As someone who works for i mining company, i will say you are understating the weight of large mining trucks. They are designed to cary more weight in material than the vehicle itself weighs. Meaning when fully loaded. The big 400-ton trucks actually weigh somewhere around 700-800 tons.
Core problem would be ground pressure. Even with advanced materials reducing weight, it would rip up even paved roads and sink into the ground. Turning on those long tracks would carve up the ground even further. It would also collapse bridges and sub-surface voids like sewer tunnels. Inside a city, it might just barely be viable. Outside a city, it would be immobilised rapidly.
This is probably the most common issue I see brought up. This would be true in today's world however if we examine things like the industrial equipment used in 40k we see some even larger machines. The baneblade in most references I have found is used on these heavily built up planets.
I feel like the Baneblade is more a symbol of power than an actual practical vehicle, a massive tank to serve as the flagship of a tank company; which is very in-line with how Warhammer 40K operates. And there is a legitimate merit to fear and overpowering force as tactics. Sorta like a King Tiger. Hits hard, can take hits, but definetly something you don't want to have as your main force. The variants are more practical, I think. They're essentially one big gun with armor and defensive weapons. They lack a turret, but I suppose that's the price of mounting a titan-grade weapon in a tank.
i always thought that sponson weapons would be manned by gun-servitors, it would cut down on the required crew and techpriest could always maintain them (with the added bonus of removing detractors from the local populace )
As someone who works for i mining company, i will say you are understating the weight of large mining trucks. They are designed to cary more weight in material than the vehicle itself weighs. Meaning when fully loaded. The big 400-ton trucks actually weigh somewhere around 700-800 tons.
Super thanks, appreciate your insights here
I love my stormlord, Being able to stuff a large chunk of my army inside has made many a funny game when you see 9 ogryns and some scions hop out.
Core problem would be ground pressure. Even with advanced materials reducing weight, it would rip up even paved roads and sink into the ground. Turning on those long tracks would carve up the ground even further. It would also collapse bridges and sub-surface voids like sewer tunnels. Inside a city, it might just barely be viable. Outside a city, it would be immobilised rapidly.
This is probably the most common issue I see brought up. This would be true in today's world however if we examine things like the industrial equipment used in 40k we see some even larger machines. The baneblade in most references I have found is used on these heavily built up planets.
I feel like the Baneblade is more a symbol of power than an actual practical vehicle, a massive tank to serve as the flagship of a tank company; which is very in-line with how Warhammer 40K operates. And there is a legitimate merit to fear and overpowering force as tactics.
Sorta like a King Tiger. Hits hard, can take hits, but definetly something you don't want to have as your main force.
The variants are more practical, I think. They're essentially one big gun with armor and defensive weapons. They lack a turret, but I suppose that's the price of mounting a titan-grade weapon in a tank.
I'd love to see you cover the Imperial Guard artillery in this way 😁
Absolutely, unfortunately the Ukraine war has got plenty of evidence of artillery being used so would male for god research on this topic
Good luck designing bridges that can hold this thing
i always thought that sponson weapons would be manned by gun-servitors, it would cut down on the required crew and techpriest could always maintain them (with the added bonus of removing detractors from the local populace )
There have been tanks with relatively small ammunition loads for their main guns. The IS-2, for example, only had 28 rounds carried for its main gun.
The panzerkampfwagon viii maus was 180t, thats a big boy
Such a big boi
I would love it if you would give us your opinion on how realistic the Baneblade is.
Weirdly enough, I think modern tanks have kevlar lining on the inside of the armour.
Spall lining. They do.
he's totaly unrealistic too heavy for a real battlefield
Short answer: no.
Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Anyone else read this in Lazer Pig’s voice?
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