunition stowed beneath the hull and turret floor and on quick access points near the guns. The 50mm gun has over 200 rounds stowed on board. The mobile fortress is mainly employed in support of an infantry assault where it can use it's heavy mobile firepower for best effect, suppressing enemy mg nests and destroying light fortifications. Worryingly, the growing alliance airpower has by recent reports started to field aircraft with heavy cannon armament which may turn the tide of victories secured by these vehicles..."

Hi!

So I had some time on my hands and decided to draw this for fun, another tank cross-section in similar vein to other WWI-interwar tech inspired drawings I've done suring the last year or so. One day I hope to use these for a comic perhaps, but we'll see.

Original A4, 0.3mm mechanical pencil.

Enjoy!