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Author:  BloodStone [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:35 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

GCT-750A 'Iron Dragon' Anti-Personnel Suppression Tank

Manufacturer: Phobos Proprietary Systems
Armor: 1400
Weaponry: Twin 'Fiend Fire' flamethrowers, 12-tube 'Hellstorm' napalm missile launcher, Two twin-barreled 'Immolator' 40mm incendiary autocannons.

Primary Fire: Short-medum range flamethrower attack, effective at incinerating nearby opponents on foot. Can burn the pilots out of uncovered vehicles such as Mantas and Scorpions.

(Deployed) Medium rate full-automatic cannon fire. Each shell leaves behind a small patch of flames that persists for a short time and damages opponents that walk through it. Moderately effective against vehicles, heavy damage to exposed players on a direct hit.

Alt-Fire: Fires the turret-mounted rocket pod. Can be set to single fire or a burst of 2, 4 or 6 rockets. Must reload after launching all twelve. Reloading takes approximately 8 seconds. Rockets are dumb-fire, unguided explosives that detonate and send flames everywhere like the FP7. Weak against armored targets, but the napalm will damage Manta and Scorpion pilots.

Fire Modes (Rocket Pod): Single Shot, Burst of Two, Burst of Four, Burst of Six.

Special Function: Tank becomes immobile and sacrifices the use of the flamethrower to deploy it's autocannons.

Description: Phobos Proprietary Systems is an arms company specialising in heavy support vehicles and space combat fighters. The GCT-750A was developed originally as an urban combat vehicle, but was quickly incorporated into the military as an efficient Krao killer. Sacrificing agility for armor, the Iron Dragon is even more resilient than the Thor assault tank, but at the cost of speed. The turret is very large, taking up almost a quarter of the tank's total volume. It is large because it houses a unique multiple-weapon system.

Normally the Iron Dragon sports a pair of high-pressure flamethrowers capable of propelling burning gas far further than their man-packed cousins. Also, mounted on a 'rollbar' over the top of the turret is a twelve-tube rocket pod housing volatile 'Hellstorm' napalm rockets, which can incinerate unprotected personnel and burn out the pilots of light vehicles while barely damaging the vehicles themselves. However, the GCT-750A is most dangerous when it sacrifices it's mobility to bring the twin 'Immolator' autocannons to bear. These twin-barrelled monsters fire out 40mm incendiary shells at a daunting rate, capable of reducing areas of land to nothing more than scorched earth in a matter of minutes. The cannons themselves have a 140 degree vertical rotation, allowing them to hit aircraft with relative ease.

Unfortunately, due to the tank's massive bulk and ponderous speed it is an easy target for enemy gunners, and therefore requires support when operating in military situations. A reckless pilot can, however, use the tank's armor to his advantage, and plough into enemy forces. This is effective due to the volatile nature of the Iron Dragon's ammunition. Once the armor is breached, more often than not the internal fuel tanks will rupture, starting a catastrophic chain reaction that rips the tank apart in a large explosion and a shower of white-hot metal and burning napalm.

Author:  Eat Uranium [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:00 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

So its like the unholy spawn of a Churchil Crocodile, an attack helicopter, leviathan and moving bomb?

If so, I like this idea.

Author:  Gordon Freeman [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:12 pm ]
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I like the idea of a flamethrowing tank, the only things that bothers me is the amount of firemodes for the secondary fire and the autocannons.
@ Bloodstone maybe i have misinterpreted this part in your idea ? But I would make the missle pod a turret manned by a second player witch would make the tank more controlable.
For the autocanons i would make it the secondary fire for the main tank pilot and make the shells a ball of flame's ( and keep the turet turnable but for the use of this the tank must be imobile)

Author:  SHAD0Wdump [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:08 pm ]
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BURN!!! !lol

Author:  zer0 [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:10 pm ]
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SHAD0Wdump wrote:
BURN!!! !lol


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Is this what you mean by BURN!!!?

Author:  Treadhead [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:40 pm ]
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I love this idea!

Author:  BloodStone [ Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:20 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

I think adding a secondary gunner would ruin the idea behind this tank. It's designed to be operated by one person. Also, the rocket pod is on a fixed mount over the turret and can only be aimed vertically. Just like you have to rotate the turret to bring the main gun to bear, so must you rotate it to aim rockets at an area. Having it on a seperate mount would make it overpowered, in my opinion. I don't want this to be a simple-to-use vehicle.

What I'm getting at is that it's not something you should let a rookie drive. Just like you wouldn't trust a rookie with a Leviathan. It'd be wasting heavy armor. I've given a fairly steep learning curve so that those who know how to use it, use it well. This thing is slow, slower than a Goliath but not quite as ponderous as a Levi. You can't rush into a base with it. It's meant as a support weapon to protect vehicles such as Thors against infantry and light vehicles.

Much like in Command & Conquer, you wouldn't send in a group of flame tanks without heavy support. They'd get slaughtered, either by a tank or a thousand machinegun pin-pricks.

Oh, and you can't spam rockets. It takes 8 seconds to load the ENTIRE pod with rockets, and you can't keep firing them as they are loaded like you can with the drunk rocket launcher.

Author:  SHAD0Wdump [ Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:33 am ]
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I'd also prefer it one man,because I wouldn't want a half brained bot controling it,going into that constant firing cycle wasting the rockets on dirt.

Author:  Gordon Freeman [ Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:56 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

So it's not a "take and drive" tank you really neeed to be carrefull and be a teamplayer . Well that makes it more of a tactical weapon/vehichle witch is more interesting .
@ shadowdump a one man tank can still be controlled by a bot you know.

Author:  SHAD0Wdump [ Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:35 pm ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

Not if i get in it first! 8)

What I meant was I dident want my tank controled in any part by a bot when it works like that.

Author:  Raptorian [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

Sounds like a very good idea. Supported by a Thor, nothing would get past this thing short of a Leviathan or a Darkwalker, and even they'd have trouble.

This is a pyromaniac's wet dream (excuse the oxymoron).


EDIT: For the design, perhaps make it somewhat ornate? Maybe follow some of the Cybran architecture?

EDIT2: The Cybran are a faction from Supreme Commander, and often use angles to create their war machines, and some do bare resemblances to dragons (well, as dragon-like a 200ton tank can be)

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Author:  siavash1989 [ Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:01 am ]
Post subject:  'Iron Dragon' Tank

BloodStone wrote:
GCT-750A 'Iron Dragon' Anti-Personnel Suppression Tank

Manufacturer: Phobos Proprietary Systems
Armor: 1400
Weaponry: Twin 'Fiend Fire' flamethrowers, 12-tube 'Hellstorm' napalm missile launcher, Two twin-barreled 'Immolator' 40mm incendiary autocannons.

Primary Fire: Short-medum range flamethrower attack, effective at incinerating nearby opponents on foot. Can burn the pilots out of uncovered vehicles such as Mantas and Scorpions.

(Deployed) Medium rate full-automatic cannon fire. Each shell leaves behind a small patch of flames that persists for a short time and damages opponents that walk through it. Moderately effective against vehicles, heavy damage to exposed players on a direct hit.

Alt-Fire: Fires the turret-mounted rocket pod. Can be set to single fire or a burst of 2, 4 or 6 rockets. Must reload after launching all twelve. Reloading takes approximately 8 seconds. Rockets are dumb-fire, unguided explosives that detonate and send flames everywhere like the FP7. Weak against armored targets, but the napalm will damage Manta and Scorpion pilots.

Fire Modes (Rocket Pod): Single Shot, Burst of Two, Burst of Four, Burst of Six.

Special Function: Tank becomes immobile and sacrifices the use of the flamethrower to deploy it's autocannons.

Description: Phobos Proprietary Systems is an arms company specialising in heavy support vehicles and space combat fighters. The GCT-750A was developed originally as an urban combat vehicle, but was quickly incorporated into the military as an efficient Krao killer. Sacrificing agility for armor, the Iron Dragon is even more resilient than the Thor assault tank, but at the cost of speed. The turret is very large, taking up almost a quarter of the tank's total volume. It is large because it houses a unique multiple-weapon system.

Normally the Iron Dragon sports a pair of high-pressure flamethrowers capable of propelling burning gas far further than their man-packed cousins. Also, mounted on a 'rollbar' over the top of the turret is a twelve-tube rocket pod housing volatile 'Hellstorm' napalm rockets, which can incinerate unprotected personnel and burn out the pilots of light vehicles while barely damaging the vehicles themselves. However, the GCT-750A is most dangerous when it sacrifices it's mobility to bring the twin 'Immolator' autocannons to bear. These twin-barrelled monsters fire out 40mm incendiary shells at a daunting rate, capable of reducing areas of land to nothing more than scorched earth in a matter of minutes. The cannons themselves have a 140 degree vertical rotation, allowing them to hit aircraft with relative ease.

Unfortunately, due to the tank's massive bulk and ponderous speed it is an easy target for enemy gunners, and therefore requires support when operating in military situations. A reckless pilot can, however, use the tank's armor to his advantage, and plough into enemy forces. This is effective due to the volatile nature of the Iron Dragon's ammunition. Once the armor is breached, more often than not the internal fuel tanks will rupture, starting a catastrophic chain reaction that rips the tank apart in a large explosion and a shower of white-hot metal and burning napalm.



YES!! flame thrower + tank = SUPER ♥♥♥♥♥ AWESOME. it should have a long range though, and maybe the main fire can be something more traditional, and have like 4 flamethrowers on the side, sort of like a more WWIIish levathian.

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