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exactly... full equiped with sonar and radar and all those other fancy gimmicks...

Viktor von Domm wrote:exactly... full equiped with sonar and radar and all those other fancy gimmicks...

Might even attach that to the artillery batteries!

would make sense of course...maybe you need to have some sort of avac even...

Next to formulate the artillery section.

My lords, as you all know, an Army also uses other tools along with tanks and infantry which we have covered in tanks and armored personnel carriers in the last few parts of this report, they also use differing artillery, now while towed artillery, or "Man portable" artillery exists even in the Khadrovian forces, these will not be the subject of the report so much except where they are the most needed for such discussion. Now one of the lighter towed pieces is an ancient and venerable weapon system. I speak of the ancient yet in their hands front-line use Quad Mortar also known as the Thudd-gun The reason for this report including this towed array is that it is intertwined with a tracked towing vehicle or two. We all know the potency of a weapon that can drop four powerful strikes per gun, and the Thudd-Gun is it, and able to be reloaded as it is moved makes it a rapid weapon the khadrovians seem to favor for this very reason of their rapid mobile assault forces,

Thudd-Gun being towed by a ZiS-44A towing tractor., the machine is the equivalent of the IG centaur towing machine but enclosed.
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Another Thudd-Gun assigned a ZiS-44B tractor, the difference is the tread system employed. This was to make it lower in silhouette than the "A" version which has a higher, and shorter tread system.
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Thudd-Gun assigned to a ZiS-50 gun carrier. low slung, but almost as big as a Chimera in length and width. But the same armor and speed as the other ZiS tractors. The 50 has a more opened up track system for ease of service and mobility
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But these mortars lack the raw power of the Earth-shaker cannon that the mobile artillery piece the Basilisk can deliver to the battle field. Now in this so far I have seen two models and included picts of them, they use the designation of SPU-152, and SPU-155, and they also seem to include an enclosed fighting compartment for the gunnery crew. These machines are likely to stay in service with improved components as time goes by, and they deliver that wicked punching power that only true ordinance launchers can!

The SPU-132 is a simple, easy to maintain and brutal artillery piece on treads, even the combat compartment looks rough and tumble in it's looks.
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Looking more refined, and more capable is the SPU-152, a more advanced model of mobile self propelled artillery than the SPU-132. The box is more clean in lines, and it sports better fire control systems to deliver a more accurate blow. Another feature is the muzzle "Brake" at the end of the barrel.
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You can also see the full frontal shield is in place.
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Looking truly dangerous is the potent SPU-152
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Cannons are not the only artillery systems the Khadrovians enjoy using, they also seem to have missile artillery, Here we see a "Manticore" style unit they call a SPR-88 system, and they also have the multi-warhead delivery in each missile. These have been deployed and used to good effect. Seen below is one in travel mode.
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Not shown are other units the Khadrovians have yet to show such as a "Medusa" or for them an SPU-200, and the "Colossus" Bombard or as they refer to it the SPU-350, and the more reliable, yet smaller SPU-105
IG examples shown for reference purposes only "Medusa"


"Colossus" on Leman Russ Chassis.


SPU-105


Now artillery also includes anti-air defenses and that is another matter entirely, but I will include the machine in the scope of this report, here what we call the Hydra they refer to as the ZSU-55/4 and it is just as deadly as the standard pattern version we use. whether it is used against alien skimmers and fliers, or enemy ground troops, the weapon is a mean one!
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Of course I have not seen one shown by the Khadrovians as yet, but I have heard reports of them deploying one in a battle to annihilate several enemy units in a grueling and massive battle against Eldar.
Reference pict for a guide to aide in imagining the concept


So as this section of the report concludes my lords, it shows that the Khadrovians are well supplied in artillery as well a tanks and armored personnel carriers, until the next part is reported, as always, your faithful servant, Ismain Allred.

End Part 5

ah...finally a name to the author...^^

are you planning to add footsloggers too? will the quick storming gecko´s and alikes come next?

oh...and what about a deathstrike missle? was that left out intentional?

Viktor von Domm wrote:ah...finally a name to the author...^^

are you planning to add footsloggers too? will the quick storming gecko´s and alikes come next?

oh...and what about a deathstrike missle? was that left out intentional?

I used the Deathstrike image to show it, I am working slowly on one as the parts for it are the four missiles on the Manticore.

Well, foot sloggers will be harder to work on at the moment, but, there will be one for them as well.

Next will be the sentinels and Geckos and Goannas

oh.,.. now i see... the catachan referrence pic didn´t recognize it as that... tho i remember seeing another model with a way bigger rocket...hmm...

looking forward to the next section... tho for now i gotta go to sleep...half past two in the moring...*yawn*

good day to you!

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh.,.. now i see... the catachan referrence pic didn´t recognize it as that... tho i remember seeing another model with a way bigger rocket...hmm...

looking forward to the next section... tho for now i gotta go to sleep...half past two in the moring...*yawn*

good day to you!

Yeah, that is the actual kit version, anything bigger is the making of someone else's fevered imagination!

Dream of rapid combat cars striking the enemy!

woke up and felt the hunger^^

My lords, it is I, Ismain Allred again, I have the piece I promised regarding the Khadrovian vehicles. In this one, we are covering the Khadrovian use of Sentinel patterns and walkers of some very odd and unusual patterns that I have seen prints of and their factories are working on producing for massed use. It appears that Stega-Tank technolkogy, of which sentinels derived from is still thought of as useable for support and fast attack and recon roles, but mostly as scouts or armored light tank killers as well as mixed role vehicles for places where wheels, treads or more delicate machinery would be hampered by extremely rough terrain.

Therefore, I shall use whatever I could find of the Khadrovian use systems as well as the images of more well known units for the sentinels, and other references may appear strange.

Designated the BT-60a is the standard version armed with Multi-laser(courtesy IG regiments of the last century), The armored version would be the BT-60a1


BT-60b1 is armed with an Auto-cannon and armored. Opened version is the BT-60b(Image courtesy of the Cadian-3rd)


Then the Las-cannon armed version is the BT-60c1(again courtesy of the Imperial Steel Legion)


BT-60d open version with missile launcher system, also employed as BT-60d1 armored shell. (IG regiment unknown at this time)


BT-60d/2 with antipersonnel area saturation pod(Courtesy of the Elysium drop regiments)


BT-60d/3 with periscope and Krak missile launcher also courtesy of the Elysium drop regiments.(and FW)


The flamer variant is known as the BT-60f(courtesy of the Catachan regiments.


The BT-60e1 is their version of the Plasma cannon armored sentinel.(seen for the first time in Khadrovian Livery as all others were reference picts to visualize with)
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There is also another odd designs, seen with engines mounted where you will see men standing, and using standard pattern lascannons and auto-cannons, but here is their BT-58walkers BT-58a for AC armed, and BT-58b for Las-cannon armed


Proposed BT-70a


Proposed BT-72a


Proposed BT-80a


Proposed BT-64a


Proposed BT-64b


Proposed BTV-1a


I have no proof that any of the BT-walkers other than the BT-56's and sentinel copies have been employed or deployed at this time. I do know that three models or variations of a different kind of walker are in their service at the moment. These would be the BT-54 series. The work load/close combat oriented BT-54a(Pictured is the BT-54a1 with an auto-cannon) the BT-54a is two servo claws)


BT-54a1


The BT-54b1 with twin linked lascannons


Both are shown in a livery unfamiliar and these may well be machine designs captured for study rather than in full use as yet, but there may be new additions that will be different and unusual to say the least knowing the love of walking machines of the Khadrovian forces for bad weather and sloppy terrain.

Well, it appears that i wound up with a larger pict heavy section than I realized my Lords, so this is Part 6 for now, Part 7 will be the fast attack cars of the Khadrovian forces, a very speedy force if you will.

Both are shown in a livery unfamiliar and these may well be machine designs captured for study rather than in full use as yet, but there may be new additions that will be different and unusual to say the least knowing the love of walking machines of the Khadrovian forces for bad weather and sloppy terrain.

does that mean you are planning to add new models of dust tactics and possibly AT 43 to the ranks? specially the At 43 stuff would look very good to your more streamlined forces if i may say so...

I will have to find them in stores and online as I believe that Rackham have ceased making AT-43

well if you reallllllyy want to have some collossus walkers... i have five of them with diffent states of assembly or conversion... i am thinking of getting rid of them... as they currently are not really up to my scheme anymore... i need to go off now but later on we can discuss this...^^

cheers, vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:well if you reallllllyy want to have some collossus walkers... i have five of them with diffent states of assembly or conversion... i am thinking of getting rid of them... as they currently are not really up to my scheme anymore... i need to go off now but later on we can discuss this...^^

cheers, vik

Will have to do so

My Lords, I have the final pieces of the combat vehicles that the Khadrovians use and are planning to make for use as part of their forces in the Eastern Sectors of the Galaxy where they are established to fight Xeno and others. I have promised to show the high speed wheeled attack cars, weapon systems that are merely 2-man vehicles that move rapidly over terrain and are well armed considering their lighter armor, and speed.

To start with they had first made slight modifications to a utility pick up truck, their G.A.Z.-65a, which can be fitted with either a Heavy Stubber(GAZ-65a1) or the missile launcher(GAZ-65a2) Pict capture shows a GAZ-65a1 undergoing work with a gunner working with the Heavy Stubber mounted on it.. It is known affectionately as the "Gecko"
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Markings indicate it is assigned command co. and is Truck 1 of Unit 1 or 1-1, aka 11
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This lead to the fully armor enclosed and servo turret armed GAZ-66a1 armed with a multi-purpose missile launcher of a "box" pattern. the small attack 4x4 is also known as "Killer-Gecko". These machines would be similar to functions as the Tauros assault car as mainly used by the Elysian Dropp troops, and similar air mobile forces of the Imperial Guard, the Khadrovians seem to have arrived at similar utilitarian thinking as far as providing such similar fast hard hitting units, We do see this as a step to have rapidly deployed via air craft as the "Killer-Gecko" is small enough to deliver by a vehicle akin to the Valkyrie transport ship.
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The Khadrovians did make ssome heavier and more well armed attack cars, these were also built by the same makers as the Gecko and Killer-Gecko class cars, Instead these use a large servo turret equipped with a sensor system as well as twinlinked las-cannons and paired missile launchers. The GAZ-68a1 is a 6x6 attack car with slightly better armor, and a bigger engine for maintaining speed similar tot he Geckos. They call this one the "Monitor" As the Gecko is like the Tauros, so the Monitor is akin to the Tauros Venator, our own 6wheeled attack car.

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Ferocious fire-power is what these machines promise to deliver unto an enemy.
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Now I have also seen the prototypes for other attack vehicles that could be used as well as the "monitor" in a half track concept.

Halftrack Monitor


The planned multi-role "Outrider" armored 4x4 car


A new fast armed transport with no more than an 8man rifle squad carried. As can be seen it is also a 6x6 vehicle and would be as armed as the GAZ-66a1


This 6x6 vehicle is seen as a supplemental vehicle for supporting units when tanks are too expensive, or not as immediately ready, the machine has several roles to fulfill, seen with main turret system


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and finally, command/communications



These vehicles allow for more flexibility for the Khadrovian forces as well as providing less expensive machines for maintaining order in areas already under control, or to reconnoiter enemy territory with small, hard to hit as well as fast vehicles for all needs. This is the end of Part 7

Part 8 support vehicles.

there is an img tag missing on the last pic of OC...

will these portrayed models be new additions for your army? would like to see them in your caring hands^^

and one question that came up in my mind...does the khardovian sector have access to titan class tech? just wondering....

by the way... the last wheeled vehicles for future use might be better named BTR or BMP...am i right?

Viktor von Domm wrote:there is an img tag missing on the last pic of OC...

Fixed!

will these portrayed models be new additions for your army? would like to see them in your caring hands^^

That is a plan I have for the future! ^^

and one question that came up in my mind...does the khardovian sector have access to titan class tech? just wondering....

That is major state secret needs top approval to discuss! shhh!

by the way... the last wheeled vehicles for future use might be better named BTR or BMP...am i right?

Actually, the GAZ designates are okay, but for armored cars BRDM may be the right ones, as BTR amd BMP have already been used for IFV's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRDM-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRDM-2

ok... as there is some top secret answers to even more top secret issues in that kast post of yours... i just say this to all: "understood"

No worries Vik.

Greetings My Lords, I return with more if minor information. I speak of course of support and assistance vehicles that may or may not be lightly armed. The Khadrovians seem to have recovery/repair/maintenance vehicles, as well as supply vehicles, and these cannot be underestimated.

The first one to start with, One that is so far the largest, and based on a very easy to make chassis, the BREM-103 is of course based off the T-103 chassis and can be quite capable of helping recovery damaged or mired vehicles, pulling engines for repair, digging, and other duties. The winch is also good for pulling out or toppling items with up to a 15ton strength.
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Another BREM is based off the half-track chassis as the BREM-70 As seen in this reference pict section, it is as well equipped with crane/winch/supplies.
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It would appear a venue we ourselves have not taken is the concept of a tank chassis based armored bridge layer for helping get other tanks across shorter ravines and rivers than a bridge of more massive design would be needed, but still a cause of concern for the vehicles.

Unknown design, possible prototype?


Ammo supply carriers similar to the Trojans



Other supply carriers are truck based and look like:


Due to modular designing, and I shudder about this, the can also make them into APC's/Command HQ's/Mobile Ambulances/Communications/Augury


Such inventiveness can only lead to logisitical victories, and the Khadrovians seem determined to make sure that they win as much and as often as possible. This shall have to be the last message out of here for now my Lords, as the authorities under the guidance of their Secret Investigations has gotten wise to me, so I must once more change my disguise and papers and head elsewhere so I may shake them loose of me. I hope to make other reports to you in the future my Lords, I have to hurry out as they are surrounding the building and it looks like I will have to leave as a rat would, provided that they have a exit below the city and sewers that are of average human design, I just hope their anti-mutant purges were successful. The Emperor protects!

End of reports

i hope this wont be the last section of the report...you have covered so much of the vehicles of the empire...

Alas, I have gone through all I own.

then it seems to me...you could do this with a next chapter as a sort of presentation feature for your orks, tua and SM as well...Ismain Allred is a very good spy and should not rot in some bureau^^

Hmmm, now there is an idea or two.......

aye...


coming to a theatre ne<r you...this summer...featuring Zebediah Shloman as:


Ismain Allred

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The Spy that spies for the all seeing One...

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Viktor von Domm wrote:aye...


coming to a theatre ne<r you...this summer...featuring Zebediah Shloman as:


Ismain Allred

in

The Spy that spies for the all seeing One...

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see?! it has to be done^^